Today I started at my new employer (Open-Future). http://www.open-future.be/

I'm quite happy with this new challenge and I hope I can have a nice future here.

...that same client again?

It's not really sure at this time but I will probably be going to that same client again...

The client with: do you remember? The Grumpy Security

Again(previous anger), I encountered the anger of a grumpy security guy, oh wait no it was a woman this time…

Anyway I’m starting to believe that being grumpy and angry is part of the job, or at least a side-effect. As I walked into the client’s building today I didn’t notice the security being grumpy or angry, but then when I went for a smoke the first time, and knocked on the door to let me back in I said ‘Thank You’. Sadly enough I did not get any response.

Second smoke… Thank you! - No response.

Third smoke… Thank You! - No response.

…

At the end of the day I was outside smoking when she suddenly left, so I say “Excuse me miss, but I won’t be able to get in the building now?”.

She told me: “No, you need a badge to get in.” (As if consultants get badges for all clients, and certainly not on the first day…)

* “Would you mind waiting 1 minute? My cigarette is nearly finished…”

- “No can’t do that.”

And she left.

I had to call my colleage to let me back in again! Now that’s just rude, grumpy, and a lot of anger…

Maybe companies could consider anger management courses for the security personnel.

That’s all wining for today :-)

/dev/out

P.S. yes I do smoke, yes I know it is not healthy so please do not tell me to stop, you’ll be nothing but another person telling me what I should do, and I won’t! Yet… :-)

I must say, being a security guy looks really really boring and lonesome to me!
I had to be at a client today (and yesterday) and what I noticed was that every time I signed myself in or out the security guy was soooo fr*cking grumpy! He would look angry, talk angry (throw with stuff!) and not be friendly at all.

It was actually pretty funny because every time he got unfriendly I got more friendly :-). That resulted in an even more grumpy security guy.

Conlusion? Never become a security guy unless you are really really sure that you like it, because it is very lonesome, boring and frustrating if you do not :-).