Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Head on a Swivel

If you aren’t at the Captain’s Chair, it’s easy to get so focused on what’s in front of you – homework, research, stupid stuff your friends are saying online – that you completely miss people who are waiting to be helped. We’ve all been there. But it has come to my attention that this has happened several times recently, where a line has formed without the First Mate pitching in. For whatever reason, patrons rarely think to go anywhere but the Captain’s Chair, and that means it’s up to the rest of us to remind them that they can get help at both stations. Nobody should be sitting idly by as long as people are waiting to be helped.

So this is a gentle reminder to be like this:


And don’t be like this:

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