Originally Posted by
FL2009
What's the deal with this position anyway? Is it the most boring position to do in the whole security gig? You sit there and make sure people don't walk up through the EXIT and bypass security.
So here we are, what, 9 years after 9-11, can't some of these airports figure out some door system or something so people can't walk thru backwards and eliminate this "job"?
Yea, it's a boring position, but it's when where ya don't have to do much either ^_~
At my airport, at the international side, we have giant mechanic doors that open and close, like the ones at a supermarket. That doesn't mean someone won't try to re-enter through the exit. I mean, even though we have big signs saying "Once you exit, you must continue to exit" and "DO NOT ENTER" signs, some people just ignore the signs and try to enter. I mean, sometimes it's language barrier problem, and we'll kindly remind the people to please step away from the exit (and yes, I do realize there are TSO's who have serious power-trip issues), and sometimes it's a "person not using their brain" problem. Even if we had giant, neon signs that constantly said over and over "DO NOT ENTER", there would still be people trying to enter.