Harry Potter and the management 'request'

seun · Jul 19, 2007

You'd think working in a library I'd be first in the line for Harry on Saturday. As it turns out, I'm fourth in the holds list (which currently totals 35 people). I've had word that the high up management want me to give up my hold so a child can get the book first. So I either say no and feel like a total git or wait until payday to buy the book by which time the whole world will know the ending.

What would you do?

dclary · Jul 19, 2007

I'd realize it's just a friggin book and pick the choice that doesn't involve getting the people who sign your paycheck all pissy.

aadams73 · Jul 19, 2007

Is it really a child next on the list? If so I'd give it up. If it's just another adult, stuff them.

seun · Jul 19, 2007

Yeah, it probably is a kid. I know I'll give it up; it's just cheesed me a bit in that the management think everyone can afford to buy a book whenever they want to.

Roll on payday.

dpaterso · Jul 19, 2007

If you were a wizard working in a magic shop, I could see as how you might have reading rights.

Yeah, I'd make the sacrifice but make a big drama out of it, "You're absolutely right, it's the kids that matter, never mind that I'm a big kid and this is the highlight of my year and I'm going to be terribly upset, I'm taking my name off the list."

As revenge, you can always lean forward and whisper made-up endings to the lucky young readers.

-Derek

dclary · Jul 19, 2007

seun said:
Yeah, it probably is a kid. I know I'll give it up; it's just cheesed me a bit in that the management think everyone can afford to buy a book whenever they want to.

Roll on payday.

Books are, honestly speaking, relatively cheap. Granted, they're a shitload more expensive that ever, and WAY more than they're worth at full retail. But yeah... pretty much everyone CAN afford to buy a book whenever they want to.

seun · Jul 19, 2007

Not this side of payday, matey.

MattW · Jul 19, 2007

Did they ask the top three people to give up their spot? Are they children? Can the management ensure that the first child who borrows the books doesn't give it to their parents before returning it?

scarletpeaches · Jul 19, 2007

Screw the kid. Let their parents buy the book for them. Besides, by the time it gets to their turn on the list, someone will have spoilered it for them anyway.

You keep your place on the list, and enjoy reading the book. I would. If I was too cheap to buy my own copy, of course.

seun · Jul 19, 2007

Sod it. I'm just going to wait for the film.

scarletpeaches · Jul 19, 2007

Bwwaaaaaaaaaawwwkkk!

swvaughn · Jul 19, 2007

seun said:
Not this side of payday, matey.

Second that.

Some peoples is broke as a joke. Some peoples just had the power company show up to shut things down and had to write a rubber check.

Some peoples think they might go work in fast food again, since the job market in this town is pretty much McDonalds or convenience store.

Some peoples wonder why they bother... anyway, my empathies to ye, seun.

maestrowork · Jul 19, 2007

Give the child the book and suck it up and buy it yourself.

Karma, my friend. Karma.

scarletpeaches · Jul 19, 2007

And what if that kid is the Son of Satan, Ray? What then?

maestrowork · Jul 19, 2007

More the reason to give the damn kid the damn book.

III · Jul 19, 2007

The kid buys the book and has to read it out loud to Seun. Everyone's happy. Unless the kid's a crummy reader....

scarletpeaches · Jul 19, 2007

I'll tattoo the book onto my boobies and let seun read (t)it.

maestrowork · Jul 19, 2007

Honey, it's not that big, or long.

scarletpeaches · Jul 19, 2007

Neither are my boobies. :e2brows:

III · Jul 19, 2007

maestrowork said:
Honey, it's not that big, or long.

Nichola eyes the slow pitch, hanging like a meatball over the plate, cranks back the bat and ....

III · Jul 19, 2007

scarletpeaches said:
Neither are my boobies.

Foul tip. (no pun intended)

scarletpeaches · Jul 19, 2007

You can get antibiotics for that.

seun · Jul 19, 2007

I go away for ten minutes and this turns into a smutfest.

Good.

Azraelsbane · Jul 19, 2007

I have a very naughty friend that actually spent about 16 hours with a magnifying glass over the torrent file of the entire book. Based on what he's told me you may be doing the kid a favor by not letting them read it.

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