“I feel like shit.”

That was the response from a source within AlliedBarton, who wishes to remain anonymous for job security reasons, when I asked about his feelings on the annual bag check policy.

Though the bag checks started less than two weeks ago, enthusiasm amongst the guards has noticeably waned. Most of the time, they haphazardly glance at the backpacks as students walk by. Sometimes, they don’t bother to look at all.

Additionally, the AlliedBarton source expressed discontent over not getting paid more per hour during the weeks leading up to Spring Fling, even though he has to work overtime with less break time.

He said that this policy is different from last year, when he made roughly a dollar more per hour. Larry Rubin, spokesperson for AlliedBarton, was “not aware” of any change in policy in regard to more compensation for employees.

This isn’t the first time that AlliedBarton has come under scrutiny on Penn’s campus.

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