Neogentrics, and this is Food for Thought, Thoughts
If It Were You, and it is 1220 AM. How are you
guys doing this morning? We are currently in
the middle of the night, and like I said before,
I was going to cover why sleep is important,
why we even need it in the first place, and I
covered part one in that podcast I did the last
time. However, since then... I've started a new
job and I work on the night shift. So what I'm
going to cover today is night safety habits,
especially if you have to work night shift by
yourself. Okay? So some of the stuff to keep
in mind is if you work in an office or a front
counter, like say in a hotel or something, unless
you absolutely have to leave the front counter
for whatever reason, it's better in your safest...
In my safest opinion, your safety is a major
level of concern. And as far as anyone else is
considered, it's better to stay inside the building
and try not to leave if at all possible. Now,
granted, you may have to leave and go pour in
some toilets or something in this kind of job
because most likely, often than not, at night,
you're not going to have housekeeping or maintenance
coming out to help you. Other said jobs would
be if you work in a gas station. uh that is 24
hours you wouldn't go outside i mean unless you
have to smoke a cigarette or whatnot you always
would go where there is a camera as far away
from the door as possible of course following
your company rules but you would go as far away
from the door as you can but within range of
the camera so if something happens or something
goes wrong it's caught on camera while you're
there and clocked in the company that you work
for can't compensate you help you or do anything
for you if there's no proof okay So that's one
thing to keep in mind. Next things next, it doesn't
matter if the customer you're dealing with is
pissy, mean, hard -headed, what have you, or
anything. You are not allowed, and this is by
every company standard for those who don't know
this, you are not allowed to be confrontational.
You are not allowed to hit them. You are not
allowed to yell at them. You are not allowed
to do anything that not only will jeopardize
your job, but will cause that person grief or
make them sue the main company. Because believe
you me, and I kid you not, these companies will
quicker fire you. They lose money over something
stupid. Okay? It's different if they attack you
first or they start doing stuff that causes problems.
But if all they're doing is yelling, fussing,
having a tantrum or whatnot, the best thing you
can do is stand there and take it or call the
police when they leave. And that's basically
all I have to say about that. So on that note,
I'm going to take a short break, and I'll be
right back with a little bit more information.
So the next thing I want to talk about is if
you work in a place where the doors are shut,
if they naturally lock, like say select gas stations.
Yes, they're open 24 hours. And you do have access
to buy anything that's in that store as a regular
customer. That is fine and all, but if the door
is naturally locked and you have to go through
this little panel door just to get a person's
card so that they can pay for their gas or buy
something in the store, it doesn't matter who
it is. It doesn't matter if it's a friend, family
member, or what have you. You don't ever open
that door. The reason is you don't know who else
is there other than that person that you think
you know, okay? And the reason for this is to
ensure your safety, okay? Everything that I'm
telling you is to make sure that you're safe,
okay? You don't answer the door for anybody that
you don't already know that is there. You don't
open the door unless it's your manager. And most
often than not, they'll tell you that they're
coming. They won't just randomly show up on you
and say, yeah, I'm here. I forgot something.
Can you let me in? That don't happen. it rarely
ever happens okay i have a manager here that's
always worried if i'm doing okay but she knows
i can handle myself and she won't dare show up
without letting me know ahead of time because
more often than not i'm gonna lock the front
door because i don't want anyone coming in here
that doesn't need to be here okay keep that in
mind something to keep in mind if a police officer
shows up at the door you have to let them in
no matter what okay Typically, most people would
do... If a police officer shows up, you typically
ask them for their badge. If they can at least
show you the badge and their car and can validate
themselves, you let them in. If it's a group
of them coming in in a hurry or whatnot or something's
wrong, you let them in by default because if
you, for whatever reason, obstruct them entering
the building, you're just as much in trouble
as whoever they're actually after. Tip, if you
see something suspicious, something you don't
recognize out of the norm, Like people walking
across the property that shouldn't be there,
homeless people hanging out or whatnot. You know,
if you're afraid to go outside or you just feel
uncomfortable, I would recommend you call the
police. Don't try to handle these things yourself.
You don't know what that homeless person has
on them. You don't know what they're capable
of doing. Keep in mind, your safety is more important
than following the guidelines of the company.
And that's one of the things they would rather
you do. Okay? It doesn't matter if everything
is okay. It doesn't matter if you're certain
that the person can't do anything, okay? Let's
say you work in a hotel and you have to do your
normal rounds and you walk the place. You see
someone out of the ordinary that's not doing
something that they're not supposed to be doing
in a place they're not supposed to be. Let's
use homeless people as an example, okay? Say
the company policy is that they can't be there,
okay? You can kindly try to wake them up and
get them to leave, especially if they're within
range of the camera or something. But if you
feel uncomfortable doing this, I would recommend,
this is why if you have to make rounds, you keep
your phone on you at all times. Okay? Your phone,
your radio, whatever you have. So if you see
something like this, instead of trying to handle
it yourself, if you feel uncomfortable, it's
better that you call the non -emergency number,
911 or what have you. Let them come and handle
it. That way you don't have to worry about it.
Especially if a person has been labeled criminal
trespass. Okay? So with that, I've covered a
lot of the basic areas as far as working at night,
night safety, as well as anything else. Oh, and
the last thing is don't just go wandering around
by yourself. If you're going to do anything,
make sure you stay within range of the cameras
in the building that you work in. All right.
And that just about covers the basics that I
have for you on night safety as far as working
at night. Okay. If I have anything else, believe
you me, I will do an updated podcast. to this
one, okay? Just like I did before with my relationship
series podcast. Other than that, if I don't have
anything else, the next podcast, we'll be picking
back up on why sleep is important. Thank you
for listening and enjoy the rest of your day.