Define 'Great'. And you think this is better - your place gets robbed by people who were given carte blanche to roam freely?sierra2469alpha wrote:
Interestingly, in our complex, the guards are great, if a little "too" casual on occasion. We've had friends come around and not even been asked for ID, even when they've parked cars here! Same goes for deliveries.
Also, when we were being shown various places by our agent back in JAN08, he usually got a wave through and only in one complex, 8 @ Mt Sophia, did he have to leave his drivers license.
Mate, it is not the security guard's job to help find tenants. It is his job to provide security, and that means only allowing people into the grounds that meet the criteria set by the condo management. The guy seems to have been ajerk, but I can't quite believe he said what was written . . . these guys always get caned for everything and don't invite trouble.If I were the landlord I would not take it very well if the security guards were actually preventing me from finding tenants.
You have every right to whine, i would have whined myself, probably much more than you, however jerks you find every where, In fact it has happened to me by one security guard, while I was picking stuff up on a sunday, from a condo.Eastcoastfun:Thanks for the reply. Don't want to whine too much as it was just a one-off.
Interesting state of affairs. On the one hand, the comments he made were abysmal and you should have rightly been teed off about them.EastCoastFun wrote:I don't normally post to forums but my wife and I were so utterly shocked that I have to ask if anyone has had a similiar experience.
We were meeting our real estate agent at Cote d'Azure to view some apartments there. Unfortunatly my wife and I were running late and didn't have our IDs with us. The guard told us we needed on to get in. No worries. We called our agent and asked him to come help (we were sure he had his!) The guard said we needed one per car.
Once our agent showed up the guard started arguing with him. We weren't there for why but quickly went over to ask what was up. The guard turned to us and said that we were not allowed on the property. We asked why and he said because we didn't have IDs. We asked if the agent could use his but the guard said no and that we had to leave. We explained that he had just said we only needed one per car and as the agent hadn't driven, he could 'ride in with us' and provide his ID. No luck. Needless to say things got heated.
Finally I said I would be talking to the managment about this and he said "I knew you would complain since all Europeans are babies! So shoo, away with you!" We were shocked! What's strange is that our agent is Singaporean and a great chap... I was the only European looking guy there so I was obviously the problem. I dont' know the guard's issue is but even today, my wife went back to give the managment a letter complaining about the situation and the gaurds refused to allow her in and refused to give her the phone number of the managment office!
We've lived in Singapore for almost 4 years and have never experienced anything like this. Is this a completely 'one-off'?
The 'all Europeans are babies' part wasn't as bad as the 'shoo, away with you'. We were totally embarrassed by this. Really, we'd showerd and everything so we weren't unclean or dodgy looking.
Disappointed on the East Coast!
This was my first thought. From experience, it's the most probable explanation.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Maybe, like myself even after 26 years here, you misinterpreted what he was saying.
This was my second thought. It's the most logical explanation, especially since the argument started only when the agent, a totally unrelated person as far as the guard is concerned, turned up and tried to get you in.sundaymorningstaple wrote:The guard said one ID was need per car. What he probably assumed, and rightly so, is arriving together in one car. Which you did not do.
This was certainly not in my thoughts! It was very possible though that he has been threatened before by caucasians peeved at not getting their way, and was sick and tired of it. Minority groups here, including Indians, and those in poorly paid occupations like security guards, do get a lot of shite and react badly to more of the same. So you got a double whammy there. I know what he said sounds unbelievable, but some people here do speak that way, and many more think it even if they don't say it to your face.sundaymorningstaple wrote:it may have been just BS and he lost his last girlfriend to a westerner).
Vaucluse, for a guy who often makes perfect sense, you are being remarkably obtuse. Where on earth did I say that it was the security guard's job to help find tenants?Vaucluse wrote:
addadude:Mate, it is not the security guard's job to help find tenants. It is his job to provide security, and that means only allowing people into the grounds that meet the criteria set by the condo management. The guy seems to have been ajerk, but I can't quite believe he said what was written . . . these guys always get caned for everything and don't invite trouble.If I were the landlord I would not take it very well if the security guards were actually preventing me from finding tenants.
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