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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Swiss64 on 2024-09-27 20:29:21+00:00.

In security I was working with a man who was itching at every oppurtunity to kill someone in “self defense.” He would violently detain people, target the homeless and the disadvantaged, he would carry a gun on him against our policy. He would insult and berate and instigate everyone in hopes that they would retalliate so he could flex is power of authourity over them.

He was one of the few individuals in my department who wanted to become a police officer.

I told my team, my parents, my friends, and even human resources over and over that he was dangerous. And that among everyone in the department he was most likely to kill someone. If he was given any more authority - like becoming a cop - he most assuredly would have. HR and everyone else assured me that wasn’t possible because he wasn’t qualified to be a cop, and I had nothing to worry about.

I found out later that he did not have a GED, he did not have a highschool diploma, or even 2 years of experience in security. I learned that he was fired from several previous jobs and had criminal charges, and many individuals came to me to complain that he had sexually harassed members of my community.

I read our job description and found that he wasn’t even qualified for the job he had and yet he was made my SHIFT LEAD. He made 4 dollars an hour more than both officers with degrees in public safety. Because his boss, his boss’s boss, HR, and all of his references overlooked every important factor in order to hire somebody who was just like them and give him preferential treatment.

Because the security department’s issues were —systematic— and made to benefit him and people like him.

To beleive any other organaztion including your own is somehow different is ignorant.

ALWAYS question authority. Never trust that any bureaucracy as a fine tuned machine without any flaws.