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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 for the rude security lady.

DC was doing a time trial which required you to bring your own timer. She wouldn’t let me on deck to time. She was not “familiar” and knew nothing about it, so wouldn’t let me in.[/quote]

I think most who have volunteered know who this lady is.  But, I give her a little grace and just try to minimize my interactions with her and do what I need to do.  On the flip side of this coin, she's probably had to evolve to this posture over years of dealing with countless number of entitled swim parents who think their situation/circumstance is special/different and won't take "no" for an answer - so she's built up this front to shut all that down from the get-go.  I think she's probably the right person for this job -- maybe not what you would want but what we all need.  I know this is a minority/unpopular opinion but I for one, thank her for doing a tough/thankless job.

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+1, I’m with you on this. Is she a pleasant person to deal with, no, but the interactions with her are very brief if you are a deck volunteer, and she is trying to make sure there are not people making their way onto the deck who shouldn’t be there. No adult should be in tears because of a brief rude interaction with someone running deck security at a kids’ swim meet. Come on, pull yourself together. [/quote]

Have been to and volunteered at hundreds of meets in several types of leagues and organizations from summer league to European federations and high-level USA swimming meets across the country and various LSCs and I have NEVER experienced a security guard taking on this type of role and interacting with volunteers and meet staff in this manner.  Never have I ever experienced facility security staff managing volunteers and deck access.  This is the role of the meet director, volunteer coordinator and marshals.

Add on that the lack of cell phone reception for most folks and it’s a nightmare.  A swimmer was having a medical issue and she wouldn’t let the parents back to access the swimmer.  Zero ability to contact the swimmer or coach to coordinate care.

They’d do better to use their staff to manage the traffic back-up at the pick up door.  Parents do not follow the guidance to keep moving and line up effectively blocking the lane and causing parents to drive into the oncoming lane to get to the pick up area. [/quote]

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