One of the main reasons for getting my CCW permit is because of my job. I've been working part-time at a local coffee shop in a city of 300,000+ for the last year and a half. We don't have horrible crime rate, but we do have our fair share of crime (especially robberies).
The establishment where I'm employed has about 10 employees working 3 shifts two at a time: AM, Afternoon, and Evening. We generally close at 10pm weeknights and 11pm weekends. 95% of the time, I work the closing shift, usually with one of the girl employees, but sometimes with one of the other 2 guys. When we close, it usually takes us 30-45 minutes to count the money, do dishes, etc. before we can lock up and go home. So for example tonight we close at 11, but we probably won't get out until 11:30-11:45pm. During this time, we are encouraged not to "kick" the customers out, but rather give them the impression that we're closing so they can pack up their laptops and things and leave. The hints we give them are things like turning the lights off (except the kitchen area), turning off the radio, turning off the big neon "Open" sign at the door, you know, subtle things like that.
However, we do not lock the doors, that way they can leave. I hate this policy of not kicking out customers, as it's a secruity risk we take. It would be very easy to rob us, especially since there's only two of us, one usually washing dishes, and the other counting the safe and registers. Usually, I'm the one counting the money, which takes about 20-25 minutes, including counting out the credit/debit card transactions. During this time, we keep one of the double doors locked, but the other unlocked so customers can leave. Sometimes a few friends of the other employee will come in after we've "closed" and hang out while we're cleaning/counting until we lock-up. Usually I don't mind becuase the girls I'm working with have nice friends and from a tactical standpoint, strength in numbers is good, and if there's a bunch of people inside, a robber would hopefully be deterred.
However, when the friends of the other employees start bringing other people with them to hang out while I'm back at the desk handling several thousand dollars in cash. , I tend to get uneasy, especially when some of them eyeball all the money I have through the doorway.
WOW, all that to say: I usually carry IWB under my cooking apron (which I keep tied down around my waist rather than around my neck). When I'm sitting at the back with my apron on, it is very difficult to draw my gun. I was thinking about during that 20 minute time-frame where I'm boxed in at a desk facing away from the doorway to the shop (with my only advantage being a monitor on the desk showing me the securitycamera views of the shop including the doorway), maybe I should keep my gun on the desk so that if a BG ever tries to rob us, I won't have to stand up and go digging under my apron. Should I just keep it on the desk for an easy access, or am I being too paranoid?
The establishment where I'm employed has about 10 employees working 3 shifts two at a time: AM, Afternoon, and Evening. We generally close at 10pm weeknights and 11pm weekends. 95% of the time, I work the closing shift, usually with one of the girl employees, but sometimes with one of the other 2 guys. When we close, it usually takes us 30-45 minutes to count the money, do dishes, etc. before we can lock up and go home. So for example tonight we close at 11, but we probably won't get out until 11:30-11:45pm. During this time, we are encouraged not to "kick" the customers out, but rather give them the impression that we're closing so they can pack up their laptops and things and leave. The hints we give them are things like turning the lights off (except the kitchen area), turning off the radio, turning off the big neon "Open" sign at the door, you know, subtle things like that.
However, we do not lock the doors, that way they can leave. I hate this policy of not kicking out customers, as it's a secruity risk we take. It would be very easy to rob us, especially since there's only two of us, one usually washing dishes, and the other counting the safe and registers. Usually, I'm the one counting the money, which takes about 20-25 minutes, including counting out the credit/debit card transactions. During this time, we keep one of the double doors locked, but the other unlocked so customers can leave. Sometimes a few friends of the other employee will come in after we've "closed" and hang out while we're cleaning/counting until we lock-up. Usually I don't mind becuase the girls I'm working with have nice friends and from a tactical standpoint, strength in numbers is good, and if there's a bunch of people inside, a robber would hopefully be deterred.
However, when the friends of the other employees start bringing other people with them to hang out while I'm back at the desk handling several thousand dollars in cash. , I tend to get uneasy, especially when some of them eyeball all the money I have through the doorway.
WOW, all that to say: I usually carry IWB under my cooking apron (which I keep tied down around my waist rather than around my neck). When I'm sitting at the back with my apron on, it is very difficult to draw my gun. I was thinking about during that 20 minute time-frame where I'm boxed in at a desk facing away from the doorway to the shop (with my only advantage being a monitor on the desk showing me the securitycamera views of the shop including the doorway), maybe I should keep my gun on the desk so that if a BG ever tries to rob us, I won't have to stand up and go digging under my apron. Should I just keep it on the desk for an easy access, or am I being too paranoid?