Originally Posted by
Medic Zero
You edited my sentence, removing " and work" and adding a period. Most days I have to go to both school and work. Work is the real problem, my issued locker has their padlock on it and I've had problems with Human Resources, including a freak out on their part over a small flimsy bladed box cutter that I used on the job to open and break-down boxes, so I'm not willing to risk my livelihood and school reimbursement over carrying a pocketknife on me, especially when I have a U-Lock and a six foot chain on me when I'm on the street.
Thanks for calling me stupid and a rule following robot though. You also seem to assume since I am in school I am young and need to learn to think for myself. I happen to be returning to school to learn a new trade, and am at least twice the age of almost all the other students. I've been in hot water all my life for thinking for myself and that still hasn't stopped me, thank you very much.
/threadjack over.
I find it truly insulting that whatever company you work for invades YOUR privacy by supplying THEIR locks. Evidently, that are a little on the paranoid side and feel that they cannot trust their own employees.
I recently worked for a company that did the same thing as well. They would wait until the late night shift and, occasionally, come in and "randomly" search the lockers of employees. What this meant was, basically, if YOU happened to be on their "hit-list" you could bet good money that YOURS would be one that was searched. Fortunately, I worked in a separate department and, although I had a locker issued, I did not have to use it.
To be worried about someone carrying a small knife is, frankly, ludicrous. Especially when you could give an obvious explanation for the need and usage of it.
Companies need to stop being so invasive of other peoples' privacy.