My dad introduced our family to a wonderful company called Despair, Inc. a few years ago. They started off selling demotivational posters like the motivational ones you’ve probably seen a thousand times. Now they sell all sorts of stuff, and as someone who has received a backorder notification from them, I can say that all…
Category: work
Dilbert and Me
I often feel lucky as I sit in my cubicle. It’s a nice cubicle, really. There’s plenty of clean storage space that I try to keep as empty as possible for whatever reason, an under-cabinet light so I can have some semblance of control over the space, and a comfy chair that spins pretty well. …
Michael Scott Syndrome
I’m usually decent at filtering what I say, but have recently had a strong desire to try the Michael Scott approach to workplace appropriateness. A patron just told me that I didn’t sound very sure about my answer to her question, and I very nearly said, “Well you don’t look very nice.” Fortunately, Tactful Hannah…
The Stacks Have Ears
Sometimes people make fun of me if I don’t know something off the top of my head. “You’re a librarian. Shouldn’t you know that?” I laugh about it with them, because of course I don’t know about the eating habits of Amazonian lizards, or whatever it was they asked about. But today, I learned that…
Beckoners
I don’t usually get upset by library patrons. I can handle pretty much whatever weird questions, comments, or attitudes they throw my way. There are plenty of patrons who want to talk about really inappropriate and/or personal topics and patrons who are just having a bad day. My job is kind of like being a…
Busy Bee Me
I wanted to be a librarian because education and a love of reading are both things I believe in. I also wanted to have a career that would be low-stress in hopes that I’d be able to stick with it for many years. Funnily enough, the lack of pressure to perform is exactly what bothers…
Goodbye, Good Reads Challenge!
Soon after starting my job in February, I joined some co-workers and their friends in a reading challenge. It sounded like fun. I am, after all, a librarian with a competitive streak. What could possibly go wrong with something that combines those two things? I started reading and filling in categories (a book over 700…
Small, but valuable. 