Opinions plz before i phone uni....security guard at uni walking into DD room !

worriedsik

bestpud wrote: »

Is it a good idea to wedge her door shut?

What if she became ill, or was injured in some way, and people needed to get in?

At least if she left the key in, or similar, they can still easily break the door down.

A well wedged door is very difficult to open.

Just my thoughts...

true good thinking

she shouldnt have to put herself in danger for fear off a security guard just walking in

Oldernotwiser

smartpicture wrote: »

I don't think you're over-reacting at all, why should a strange man be able to walk into an 18-year-old girl's bedroom without permission?? I can't believe that anyone here thinks that is acceptable.

An authorised member of staff isn't "a strange man" though. As has already been said, cleaners often just tap at the door and grab the rubbish bin.

Savvy_Sue

bestpud wrote: »

Is it a good idea to wedge her door shut?

What if she became ill, or was injured in some way, and people needed to get in?

At least if she left the key in, or similar, they can still easily break the door down.

A well wedged door is very difficult to open.

Just my thoughts...

And mine too ... something that will move but only with a certain amount of effort, or a door alarm, might be a safer way to go.

Out of interest, what time of day was this?

worriedsik

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

An authorised member of staff isn't "a strange man" though. As has already been said, cleaners often just tap at the door and grab the rubbish bin.

as i already said the ''female cleaner'' has set times so which gives the girls a chance to be dressed

yep he is a starnge man and whether strange or not her own dad whom by the way isnt a 'strange man' to her... would not just walk into her room and she wouldnt want him too !!!!

iam her mum and i wouldnt walk into her room its her privacy is she not entitled to that as any human is ?

worriedsik

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

And mine too ... something that will move but only with a certain amount of effort, or a door alarm, might be a safer way to go.

Out of interest, what time of day was this?

10am but does that really matter ?

hbloomers

I'm afraid its just something she'll have to get used to. If its anything like my halls, she'll have the smoke alarm/heat detector in her room tested once a month at least, and its basically the same situation. Knock on the door, and unless you shout hold on, or open it yourself, they're going to come straight in

whitewing

worriedsik wrote: »

10am but does that really matter ?

At 10am a proportion of students would most likely have left the halls for lectures so may not be there.

Bit different if it were at 7.30am!

Oldernotwiser

worriedsik wrote: »

as i already said the ''female cleaner'' has set times so which gives the girls a chance to be dressed

?

That may be the case at her university but it certainly isn't the case everywhere.

Savvy_Sue

worriedsik wrote: »

10am but does that really matter ?

Well, yes, I think it does.

If this chap had been walking into rooms before 9 am, then I wouldn't consider that reasonable. But given that he probably has several hundred of these to deliver, quick knock on the door, cable in, job done, seems like a reasonable approach to me.

I take your point about her privacy, but the chap has a job to do - giving out the cables in a timely and efficient way. We've already established that they can't be left in the communal area, and frankly my experience of students going to collect something is that they don't read the information, or can't get to wherever the thing is to be collected at the times it's available. Plus the university then has to get signatures from everyone to make sure that Fred doesn't pick up 3 and none are left for Freda.

but then I've got boys, so what would I know?

Personally, I'd take it as an opportunity to establish how she can safely secure her room while she's in bed, and move on.

Oldernotwiser

worriedsik wrote: »

as i already said the ''female cleaner'' has set times so which gives the girls a chance to be dressed

?

That may be the case at her university but it certainly isn't the case everywhere - I've been a student and a cleaner in halls of residence and I've not come across a set time before.