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No security? Fine, I’ll leave

I work in a bowling alley. Our last manager, for some reason, decided to get rid of the security guards. Sure, it was only one person a week (on Sundays), but at least it was something. And I'm sure they could always contact the company if they need security on another day of the week (preferably every day, but that's just my opinion). Recently, we've had a group of maybe 10-15 late teens/early 20s misbehaving. They keep taking the basketballs from one of the games, and lobbing them around (and at each other). A few days ago, they were playing dodgeball with them in the main reception area. They did something similar today, but much less extreme. It still sent me into a panic attack. Our current manager says he's working on getting a security guard. I'll be completely honest: I don't feel safe. Although I drive home, I still…


I work in a bowling alley. Our last manager, for some reason, decided to get rid of the security guards. Sure, it was only one person a week (on Sundays), but at least it was something. And I'm sure they could always contact the company if they need security on another day of the week (preferably every day, but that's just my opinion).

Recently, we've had a group of maybe 10-15 late teens/early 20s misbehaving. They keep taking the basketballs from one of the games, and lobbing them around (and at each other). A few days ago, they were playing dodgeball with them in the main reception area. They did something similar today, but much less extreme. It still sent me into a panic attack.

Our current manager says he's working on getting a security guard. I'll be completely honest: I don't feel safe. Although I drive home, I still work until 1-2am most shifts. Although I'm almost never the only staff member out on the floor, I still do feel unsafe. We don't have many staff, and anything could go wrong. That group could corner me, or one of them could follow me round to the back. They could easily throw my walkie talkie away, and just as easily overpower me.

I haven't set myself a time limit yet, but I can't take this for much longer. I feel bad for my coworkers, but I don't want to put myself in harm's way unnecessarily. If we don't get official security soon, I'm leaving. Does this seem like a fair resolution?

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