Monthly Archives: July 2016
Don’t Be Cheap And Do Away With Security Guards
That’s my advice to banks in Singapore.
Because according to this The Star Online article, there was no security guard present at the Standard Chartered bank that got robbed by the mysterious Australian robber on Thursday, the 7th of July.
And apparently, the mysterious Australian robber wasn’t even armed.
Which means, if there had been an armed Certis Cisco officer present, this robbery could have been prevented.
And it isn’t just me saying so. Here’s a quote from a bank customer.
“If there was a security guard present yesterday it would’ve made a difference,” said another bank customer Mr Willy Lau, 43, who is self employed.
Well, at least the bank learned its lesson. When it opened for business on Friday, an armed Certis Cisco officer could be seen guarding the entrance.
Teck Y. Loh
If You Are Sexually Harassed By A Security Manager
It’s probably a bad idea to get your boyfriend or husband to march down to the security office and create a scene. Recently, All Singapore Stuff published a story about a female Certis Cisco employee who was sexually harassed by a “security manager” while she was stationed at the National Gallery. The angry husband went down to express his unhappiness and got nowhere.
After I read his letter to the All Singapore Stuff‘s news site, I came up with some advice, based on my own experience as a security guard, for the aggrieved party. If someone you know has been harassed at work by a security manager or supervisor, you can take my advice and tweak them to suit your own unique circumstances.
Using the All Singapore Stuff‘s story as an example, my first advice is to find out the offender’s official job title before filing any official complaint. In the letter, the angry husband said the security personnel harassing his wife was a “security manager” who was working for a “security manager”. Well, there can’t be two managers in the same department. One has to be the assistant manager or maybe he’s just the supervisor. The job title probably isn’t too important if you know the offender’s full name but stating it clearly in your letter would help make the situation clearer to whoever is reading it. Read the rest of this entry