Everyday Professional: Maik Richter

“It's all about variety”

Maik Richter sits in the foyer of an office building on Friedrichstraße in Berlin, welcoming each new visitor with a friendly “Hello!” and a smile. He is the first point of contact for tenants, visitors and suppliers. 

Dussmann security guard in uniform standing in front of a Dussmann vehicle

Maik Richter seems as though nothing would ruffle his composure. He has been a security guard at Dussmann for 20 years. During this time, he has seen and experienced a lot – and benefits from it every day. 
 
Today, he is glad that it didn't work out at the fire department, where he wanted to sign on after an apprenticeship as a tiled stove and air heating engineer. He then decided on security services. “My site manager during training was very strict. Nevertheless, I learned a lot from him and have never regretted taking the step to Dussmann.” Today, he is a valued colleague and superior in his team. He has now been a site manager at Checkpoint Plaza in Berlin-Mitte for twelve years. He also supervises the Humboldt Carré and Friedrichstraße 200.  
 
"I have different tasks at the various sites. This variety in my daily work is important to me.” While he is often in contact with customers at Checkpoint Plaza, things are quieter in other properties, such as on Friedrichstraße. As a property manager, Maik Richter is responsible for organizing the team, for example, planning the working hours or vacation times of his 13-person team. The job also includes security duties and acting as a first aider or fire safety assistant in the properties. 
 
His favorite part of the job is property management, and he is always coming up with new, innovative ideas for this. For example, his team no longer records newly delivered parcels in the incoming mail manually, but automatically. With up to nine thousand parcels delivered each year, this saves an enormous amount of time and makes life easier for all colleagues. 
 
And after work? Every day, Maik Richter walks back home through Berlin-Mitte. This walk takes 50 minutes – and helps him to clear his mind and push work into the background again. At home, he then focuses completely on his free time. Until it's time to go to back to work, where he greets the first guest of the day with a smile. 
 
We hope that Maik Richter will remain on duty for Dussmann and safety for the next twenty years and wish him all the best!