October 17, 2006
But Seriously
Take Two: As I listen to and observe the well-nigh incessant whining, complaining, outrageous rudeness, and (yes) even stupidity of our patrons here at the library, I am frequently tempted to blog about them. However, these occurrences are so frequent, and the specifics pass out of my memory so quickly, that it just generally doesn't happen. But seriously . . .
What is it with you people who don't understand me when I say, "All of the computers are taken"? No, really. They are. All of them. No, I don't have any special computers set aside for college students. Or old people. Or people with 11 fingers, people who prefer Burger King to McDonald's, or freaking Somolian refugees. No. I do not have a computer that I am saving just for you, Mr. John Q. Public, you egomaniacal freak of nature. You are not important. You are not special. You are not even very well-liked. Take a number and wait like everybody else. Or better yet, go buy your own dang computer. I promise it'll always be set aside just for you. Unless you have relatives or friends who visit you at home (which I find doubtful, at best).
You make me sick.
Posted by Jared at October 17, 2006 10:52 AM | TrackBackWorking at a library for three years destroyed an optimism I once had for humanity =/
Posted by: Andrei at October 17, 2006 08:07 PM*any =)
Posted by: Andrei at October 17, 2006 08:08 PMAs sad as this sounds (even to me), I can see this "But Seriously" becoming a regular or semi-regular feature of your blog, at least for as long as you're dealing with stupid library clients. Which is to say, at least as long as you're working as a library.
On second thought, it could continue as long as you're working in any job in which you deal with people...
Posted by: Martinez at October 17, 2006 09:10 PM