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gesundheit) wrote2011-06-27 09:42 pm
gesundheit) wrote2011-06-27 09:42 pm
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July 25
Oh happy day!
After three years of Reference Librarian-ing, Volunteer Coordinating, and being the (unofficial, then official) go-to person for tech support at my library branch, I have been asked - nay, commanded - to begin a new job as Assistant Systems Librarian for the library system. While tech-supporting my co-workers is its own special kind of hell, I am thrilled that I will dealing with The Public in a very, VERY limited capacity at most. And not at all coordinating volunteers, which is very much like herding very unmotivated cats.
As of July 25 I will be joining a team SO EXCLUSIVE that I'll be doubling it by joining, so that'll be fun. However my new boss is totally awesome. Scotty (as I'll refer to him here), our systems specialist, is sort of the surlier, Scottish version of my dad. Not only does he take no crap, but he expects the same from me. "If they have a problem," he tells me, "send 'em to me."
Of course, even cool jobs have their downsides. To this one there are two small ones: there is no pay raise... at least not this year, due to the budget crunch. (County employees have been required to take five furlough days this month to make up for the county's fuckups.) But Scotty has told me that he thinks there should be, so maybe in the future it will happen. In the meantime, I'm the youngest, lowest-paid member of administration, but a member of administration nonetheless. Which means I get to go to Super Secret Meetings and learn interesting things as well as probably bite my tongue a lot and NOT run and share stuff on my blog.
Also, there is the matter of the "morning person" schedule. No more weekends (yay!) but also no more coming in late to work evenings (boo!). On the other hand, I won't be expected to be bright and cheerful and helpful to The Public first thing in the morning, either. I can scowl and swear and mutter to myself if the spirit moves me. And there will be coffee. Oh yes, there will be coffee.
After three years of Reference Librarian-ing, Volunteer Coordinating, and being the (unofficial, then official) go-to person for tech support at my library branch, I have been asked - nay, commanded - to begin a new job as Assistant Systems Librarian for the library system. While tech-supporting my co-workers is its own special kind of hell, I am thrilled that I will dealing with The Public in a very, VERY limited capacity at most. And not at all coordinating volunteers, which is very much like herding very unmotivated cats.
As of July 25 I will be joining a team SO EXCLUSIVE that I'll be doubling it by joining, so that'll be fun. However my new boss is totally awesome. Scotty (as I'll refer to him here), our systems specialist, is sort of the surlier, Scottish version of my dad. Not only does he take no crap, but he expects the same from me. "If they have a problem," he tells me, "send 'em to me."
Of course, even cool jobs have their downsides. To this one there are two small ones: there is no pay raise... at least not this year, due to the budget crunch. (County employees have been required to take five furlough days this month to make up for the county's fuckups.) But Scotty has told me that he thinks there should be, so maybe in the future it will happen. In the meantime, I'm the youngest, lowest-paid member of administration, but a member of administration nonetheless. Which means I get to go to Super Secret Meetings and learn interesting things as well as probably bite my tongue a lot and NOT run and share stuff on my blog.
Also, there is the matter of the "morning person" schedule. No more weekends (yay!) but also no more coming in late to work evenings (boo!). On the other hand, I won't be expected to be bright and cheerful and helpful to The Public first thing in the morning, either. I can scowl and swear and mutter to myself if the spirit moves me. And there will be coffee. Oh yes, there will be coffee.