Librarian is the new Postal

Aug 31, 2009

{ Another Monday at the library }

-Excellent

Fighting with kids about why they can’t play the game where they dismember the naked lady with a chainsaw on the library computers, obese female patrons with shirts so low that I get an exposed nipple shoved in my face when they ask for Innanet help, and the hamster has barricaded himself in his little plastic house after being screamed at by a dozen shrill toddlers. Must be Monday.

Labels: computer, gerbil, Monday, nudity

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Aug 20, 2009

{ Flattery; we don't have it here }

-Excellent

When I am under a desk, ass in air, with a tape measure in my mouth, it is not a good time to say: “You see that girl over there? She’s our reference librarian. You go ask her.”

Especially when the lady only wants to make a complaint about our selection of resume books.

Talk to the ass, lady.

Labels: coworkers, Library, reference

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Aug 19, 2009

{ library stereotypes prevail }

-Excellent

The only thing more disturbing than a coworker who reinforces the old librarian stereotypes is the library employee who shows up at work with a fake plastic bun pinned to the back of her head......

Labels: librarian, Library, stereotype

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Aug 10, 2009

{ Another Mondaze }

-Excellent

Can’t even begin to describe the chaos I walked into today.... Oh. Yeah. It’s a Monday.

Couple of overheard tidbits within the first five minutes:

On trying to give a patron back the ten cents he left in the copier: “You keep it. They’re going to lay you off anyway.”

My coworker to patrons who need help using the self-checkout computers.: “I can’t help you, you have to do it yourself.” (Customer Service? We apparently don’t have it).

Labels: budget, customer service, Monday

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