- Jan 7, 2019
- 10
- 17
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- Country
- United States
- Faith
- Christian
- Marital Status
- Single
Hello. Yesterday, I got to work at the grocery store (part time job for now). While I was about to start checking more customers out my supervisor told me to go upstairs to the manager. My first thought of course was did I do something wrong that I don't know about. However, when I got there management told me and a few others that there had been a shooting at another location and the company has ordered mandatory training on active shooter safety. k. We sat and watched a fifteen minute movie and I was not happy. Why? Here's why. The video's basic message was that we as employees have the right to defend ourselves. But how? Company policy dictates that we are to have no weapons of any kind on us. Our security guards are unarmed as well. What do they expect me to do in the event that this actually does happen? Run? Hide? And where? I am standing right at the doors if someone wants a body to kill I'm one of the first options. In my opinion, policy needs to change! I'm not saying every worker needs to be carrying a gun but we need to protect ourselves and other people! Things have gotten altogether just flat out crazy in other ways too. Customers throwing tantrums for no good reason, yelling at us, cursing, screaming, ect. What do you think? Should stores arm at least some workers? I pray I can get the tech license I have been going after soon. I really want to move on from this place.