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The big opportunity here is to hire and train people who actually care about "Google security", versus people who care about wearing a uniform and applying for
by flomo 12y ago
The big opportunity here is to hire and train people who actually care about "Google security", versus people who care about wearing a uniform and applying for real cop jobs. Sorry if I'm going back to my blue-collar days, but I've never met a security guard who really took his job seriously. They're there mostly for show and they recognize that.
- ChuckMcM 12y agoExactly, that was my experience as well. As employees they should be invested in doing a good job and that will make them better security guards.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoIt may be important to keep that distinction. Security should not be 'one of us' but a separate culture, or they can't do their job effectively.
- AJ007 12y agoIt is possible they are transitioning to a more automated force: http://knightscope.com/ http://knightscope.com/ (math I did came out to about $4 per hour, 24/7.) If that is the case you want a smaller number of higher quality security workers in house. I can't speak for the Bay area, or Google, or the contracting firm, but security guards typically have a turnover exceeding 100%. Makes a lot of sense to have any firm deal with the bullshit that arises from having turnover that high.