Why are security guards so old?

Lead: The security guards in some residential areas in Hefei are older, and some look almost seventy years old.

About "Why are security guards so old?" This question, Xiao Bian compiled the answers from users from multiple sources for everyone to understand more comprehensively.

1. The following opinions were praised by 72 people and discussed by 495 people:

The problem mentioned by netizens does exist. We have visited many communities in Hefei. For example, there are 15 security guards in one community, with an average age of about 65, and the oldest security guard is 68. There are also some of the oldest security guards in the community who are nearly 7 years old. When dealing with some emergencies in the community, older veteran comrades are really not as physical as young people. The person in charge of a security company in Hefei told us that in 1998, security was a very sought-after occupation, and the salary was quite high. Many young people rushed to do it. Nowadays, young people are unwilling to be security guards, and even security guards who are not too old in good health are hard to recruit. Why? Why are the security guards in Hefei community aging? During our visit, we found that as a security guard in a residential area, the work content is relatively complicated, relatively hard, and the working hours are relatively long. Not only do we have to be on duty during the day, but sometimes we have to patrol overtime at night. In addition, in the eyes of many people, the social status of the position of security guard is relatively low, the turnover of personnel is relatively large, and the quality of candidates is not high enough. Moreover, there are many irregularities in wages, social security and other insurance. On the other hand, many young people think that the career development prospects of security guards are low, and some owners with low quality are not friendly to security guards and do not know how to respect others, which will also make younger security guards feel psychologically unbalanced and leave their jobs angrily.

2. The following opinions were praised by 222 people and discussed by 139 people:

It is really strange that security guards, whose grandmothers don't love each other, have great responsibilities, great pressure, low welfare benefits, extremely low status and little room for improvement, can attract young people to work. Don't you see that security guards often have conflicts with owners, being abused and beaten because of vehicles and other trivial matters in the community? In addition, the property company's own operating conditions have been very poor. Only a handful of property companies can collect all the property fees on time every year. If a property company wants to maintain its business, it can only save costs in recruitment, and find those old men who have retired, but still want to make use of the waste heat to get some extra blocks as security guards. This is the effect of bad money driving out good money. The worse the service, the less the property fee can be collected, the less the property fee can be collected, and the more money can only be saved from all the places that can be saved, thus reducing the quality of service. In addition, property security is a profession that encounters a lot of trivial things. If you look for hot young people, I am afraid it will easily lead to greater disputes and struggles. Relatively speaking, the old people's temper is much more peaceful, and they are also much gentler when things happen. Therefore, it is not surprising that the security guards are older.

3. The following opinions were praised by 156 people and discussed by 81 people:

3. Most security guards came out to work mainly to pass the time, while some retired from their original posts and had nothing to do, so they went to work as security guards. But in fact, "aging of security guards" is not a good phenomenon. After all, security guards are responsible for maintaining one party's order and protecting one party's peace. Although there is a society ruled by law now, there will be no accidents under normal circumstances, but it does not mean that there are no accidents. Once there is an emergency, such as robbery, fighting and even hurting people in the street, the security guards can't handle it, because they are older and their physical fitness is far from that of young people, so they can't handle it well. In the final analysis, the problem of "aging" of security guards still needs to return to the industry itself. Low wages, heavy work pressure and frequent turnover of personnel are all the reasons why young people are unwilling to engage in the security industry. The most crucial point is that security groups can't get social respect, security guards can't get respect from others, and their social status is low. This is a psychological blow and the fundamental reason why most people are unwilling to engage in the security industry. Therefore, in addition to improving the treatment of security guards, the most important thing is to change their social status. We can't look at security guards with colored glasses, let alone "look down" on them. Assuming that there is no security guard, great changes will take place in our daily life. Because there is no one to maintain order and protect safety, the danger of our living environment will drop and increase, burglary and robbery will occur frequently, and personal safety will not be guaranteed. It is really scary to think about it.

4. The following opinions were praised by 73 people, and there were 18 exchanges and discussions:

The work of security guards is always worrying about the community like a dog, and the treatment is just like a dog. So young people can't stand it! Then there are people under the age of 5 who are old and small, and have a heavy burden. If they are security guards, they can't support a family with such a low salary! Some people over the age of 5, with their parents gone and their children married, have no burden. In addition, they have suffered from hardships. Even working 12 hours is much easier than working in the sixties and seventies. Although their wages are low, they can still save some money for the holiday life in the sixties and seventies, so most of the community security guards are elderly people! It's not that young people can't be recruited for security work. As long as you add a zero to the current security salary, many young people will rush to do it! The job of security is not that young people are unwilling to do it now, but that young people have no capital to do it, because if they work for two years at such a low salary, two people in their families will starve to death.

5. The following opinions were praised by 46 people and discussed in 17 exchanges:

This is the case in many places, and the core reason is that it is cheap and cheap. For example, the security guards in some luxury residential areas are still handsome young men, and the security guards and butlers in some rich families are also hired with high salaries. The key factor is whether the money is given in place. Security guards and doormen like to recruit such old men. Old men in rural areas have older children and older wives. Anyway, they are also idle. Find something to do, and less money is less. Therefore, old men with low quality can also be competent. Don't complain about the poor quality of security guards. Think about it. You give people 2 yuan a month. Why do people make "the service level of British butlers"? Older men generally don't like to do housework. If they get in the way at home, it's better to come out and earn a little money. What you earn is a little bit, and how much you earn. On the other hand, if the residents want the property management company to improve the service quality, for example, let young people be security guards, and if thieves really come, they can play the role of catching thieves, then they should increase the gold content of security posts and hire high-quality young people. In fact, it looks beautiful, because property fees will increase, residents are unwilling to pay any more, and property companies will not recruit high-quality and high-paid young people. To sum up, the profession of security guards is a bit of a sideline, and all of them are retired old men, that is, they look at the door and patrol the night. The property company does not need to bear social security, and the security salary does not need to be deducted, which is a win-win situation for both parties. In the security labor market, it has formed a hit-it-off situation.