Hey I work as a lifeguard for my city in Canada. Just been dealing with some real idiocy from the higher ups. Basically I'm working an outdoor pool for the summer that has decided to start having extended swim periods late at night on hot days. Usually we're open 9am-8pm, now we are having an extension from 8pm-Midnight.
The way things work for us at outdoor facilities is Managers have keys to open or lock up the facility, there are 2 of us alternating shifts, however with extended days we have spare managers coming in, because we often can't work the extra 4 hours due to labour laws, like requiring 11 hours between shifts. The problem this causes is because we have extended swims now, with a spare different manager, is they do not have their own set of keys to lock up the facility.
If I leave my keys with the spare manager, I don't have them to open the next day, unless I drive to their house before the shift. The only other person on site with keys, the operator finishes at 11pm, an hour before extended swim ends. As a result the facility has had the gate locked but all the doors are left unlocked, so anyone could hop the fence, then go in and break / steal anything they like. I have brought this up with my direct supervisor and suggested a lock box who merely said thanks for bringing this up, I will ask the person above me if a lock box is something we can consider. We've been open 2 weeks, and no lock box with building unlocked on extended days.
I hope whoever last works the facility doesn't get in trouble when it eventually gets vandalized or stolen from (We have a computer and other valuable equipment in the unlocked office). I looked up lock boxes, and they're 60$.