There are a lot of security guards here. You see them at offices, apartment buildings, villas, stores, and there are even dedicated guards to look after cars or dogs!
Many of them want to do their best job although the job itself does not have so many task except just being or sleeping at a place. Security guards at stores greet and meet, take and store your bag (if you bring one). They also check the your purchase and receipt when you leave the store. Some really want to make a good impression even though most clients don't even notice (or care) about them. That is why I have begun to acknowledge them much more. I let them take all the time in th the world to control and count my shopping bag. I try to show that they are important during those short minutes that we interact.
Why? We all want to feel important. That we are needed and appreciated. To many western people it seems ridiculous that there is a dedicated guard with a whistle at every escalator in the mall, or that a person sits in every elevator with an entire job description "to press buttons". They are needed here and people need a job.
Security guards often "live" their job. They sleep at the ATM or at the lawn of a Villa. Try doing that! So many people in the West complain, but have bo idea what a rough job really is. These people work day and night for a very low salary.
That is why I try to see the human being behind the blue shirt, black pants an security guard badge.
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