tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post5337047854768111927..comments2023-04-26T06:15:08.904-05:00Comments on If I Ran the Universe...: Miracle Workers, Or NotHappy Villainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276030867866594194noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-24510058695456181492009-10-27T08:27:12.202-05:002009-10-27T08:27:12.202-05:00Things I have asked do for patrons that I would no...Things I have asked do for patrons that I would not:<br />1)Take care of their kids while they go shopping<br />2)Type (remember typewriters?) their paper while they wait<br />3)Fill out tax forms or give any sort of tax advice that would get the snot sued out of me and the library <br />4) Diagnose the goiter on their neck, boil on their bum, fungus on their footsie<br />5) Create a professional resume for a patron, "since you're so GOOD on that computer".<br />I can do miracles in finding "that blue book with a picture, I think, of a wombat on the cover", that I can do.<br />Doing patron scut work--nyet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-77365668233097239372009-10-26T21:57:09.880-05:002009-10-26T21:57:09.880-05:00Personally, I'd just want to find the person w...Personally, I'd just want to find the person who did it for him last time and punch him or her in the 'nads for (A) setting this wonderful precedent and (B) not freaking SAVING the stupid thing somewhere on the web or something where it could be retrieved.<br /><br />I guess I'm kind of a tough-love librarian. But you made the best offer considering the time and resources available to you.Kate Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555660993363611776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-18001956808664773952009-10-26T17:06:23.115-05:002009-10-26T17:06:23.115-05:00I agree with Amanda too. I would have done exactly...I agree with Amanda too. I would have done exactly what you did with this patron - only I wouldn't have felt sorry about it. Then again, I <b>know</b> I'm a cynic.GeekChicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-44704719519927592432009-10-26T15:34:44.896-05:002009-10-26T15:34:44.896-05:00Agree with Amanda. I can be the most helpful minx ...Agree with Amanda. I can be the most helpful minx in the world but I'm not gonna sit and hold your hand and I'm not the least bit sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-73397060973342279242009-10-26T09:20:25.304-05:002009-10-26T09:20:25.304-05:00Hey, I'm going to a wedding this weekend and t...Hey, I'm going to a wedding this weekend and the bride and groom don't have enough money for wine. They've just got a bunch of jugs of water. Do you think you could swing by and, I don't know, wave your hand around or something to fix that situation?BeckEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119780316809151433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-4477242672200537132009-10-26T08:31:55.768-05:002009-10-26T08:31:55.768-05:00I meant entitlement-generation types, not entitlem...I meant entitlement-generation types, not entitlement-generations type - got the "s" in the wrong place.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902380558583190500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5511729947412381984.post-46206708121391091032009-10-26T08:30:21.542-05:002009-10-26T08:30:21.542-05:00I guess I'm a cynic, but I don't think it&...I guess I'm a cynic, but I don't think it's our job to perform these kinds of "miracles" and I'm not going to do it. I see a lot of these entitlement-generations type at my university library as well - expecting an A for the minimal amount of work. I'll show you HOW to do it, to the extent that I am able given the need to assist other patrons and supervise the building, but I'm NOT going to do it for you.<br /><br />You did fine. Don't sweat it.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902380558583190500noreply@blogger.com