I don't 'hate' it quite yet but it's losing its shine a bit. Everyone there is apparently divided into one of two factions and the one side feels like they are being edged out and forced to leave and all this drama. Hearing the other side makes me think that they really aren't paranoid and that this is truly happening. However, I just want to go in, put in my time and leave and not get mixed up in all the melodrama.
There is this older librarian there who I was warned about - warned that she was bossy and pushy and that I shouldn't listen to her, that she has no authority over me and all that - and she's been nothing but nice to me! She thinks I'm being taken advantage of, though, and I have to say that I kind of agree. Today I was only scheduled to work the reference desk from 5-6pm and ended up working it from 2-6pm because the one librarian suddenly had to run to the bank and the other librarian had to go to a meeting. What would they have done if I hadn't been here to sub for them? But then again, why else am I here as an intern if it isn't to sort of be taken advantage of. I mean, it's not like they are asking me to murder people or work myself to the bone. It's just sitting at the reference desk, waiting for questions. All day I probably had like four questions. And at least if I get to sit at the reference desk, I have a computer in front of me and therefore can surf the Web if I need to.
I am a little worried about Saturday when I'll be all alone without any other reference person here. Hopefully it will be really, really dead.
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