Originally Posted by
Trollkiller
Are you having to do the "honey do" list today or are you working?
I wish I could believe that the TSOs are so scrutinized that a retaliatory screening would never happen and if it did the TSO would be punished.
There are too many stories floating around where the TSO is backed by the supervisor even when it is obvious the TSO is wrong. There are too many stories floating around about thefts by TSOs. If you can't keep them from doing a tangible like theft you can't keep them from doing an intangible like retaliatory screening.
What do you suggest to minimize retaliatory screenings?
Today is both a "honey do" day and work day. Just a busy day..
I hope I didn't give the impression that I do not think TSOs do not retailate against passengers. I think some do. But as I pointed out, I believe this happens every industry, though in different ways. In my eyes, anyone who says otherwise has no idea what they are talking about.
As I said, I have been accused of retalitory screening of a pax. This is what happened: he ga the TDC position hell, his compute bag was stuffed full of wires and other electronic devices - when i was shown the image you couldn't hardly make out anything in the bag. He protested thathis bag isn't usually checked, as his computers are taken out already. I had to search the bag and ETD it. He even told me I was doing this because of whY happened at te TDC. At the time I had no idea what happened at the TDC. I saw the image on the x-Ray - I would have called the check too (until you work the x-Ray position it's hard to understand how one person can clear a bag on the screen and another can not, or how a slightly different angle difference in th bag position can change the entire image. He left sure we were beig vindictive, but I am 100% sure we were not. Who do you believe his family and friends believe?
Like I said, I'm sure it happens, but I am also 100% positive that sometimes when a pax thinks it has happened it actually has not.
Sorry, I realy have to go. Be back later!