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[personal profile] darchildre
Just had a patron come up to the desk and ask if I could help her with something. I said, "Sure, I'd be happy to, but I do need you to pull your mask up over your nose while you're in the library," in my friendly customer service voice.

Friendly customer service voice did not work, because she got all offended and said, "Well, if you'd ask me nicely, I would."

a) Lady, I did ask you nicely.

b) It is Twenty-goddamn-Twenty-Two, we have been doing this for two straight years and you are an adult, I should not have to ask you at all.

The fact that I have to constantly remind adults to act like they care about other people in public and all I get is snapped at (or worse) is increasingly exhausting.

Date: 2022-02-03 09:32 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] silveradept
That was absolutely a nice ask, even if she didn't perceive it because she didn't hear you fawning and begging.

But also, yes, it's exhausting to have to request people to do the bare minimum of caring for everyone else and getting snarled at or compliance only when you're looking at them.

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