What do security guards actually do in Thailand?

[bob smith]

I am specifically talking about security guards in condos/housing projects.

 

what do these guys actually do?

 

it seems all they do is walk around all day taking pictures.

 

Also, who do they actually work for?

as their salary comes from our communal fee then technically they work for us?

yet when you ask them to do something they are often very reluctant and slow.

 

it's all quite confusing and I am looking for a little clarity as to what their actual purpose is and who they answer to.

 

thanks.

 

bob.

Edited August 21 by bob smith

[JimTripper]

To my understanding they are required for insurance purposes.

 

If you're looking for a place to rent watch for their chairs and tables which they don't move. That's where they will be sitting all night.

Edited August 21 by JimTripper

[bob smith]

Just now, JimTripper said:

To my understanding they are required for insurance purposes.

really??

 

nothing to do with keeping me safe then?

 

bob.

[mdr224]

Some of them smile and nod at you…more than the police does

[bob smith]

2 minutes ago, mdr224 said:

Some of them smile and nod at you…more than the police does

I don't want them to smile and nod at me.

 

is that what I am paying them for??

 

bob.

[petermik]

Give them a whistle to use and they are in heaven....

[petermik]

Just now, bob smith said:

I don't want them to smile and nod at me.

 

is that what I am paying them for??

 

bob.

It,s to keep out the shifty looking guys bob....you included

[bob smith]

Just now, petermik said:

It,s to keep out the shifty looking guys bob....you included

by the looks of things it's the security guards who are the most shifty!

 

bob.

[novacova]

28 minutes ago, bob smith said:

what do these guys actually do?

Guard the chair they’re sleeping on.

[scubascuba3]

Security guards like blowing whistles as a rule, but in my condo he is good at taking Lazada deliveries. They also check ID of sex workers

[petermik]

Just now, bob smith said:

by the looks of things it's the security guards who are the most shifty!

 

bob.

nah....have you looked in the mirror lately bob....asking for a security guard friend of mine...

[petermik]

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

 They also check ID of sex workers

How do you know this????

[bob smith]

4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

They also check ID of sex workers

how do they know they are sex workers?

 

bob.

[Ralf001]

My Mooban has two gaurds on duties 24/7.

 

They operate the security gate and  atleast 1 of them patrol the mooban every hour.

 

 

[bob smith]

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

They operate the security gate and  atleast 1 of them patrol the mooban every hour

looking for what?

 

bob.

[marin]

41 minutes ago, bob smith said:

I am specifically talking about security guards in condos/housing projects.

 

what do these guys actually do?

 

it seems all they do is walk around all day taking pictures.

 

In my village they are there to open the gates if your key card does not work or you have forgotten it.

 

They check all taxis and delivery trucks coming in by taking the DL of the driver and giving a card to give back and get your license when they leave.

 

If asked they will take delivery of any package you have coming if you are not going to be home. 

 

They keep the entrance to the muban clean and nice by trimming plants, cutting grass, and watering.

 

They will for a small fee come to your place and water or garden as you like. 

 

They let friends and family in to the muban by remembering the car and driver and direct them to my house. 

 

We have had the same 4 guards for almost 20 years now and they are like family to the village. Someone buys them breakfast lunch and dinner each and every day as they are good guys, honest and hard working, Its kind of fun seeing which family stops and hands a plastic bag of food and drink to them. 

 

Seems like bob has little to no interaction with the guards or the people who live near him. Very different where I live. 

Edited August 21 by marin

[EVENKEEL]

I got one that salutes me every time I drive by and of course I salute him back. 

[Ralf001]

4 minutes ago, bob smith said:

looking for what?

 

bob.

 

mostly lookig for freshly laid dog turds I reckon.... if they find a steamer they go back to CCTV to identify the owner and then issue a fine.

 

bout 3 months ago on patrol the guard noticed a house on fire so alerted the fire brigade.

[bob smith]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

mostly lookig for freshly laid dog turds I reckon.... if they find a steamer they go back to CCTV to identify the owner and then issue a fine.

they sound worse than traffic wardens in the UK!

 

bob.

[Ralf001]

Just now, bob smith said:

they sound worse than traffic wardens in the UK!

 

bob.

 

I don't know, habe never met a traffic warden in the UK... what ever that is.

[bob smith]

4 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

I got one that salutes me every time I drive by and of course I salute him back. 

now wouldn't that look silly if I actually saluted him back and fell off my bike!!

 

who would be culpable in such a monty python-esque scenario??

 

bob.

[Will B Good]

Our security guards were great......although I think juristic had them taped.....bought them a couple of boxes of beer for their Christmas party......always a good idea to keep the staff on side.

[bob smith]

Just now, Will B Good said:

.always a good idea to keep the staff on side.

why?

 

bob.

[jvs]

12 minutes ago, bob smith said:

how do they know they are sex workers?

 

bob.

Because they are with you Bobby boy and the pictures go straight to your wife!

someday soon parts of you will be fed to the ducks!

[Will B Good]

1 minute ago, bob smith said:

why?

 

bob.

 

 

Really CBA

[bob smith]

4 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Really CBA

ahh, come on Will..

 

Be Good.

 

bob.

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, bob smith said:

ahh, come on Will..

 

Be Good.

 

bob.

 

No. The answer is blindingly obvious...even to a Republican

[bob smith]

Just now, Will B Good said:

No. The answer is blindingly obvious.

if it's that obvious why don't you tell us?

 

why would I want to keep thai security/prison guards on my side?

 

bob.

[Will B Good]

Just now, bob smith said:

if it's that obvious why don't you tell us?

 

why would I want to keep thai security/prison guards on my side?

 

bob.

 

 

You will go to your grave never knowing.

[phetphet]

Our's opens and closes the gate to let motorbikes and cars in to the car park, does a couple of patrols, brings any deliveries (Lazada, AliExpress etc) to our door if dropped at security box, and generally acts as a deterrent to any unauthorised people entering the building.

 

Occasionally brings fruit or veg for my GF from his garden on occasions goes back to home town, and helps me unload the shopping and cases of water from the car if he sees me doing it.

Edited August 21 by phetphet