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For the record, I work at the public library. You could argue that makes me an evil government agent who doesn't deserve to be trusted. I'm used to adults questioning my credibility (I've worked with the public for over a decade), but now even children do it!
We have an ESL class that meets twice a week. Many parents use that as an excuse to dump their kids with us while they're there. It's a pain in the ass, but that's not the point. The point is, I had this one kid, who could not have been older than 7, who believes I'm an incompetent moron. I would check out books to her (which consists of scanning the barcode and printing out a receipt with the due dates, easy stuff) and hand her the receipt. She would then proceed to stand where she was and read the receipt and nag me every two minutes if something seemed wrong. By wrong, I mean that the whole title of the book wouldn't show up on the receipt paper. Of course it isn't going to, because it's a small piece of paper. I tried to explain this to her (her English was just fine, in case you're wondering), but she wouldn't have any of it. She would even ask me while I was helping someone else (don't worry, I made her wait 'til I was done).
As much I hate when people do this sort of thing at, say, the grocery store, I understand why because money is involved. But this child is questioning my abilities as a library employee for what is essentially giving her free stuff! WTF?
Am I a horrible person for being annoyed with this behavior? I think it's good for kids to question, but this is ridiculous! It's pretty degrading when even innocent children think you're a moron!
We have an ESL class that meets twice a week. Many parents use that as an excuse to dump their kids with us while they're there. It's a pain in the ass, but that's not the point. The point is, I had this one kid, who could not have been older than 7, who believes I'm an incompetent moron. I would check out books to her (which consists of scanning the barcode and printing out a receipt with the due dates, easy stuff) and hand her the receipt. She would then proceed to stand where she was and read the receipt and nag me every two minutes if something seemed wrong. By wrong, I mean that the whole title of the book wouldn't show up on the receipt paper. Of course it isn't going to, because it's a small piece of paper. I tried to explain this to her (her English was just fine, in case you're wondering), but she wouldn't have any of it. She would even ask me while I was helping someone else (don't worry, I made her wait 'til I was done).
As much I hate when people do this sort of thing at, say, the grocery store, I understand why because money is involved. But this child is questioning my abilities as a library employee for what is essentially giving her free stuff! WTF?
Am I a horrible person for being annoyed with this behavior? I think it's good for kids to question, but this is ridiculous! It's pretty degrading when even innocent children think you're a moron!
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