SETTING— My "liberry" shortly after Eternal Newbie Greenhorn, Ms. S, arrives for her afternoon shift. UberBoss Mrs. A and Next-in-Command Uber Boss Mrs. C are present at the circ desk when Ms. S appears.
MRS. C— (To Ms. S) As soon as you get clocked in, you can go upstairs and read the shelves.
MS. S— No. I'm going to go read the YAs.
(She actually said that, "No. I'm going to go read the YA's." Said it not merely to a fellow employee but to her superior and in front of her Uber Superior. Not, "I'd PREFER to go and read the YA's," but "NO, I'm GOING to go read the YA's.")
(There followed a pause)
MRS. A— (To Ms. S) Mrs. C just told you to go upstairs and read the shelves in non-fiction. That's what you're going to do.
MRS. C— You can read the YA's (which are downstairs) when we're gone. You can only read upstairs while there are other people here to watch the desk.
MS. S— (Grunts loudly in irritation as she shuffles off to do as she was told.)
Shortly after this, Mrs. A followed, taking Ms. S into her office for a more private meeting, the contents of which I can only speculate about. Unfortunately, the end result was merely a verbal reprimand and not an actual firing.
A-MINUS: 12
1 comment:
Either Ms. S has incriminating photos or the folks at your small town library are exceedingly compassionate and understanding when it comes to people's quirks and personality.
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