When you call a bookstore (especially the one where I work), after I answer the phone and ask what I can help you with, the correct answer is not "I'm looking for this book (sometimes followed with "and I wanted to see if you have it")" and then stop talking. I can't read your mind. I do, however, have thousands of books to choose from. Would ( Read more... )

It never amazes me how surprised some customers get when they realize that I work for a business that is trying to make money. I know, I know. It's extremely rare in a capitalist society, but my store has always leaned toward the Bohemian side of things. I was working in romance the other day (I now shelve romance, scifi/fantasy and the new age ( Read more... )

Blech. I'm sick. Again. One of the, ah, joys of working in the children's section is catching whatever plague germs is are (ETA: Great subject/verb agreement there, Muse.) going around the elementary schools. I'll be glad when I'm out of there for good and my health improves. I've never had allergies before I started working there, but with ( Read more... )

Part of my job is buying books back from the public. In the year (almost eighteen months) I've worked there, I've managed to be mostly objective when it comes to books and media I don't like. Everyone has their biases. When a book I want to read or a CD by a group I love comes in, I'll bump the offer up somewhat. But when it comes to awful ( Read more... )

I hate zombie dreams. They always leave me feeling disoriented and disturbed. Like last night. There were zombies and I remember having to get away from them, but I think my subconscious was confused as to the time period. Sometimes it was late nineteenth century, sometimes it was now. Also, the seasons jumped between winter and summer. The ( Read more... )

I got my car back. Yay! It drives wonderfully. Yay! I have it inspected and registered. Yay ( Read more... )

Sexists suck ( Read more... )

So I had a phone shift today which actually wasn't that bad. Someone calls for the manager and I put him on hold and page him. At the time, most of the staff was at the buy counter for one reason or another ( Read more... )

My four week review is tomorrow. I can't believe I've been working there four weeks now. Though the running gag is it's only my second day. That way, I'll always be a rookie for them to pick on. I've been meshing really well with the entire staff and have been picking up things a lot faster than people thought I would. Like today for instance ( Read more... )

Oh hey! Did you know that The Road is a depressing book? I didn't know either, despite everyone telling me that. I finally picked up a copy of it because Wolf and I want to read it before the movie comes out. I think most of my co-workers told me that it was depressing and I've heard it from several other people who saw me reading it. I'm just ( Read more... )