I don't know what's happening...either I'm growing up or I've become a prick. I think I've grown up. For some reason this past summer I actually cared about my job. Kind of. When push came to shove, I actually followed the rules, which cause one customer mutter in disgust, "Some people take their jobs too seriously!"

But I don't! It's SA! I hate SA! But I'm not going to bend a rule just so Joe Customer could save a buck. Maybe I would've in the past, but it's just not worth it.

Something similar happened tonight at the library. A newer girl was working (she started last May Term) and she allowed a student to take a book from the permanent reserve collection without checking it out because the student just wanted to photo-copy it, which is literally like 5 feet away from our desk. Seems reasonable, right? But it's against the rules. You have to check everything out, even if you'll bring it back in a minute. I've always thought it was dumb rule. I used to break it for my buddies.

But not tonight. I just couldn't let it slide. I had to correct the girl (I hate doing that in front of other students because I know it embarrasses the worker) and made her do it right.

So have a grown up? Or am I just a prick?

I hope it's the former.