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guest_
· 6 years ago
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If that we’re me I would likely give him a raise but not a promotion. His adherence to orders shows he is well suited for his task and has integrity. However his lack of flexibility or ability to apply judgment shows that while he is good at following directions he lacks the skill set to manage others or make critical decisions on things that fall Outside his instruction set, and as one advances in position ones job tends to become less following orders and more about reading situations and determining for themselves an appropriate response. Of course, we lack context for much of what happened, especially between the boss grabbing the list and ending up bruised in jail. I’m potentially troubled by what happened and might fire him or put him through training and probation depending. A good bouncer or security person de escalates situations and avoid having people cause trouble at all, and avoids scenes at the venue. Security should almost invisible when it is actively working.
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spiderwoman
· 6 years ago
Ah, but that's not his job. His job isn't to be the invisible security. His job is to intimidate. "Don't try to fight your way in here. You'll lose." He is the security that makes things secure simply by standing there. You see it in bodyguards a lot. One body guard is the hulking man that stops you from even trying while the other is her best friend and she'll can incapacitate you if you are stupid enough to try. Simply seeing that something is secure makes it even more secure.
bethorien
· 6 years ago
Seeing something is secure is always an excuse for people to try shit
guest_
· 6 years ago
There are multiple types of security, passive, active, and as @spiderwoman says- some security only exists so that people feel there is a presence and are psychologically less likely to misbehave. However it IS his job. He doesn’t just stand there. He interacts with customers. Even if he is JUST a doorman (usually security teams at a venue rotate positions,) the normal function of a doorman is to provide an image of security, to screen potential threats, ensure compliance with fire codes etc, ensure the desired “mix” ratio of a crowd (ie: M/W ratio, attractive people, etc.), enforce dress code and other actions. The purpose of his tasks are to keep the venue running smoothly and showing its most desirable face. He’s a client facing employee and any security that interacts with clients represents the image of your organization. Anyone can make trouble, anyone can take a bad situation worse. What makes qualified security professionals is that they know how to make a bad situation better.
guest_
· 6 years ago
They are expected to use a degree of discretion, and while having “big bubbas” on staff to scare people off, that only works on small fries. The guys who think they are real tough? They’ll often challenge big bubba just because they know he’s supposed to be scary. To prove they aren’t afraid or can take him (they may- but they can seldom take the rest of his team when they come over), it’s the same principal why so few bank guards have guns and many security guards don’t. Simply having the gun makes you a target and can escalate a threat situation. The best security you can get for a bar or club isn’t a bruiser or a brawler but a people person. A talker who is likable. It is safer for your staff, clients, and your liability insurance if your security can ask a guy to leave and have him comply because they were “cool” with him than to have security brawling in the club or outside and risk injuries, collateral damages, and scaring people away who don’t want to go to the club with Fights.
