Thinking about BK telling off that papering house guy made me think of times when i've wanted to tell people off.
This week at the library, I went and filled out requests for 8 books.
Whenever I reserve a book, I always ask the librarian to process my request while I wait. That way I can see that I've actually filled out all the information. And I can find out how many other people have reserved the book.
I just assumed that this was standard practice, because they have always been happy to do it.
Well when I asked this time, the woman looked at me like I was crazy.
She couldn't imagine having to do this.
Now granted there were 8, and at 30 seconds each, it would have taken her maybe 5 minutes.
But since the library had just opened, and since there was nobody else there, and since there were 3 other librarians at the same desk ... I thought maybe if I asked nicely.
Well she was having none of it. She brought me to the reference desk, who was also having none of it.
I tried to explain that I would be very happy if I could this myself, but the only way I could find out how many people were ahead of me for the book, was if she helped me.
She finally said that she understood. And that she wished the system was different. Then she offered to do it while I read a newspaper.
Although she wasn't too happy to be doing it.
Have I lost my mind? Was this really an outrageous request? I didn't get angry, but I was very persistent.
Personally I just thought that the first lady was being lazy, since it would have been a little bit of trouble.
But in the time that it took her to complain, she could have done what I'd asked.
