I work in the counting room of a casino. As you might guess, such a job requires a very HIGH level of security. We must be let in and out of the room by a security guard , regardless of why we are leaving (bathroom/break/end of day/etc.) and have our uniforms searched.
In order for us to do what we do, we use special keys. The keys are kept in a locked container. Our department has one key, security has the other.
In other words, we CANNOT do out job until security shows up with their keys.
So we are at the whim of security in two main situations:
- When we are waiting to enter the room at the start of the day
- When we are waiting to leave the room, either for break or to leave at the end of the day.
That may not necessarily sound so bad, but the security department is...not without its issues. The other day we had to wait 45 MINUTES for a security guard to show up and release us for our break. It's also not unheard of for us to have to wait 30 minutes to leave at the end of the day. Awhile back we were almost 40 MINUTES late getting into the room at the start of the day because of a key snafu with security.
Unfortunately, due to extremely tight regulations and policy, both with the casino and the local gaming bureau, we can't change anything about this set up. We just have to make do as best we can.
It gets pretty annoying sometimes when our jobs are made harder by another department that has a tough time getting its act together.
In order for us to do what we do, we use special keys. The keys are kept in a locked container. Our department has one key, security has the other.
In other words, we CANNOT do out job until security shows up with their keys.
So we are at the whim of security in two main situations:
- When we are waiting to enter the room at the start of the day
- When we are waiting to leave the room, either for break or to leave at the end of the day.
That may not necessarily sound so bad, but the security department is...not without its issues. The other day we had to wait 45 MINUTES for a security guard to show up and release us for our break. It's also not unheard of for us to have to wait 30 minutes to leave at the end of the day. Awhile back we were almost 40 MINUTES late getting into the room at the start of the day because of a key snafu with security.
Unfortunately, due to extremely tight regulations and policy, both with the casino and the local gaming bureau, we can't change anything about this set up. We just have to make do as best we can.
It gets pretty annoying sometimes when our jobs are made harder by another department that has a tough time getting its act together.
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