Library Technician

Madame was away today. Peaceful, friendly people visiting the library and seeming to feel comfortable chatting with me! Got plenty done, lovely relaxed day.

Didn't have to think about the weeding mess up. Tomorrow will do, if she shows up.

Ngyahhhhhhhh!

She decided to do some of the weeding herself didn't she? Usually she just chooses the stuff to go and lets me do the rest. Yesterday and today she did the rest of the work and pub about 40 books out in the box for the staff to take stuff from. I was really suspicious right from the start, but I couldn't figure out what to say without being too confronting. Today it just popped out "have you put those books on the list?" What list? You know, the list we keep for accountability? We had a conversation about it, I told you what I was doing. She says "I don't think so!" Yes I did, I says, and you indicated it was a good idea. Brushes it off she does "we've never done that before". In truth I don't know for certain if we do need to keep the list, she was suppose to check with the records manager to find out what our requirements are and of course she never did. I was keeping the list to be careful.

But wait, there's more! (no steak knives though)

After she left I grabbed a couple of books from the box because I had a sneaking suspicion ... and I was right ... she hasn't deleted them from the national database! Kinetica. Isn't that clever? Half the books have already been taken so there's no way of cleaning up after her.

Question is what do I do next? The options are: ignore it, it isn't my problem, I know the quality of my work and if it ever came out I can quite confidently say my stuff was good. I could talk to someone else, maybe the manager, and ask her to just have a conversation with madame during which she could check if the books have been deleted from Kinetica and (if it's necessary) if she's kept a list. That feels like being a tiddle tat. Mention it similarly to someone different who might have the required conversation with madame without taking it to the manager. Ask madame myself and weather the resulting storm. Could be a good way to get out of my contract coz it would be impossible work with her afterwards.

Dunno. Thank goodness it's the weekend. Have to stop thinking about it now.

Madame was snappy cranky today. Don't know why and don't care. I felt ok about the way I handled her, just answered the things I needed to and when she took to mumbling comments I just ignored her. If I couldn't hear her I couldn't hear her. Brat.

The job I've applied for has been held up because someone called in the union to look at the way the job has been classified. They hope to get it resolved without having to readvertise. Painful.

I've been thinking about what other courses I could do that could help me get a permanent job of some variety. And probably out of libraries since I have no confidence that I can keep getting library jobs until retirement. I'm actually thinking of doing a TAFE accounting course. That might give me a better chance of getting office work.

Tomorrow night I am assessed for two more modules in my assessment and workplace training course. I have to teach a small group which isn't something I find difficult. That will give me 6 out of 8 modules.