In the early days of my budding career any opportunity to get “the bleeper” (no such things as mobile phones), the alarm code and a master key was seen as a major coup and definitely a step in the right direction.
As a Supervisor (which was one rung up from a Lifeguard and one below Duty Manager) from time to time the Boss asked if I could cover a weekend in case the alarm went off as none of the management team could do it.
You didn’t get any extra money or anything - just the opportunity to “wear the bleeper” and have a master key!
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