It’s amazing how many people make comments with and without thinking! The next time you meet me or a librarian, please DO NOT say any of the following statements or phrases, or I’ll have to shush your ass.
“You don’t look like a librarian!”
How does a librarian look? I like to shatter the librarian stereotype by any mean necessary. Do we all wear glasses, sweaters and a bun. Oh no wait, that's the sexy librarian. Or are we all old, and have been working in the library for the last 40 years.
“That seems like a boring job.”
Nothing could be further than the truth, everyday I lean something new. Why just a few day, I discovered, I love Skulls. Really, I love helping and teaching people. On Saturday, I helped three patrons rewrite their resumes, and upload them to Monster. On Sunday, there’s a little patron, who looks for me to help her with her homework. It may sound corny, but I absolutely love it. Not to mention all of the networking, conferences, staff developments workshops, etc. I am going to Chicago in July for the Library Association’s annual conference.
“You’re so lucky your job is recession proof.”
Not! People were in a recession, I read the article, did you read the article? Although I am not worried, if I get laid off, I will finish school a semester earlier, than if I were working full time. Not to mention, I would have time to complete a 150 hour internship.
Also, there are lots of freebies and advantages for unemployed people. I could spend even more time at the library, doing homework. I would finish school a semester early, and then move on. Hmmm.
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