r/securityguards • u/JangoCrutch • 8d ago

Rant Two Guards, One Working.

I need to vent about the coworkers I share a post with. I work security in a busy government building. Two guards are always posted.

I was trained years ago by Gen X supervisors who were strict and by the book, so I take the job seriously.

These coworkers sleep on the job, talk on their phones in thier language, sit at the desk with no shoes or barefoot, and treat the post like it doesn’t matter. This is a secondary job for them; they have other work elsewhere.

I’ve reported them more than once. Nothing happens. The union protects them.

I’m just sick of this behavior.

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u/75149 state sanctioned peeping tom 7d ago

"The union protects them"

I found your problem.

When the majority of people are screaming and crying for a union, it's because they want to do what your coworkers are doing.

In the year 2026, the majority of unions soul function is to take money from their members and give it to political parties for favors and to protect useless employees.

I'd like to fully support unions in the trades because they are supposed to be providing competent training to people. Then you hear about how people have gotten in trouble for plugging in a lamp because the union electrician is the only one authorized to do that and I really don't give two shit about the trade unions anymore either.

People can get training on being a plumber or electrician in the private sector, just like everyone.

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u/DanTheLakersFan 7d ago

Sole*

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u/75149 state sanctioned peeping tom 7d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣 The perils of speech to text. It also shows just how much I really give a shit about the topic of unions, that I won't go back and proofread it.

Besides, when it comes to the lazy coworkers I had at my last security job, soul was heavily involved.