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<< These people had just gotten out of their cars and were walking into work just as I was. >>


That doesn't mean they don't know each other. I often bump into people I know getting out of my car in the parking lot.



<< These people aren't even security guards, they are just regular employee's. >>


As for them not being security guards, that's EXACTLY how it works at my company as well. We can't afford to pay security guards so we ask our employees to be dilligent in making sure they don't let people they don't know through the door without seeing their badge.
If I walk in with 3 people and I know 2 of them, I'm going to ask the 3rd to see his badge. It's nothing personal, even if he's Asian. If I can see his badge then fine I don't have to ask him. I understand why you're annoyed, but this is not something to really get upset about.



<< you people need to read to see that he talking about racial profiling, not being lazy about getting a badge lost >>


I can see that he's trying to hint that this is somehow racism, but everybody wants to play that card these days. The company policy is to check the other people's badges if you don't know them, according to the original post. There's not enough evidence to suggest that it's racially motivated.
 
man next time you go in, just wear one of those visor hats and wear it slung over to the side and upside down with the badge clipped to it. wear baggy pants and a big baggy sweatshirt.


the next day wear your normal clothes and tape badge to your forehead.


day after that get a tshirt with a giant copy of your badge on the front and back of it, screened on.

keep doing that until they stop bothering you.
 
Good god. Now it just sounds like you're jealous. Who cares what they drive and what they wear? You said yourself that you dress nicely as well.

I removed that becuase thats the response I though I would get. It has nothing to do with that at all. It just goes back to the air of superiority that they seem to exude. If they asked in a different manner I wouldn't have a problem with it.

If I walk in with 3 people and I know 2 of them, I'm going to ask the 3rd to see his badge. It's nothing personal, even if he's Asian. If I can see his badge then fine I don't have to ask him. I understand why you're annoyed, but this is not something to really get upset about.

How can you be so sure that he knows all four of them? That is highly unlikely, I remind you that I work for a HUGE company with thousands of employees. I'm not really upset, I am annoyed to say the least.

 
Could it be that badge does more than opening the door even though you can't see it?

The badge could be all same "employee keys" or each one could have unique code that corresponds to your record so they can keep track of who came in and who came out at what time and keep logs.
 


<< It has nothing to do with that at all. It just goes back to the air of superiority that they seem to exude. If they asked in a different manner I wouldn't have a problem with it. >>


I honestly can't think of a way to ask someone for their badge without sounding like a jerk.

If I walk in with 3 people and I know 2 of them, I'm going to ask the 3rd to see his badge. It's nothing personal, even if he's Asian. If I can see his badge then fine I don't have to ask him. I understand why you're annoyed, but this is not something to really get upset about.



<< How can you be so sure that he knows all four of them? That is highly unlikely, I remind you that I work for a HUGE company with thousands of employees. I'm not really upset, I am annoyed to say the least. >>


I can be as sure he knows all four as you can be that he does not--which is not at all. I worked for a company with 1000 employees on the site, and walking in each morning, there were always 3-4 people I knew by sight....it's not so strange a coincidence, especially because people are habitual...I'd always be 5 minutes late and walking in with the same 3-4 people who are also always 5 min late.

Anyway, I guess I'm debating the topic with you because I'm annoyed at the concept that if I walk in to work tomorrow with 2 white people I know and one Asian guy I don't know and I ask the Asian guy to see his badge, he's going to think I'm being a racist....that p!sses me off.

I suppose the easy solution is just that everybody follows the policy and always checks everyone else's badges....but that's not gonna happen, so I'd say count the good things in life. Don't be so quick to assume the negative when you can assume the positive. You're right--this guy may have badged you only b/c you're Asian, but OTOH, it might not be the case. If you allow yourself to believe the latter, you won't be mad. It's not worth being mad over unless you know for sure it's a race thing.
 
To make it clear, I never said that I though that it was racially motivated. I just stated that I was a 22 year old Asian male, for all I know he could have singled me out due to that fact that I look young or the fact that I didn't fit the social-economic stereotype for a typical employee of my company. I did however put my ethnicity out there as perhaps one of the reasons. I reiterate that I was one of 4 people going into the building and I was the only one asked.

I honestly can't think of a way to ask someone for their badge without sounding like a jerk.

Well it was all about his facial expression and intonation more than anything else, plus the fact that he sort of glared at me as I headed towards the next doorway.
 
I can understand your rant,

I am 18 and work for the Post Office. At my small PO its not a problem, but when I go to larger ones for training etc. Peole give me that look, like I snuck in or something, ask for my badge etc etc... gets kinda old.. but I like to laugh and think.. they are jeleous they didnt get in this young.. hehe

 


<< We have the same thing where I work, everyone badges in & out.
Part of life, get over it.
If you don't like it, I hear McDonald's doesn't require a security check at the door.
Viper GTS >>


Ha ha...Yeah, deal with it.
 
I'd be somewhat pissed.
Where I work we show our badges to security (real security guards) everytime, policy used to be lax, but is now enforced (though it's still not impossible to walk past the posts unchecked).
I think having regular employees as security makes it worse (power trips), and random checking is not the best way to do things.




 
Another possibility is that the person that asked you for you badge knew the other people and did not recognize you.

I refused to check a person in at the gate because I didn't recognize them. People I've worked with for 20 years can get a clock in.
 
Walk to Office Depot/Staples/etc

For about $3 you can buy a little clip that hangs on your belt and holds your badge.

It has a retractable string attached to the clip so you can pull it out to swipe it through the card reader or whatever.

People didn't even usually ask me to show it, but it's company policy to show your badge at all times. So for $3 I can avoid such hassles and follow company policy at the same time.

Chances are if you really want to you can get such an item through your company's office supply group.
 


<< To make it clear, I never said that I though that it was racially motivated. I just stated that I was a 22 year old Asian male, for all I know he could have singled me out due to that fact that I look young or the fact that I didn't fit the social-economic stereotype for a typical employee of my company. I did however put my ethnicity out there as perhaps one of the reasons. I reiterate that I was one of 4 people going into the building and I was the only one asked. >>


Aye. I figured you weren't insinuating your ethnicity 100%, but someone else guessed that.
Regardless of the reason, it's not worth being offended, annoyed or upset over.
You control your emotions. I go through this all the time, and I find that I can assume the worst in people and get mad, or I can assume that most people have benign intentions and whether they do or not, my blood pressure stays down and I keep on smiling.
Let it slide. It's good to come here and vent. Tomorrow, if it happens again, just smile and show your badge and go on. Don't let it get you down. It's something so insignificant to be offended by if you step back and think about it.



<< I honestly can't think of a way to ask someone for their badge without sounding like a jerk.

Well it was all about his facial expression and intonation more than anything else, plus the fact that he sort of glared at me as I headed towards the next doorway. >>


I dunno....Anytime I ask someone for their badge, I'm essentially accusing them of trying to impersonate a real employee. I try my best to sound polite and gentle about it, but there's really no "nice" way to make such an accusation....you'd probably perceive a negative tone whether it was there or not.

The best solution is this:
Your ID badge swipes you both in and out. It registers you as having showed up at work today, so everyone has to swipe their badge, otherwise the computer says they never showed up to work. Now nobody is responsible for policing fellow employees and everyone swipes in without exception...
If I ruled the world 🙂
 
This is a world of profiling, its used successfully by law enforcement everywhere. I'm tired of all this equality b.s. I'f a 22 year old waltzs into a multi billion corp he should have his i.d. checked.
 
I was never really pissed, just really annoyed. I understand that this is life and that it happens everyday, as it has happened to me plenty of times before. For whatever reason, today's incident bothered me more than the others.

EDIT: I have one of those retractable badge holders which I wear on my belt everyday.
 
Its seems to me, that is somthing like this is annoying you so much, youve got a pretty good life. Dont turn it into somthing its not just because it may "Seem" a certain way. People are WAY to edgy these days over the most miniscule things. Sorry to sound blunt, but quit acting like youre the center of the world, and important enough for people to single you out. By the way, Im black.
 


<< I dunno....Anytime I ask someone for their badge, I'm essentially accusing them of trying to impersonate a real employee. I try my best to sound polite and gentle about it, but there's really no "nice" way to make such an accusation....you'd probably perceive a negative tone whether it was there or not.

The best solution is this:
Your ID badge swipes you both in and out. It registers you as having showed up at work today, so everyone has to swipe their badge, otherwise the computer says they never showed up to work. Now nobody is responsible for policing fellow employees and everyone swipes in without exception...
If I ruled the world 🙂 >>



We do that already (plus check in with supervisors), but the swipe machines are departmental. Maybe they should be at the main entrances, or maybe not.
Without hightech security a lost badge could admit anyone, and it doesn't prevent piggybacking of non-employees (buddies or criminals) or off duty employees.
 
at the place i worked this summer it was mostly minimum wage hourly workers repairing HPs. like, they used to do badge swiping to get people's hours, but so many people cheated, that they have biometric hand scanners now. it works far better i think. you have to slide your card, and then scan your hand also. Only thing that sucked was it took a while to clock out.
 
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