As a bank former teller, I can tell you (pun intended) that most business days at a bank pass by very uneventfully. On particularly boring days, I actually used to hope that the bank would get robbed. I didn't want anyone to get hurt, and I certainly would not have enjoyed the post-traumatic stress that comes with an armed and dangerous encounter. I guess this was my biggest clue that banking would not be my calling in life.
A bank having a security guard is not news. A bank having a security guard who stands outside of the bank is.
At first I thought this was crazy. How is this beneficial? Not only could this poor man be beleaguered with extreme cold, but wouldn't the most potential for crime be inside the bank and not on the stoop?
Then, I figured it out: Bank of America, this is genius. Here's why:
- The guard can spot any suspicious characters before they even get into the bank.
- He can easily grab any bank robbers as they might be dashing out the door.
- He can yell for back-up from do-gooder citizens who might be passing by.
This scenario reminds me of the episode of Seinfeld in which George feels bad for the security guard at a clothing store having to stand up all day. George buys the guard a chair, the guard falls asleep in it and is thus unable to intervene in a robbery.
Taking this lesson from G.
Costanz, I'm not going to mess with what works.
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