How secure do you feel at work???

RNConnieF · Sep 5, 2002

Funny, The powers that be insist on focusing on terrorism, it seems at the cost of every day security. I was working 3-1130 tonight. Of course I didn't get out until 1230 (that's another story) When I went to the multi level parking garage where I HAVE to park as an employee I found that the security guard who is supposed to be on duty 24/7 was not at his post at the enterence to the garage meaning that anyone could have walked in. Then I had to walk up 5 flights in an unsecured stair well to the level below where my car was. THEN I had to walk inside the garage up one level and to my car. All this was done at 1245 am while I was alone, in parking garage that is labled, for all the public to see as an employee garage. Now color me silly but, I don't walk outside my house at 1245 am alone let alone in a parking garage identified as where the nurses park. Seems to me that the hospital is making it just a little TOO easy for the crazies who stalk nurses cause they know they work odd hours and ofter are about at night alone. I'll be filing a complaint with the security office tomorrow.

jevans · Sep 5, 2002

Connie

I don't know if this is helpful but here we can ask a security guard to walk us to our cars at that time of night

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JailRN · Sep 5, 2002

I feel totaly safe here, The inmates are checked for contraband prior to booking, they arenot even given a napkin with their meals, only plastic spoons and they are counted after every meal and heaven help them if they all don't come back. they get no paperclips, staples, glass, sodas, junk food, cigarettes, heaters,

blankets at 2000, no pillows,

Plus I have a jailer with me when I go to the tanks. I wouldn't want to be the one who has to explain to hubby why I got hurt.

Our biggest fear is fire and earthquakes.

DelGR · Sep 6, 2002

We have a security check point that is unmanned at the present time. We'll probably have it manned during the Sept.8-14 period. But, there are so many ways someone can access the buildings and go between buildings that it is a drop in the bucket even if the check point is manned and being used properly.

I feel as secure as I did before Sept. 11, 2001. I live in a free country where people come and go where and when they want and some even carry concealed weapons. I don't worry about it because I feel that no matter how much we try to fool ourselves that we are secure by all our interventions we are wrong. If someone is hell bent on destroying the freedoms we have enjoyed, they're going to try and try as much as they can no matter what measure we take to make the USA a safe place.

night owl · Sep 6, 2002

You know Del, you're 100% correct... no argument here! Our facility is out in the country and all anyone has to do is jump the fence and bingo you're in. I doubt it very highly that they'd go through security check points if they don't have to. One of our outside doors off the patio is never locked and I wonder if they even have a key to it!?!? They did install a camera pointing to that door. I would think a key would have been cheaper, but I guess the camera is a good thing too. I don't feel any safer than I did before 9/11 and if any ole Joe wants to do anything crazy, if they're CrAzY enough, they're going to do it regardless.