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I'm trying to get access to our funds available for intern positions, but there is a lot of red tape, and I have a strong suspicion I met people with priors this morning. That's a very good idea, though. I'll explore that further.
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1) I think it's waaaay better on several levels to employ people who are, I dunno, actually looking and applying for jobs.
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I don't think that they'd really be looking for retribution after an act of random kindness.
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2) Sorry, but pullleasse! I suspect they'll think you're an especially soft target. Unless you put glass in the food.
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I also considered joining in the game, losing on purpose, and then letting them know that this isn't the appropriate place for that sort of things with a rapport already built.
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3) See #2.
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A security guard would be complicated. We cater to a lot of low income and even homeless people here, and the last thing we want to do is scare off the people we're here to help.
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4) I'd think that a band of shiftless, gambling loiterers camped on the doorstep are much more likely to scare away people of any income level than a security guard.
I vote for hiring a security guard.
Stuff like this is the first step. It's like when windows are broken in an empty house and not fixed--it leads to more and much more. Better to take care of things decisively right off the bat, rather than waiting for it to escalate.
I've also learned that from my divorce in progress, heh.