Thursday, July 19, 2007

Changes again???

I was told today by both SH and SW that SW will check records before giving them to me to check in, so I wouldn't have to print out MARC records and give them back to SW. When SH told me, she said after checking them in, I could go put them on the shelf and then shelfread. I'm not sure if they are doing this because someone thinks I don't know the records, or that i'm not doing my job. I don't know if this is supposed to help me or just make feel inadequate even further. I'm afraid to ask to have this put into writing, but I might need it to protect myself. I need a private talk with SH if I can get her alone long enough.

I'm going to push up my job search because I don't need this kind of stress.

Monday, July 16, 2007

I give up

I don't even know why I try to talk to anyone about this place. I can't be the only person who doesn't like to be talked down to.

I talked to RB. today, and BC. came by, and was asked to come in. As usual, she turned things right around and made me feel like a spineless, brainless idiot. I don't remember 90% of the things she said she covered - if I was even in the meetings she mentioned. I don't think I was in the meetings- and I know I missed one or two - and was late to at least one because I was told that I didn't need to come in early. SH. told me that I hadn't been told about the DRCh being serials; and I do not recall ever seeing it mentioned before by BC. As far as some of this other stuff...Mrs. Q said to leave the local call number blank; no one ever told me anything else. I know no one said anything about the 001 and the 008 fields before Susan told me about it about 6-8 months ago.

If I have been making mistakes, then instead of fixing them and forgetting about them, they should have been brought to my attention. If I don't know that I've made a mistake, I can't know that what I did was wrong.

I do know that she has said things and then turned around and done the opposite - for example, telling us that she didn't care if we even did 5 a day, as long as they were right. Yes she did. If we only did 5 a day, she'd tell us we were behind.

BC would tell us to do 5 a day as long as they are good, SH turns around and demands 7-10 every nite, and tells me to use the best record I can find.

It's also not like other people in this place haven't made mistakes. I give up. I'm going to start keeping my eyes open for another place to go; this place is making me crazy.

She was talking to me like I was a child. I felt like just getting up and walking out. I am proud that I didn't cry like I usually do when I get mad. I guess that I just figured that it doesn't matter anymore. To tell you the truth, I don't much like working here anymore.

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Whew

There are some times that I really wish I was someplace else when I'm at work. Tonight was one of them.

It seems that every time I do something, it's wrong. Even if I do it according to the way I was told to do it. On top of that, the way I'm supposed to do things now is making my workload increase timewise, which means that I will have less time to do whatever I need to do. With SH. having me shifting, and labeling (which now I'm doing totally wrong), and all sorts of other things, I don't need extra work.

Not to mention that I was made to feel like I am brainless. Contrary to BC's belief, I DO have a brain. I tried to explain to her that I DO know what the MARC record information says. I couldn't tell you what the field number is. The things I don't understand about it are things that I don't need to know anyway. I don't know why she insists on treating me the way she does, but I'm to the point where I am going to come in and talk to RB. tomorrow or on Monday. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to be treated as demeaning as that.