“Hola amigos, I know it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya…”
I am not sure if anyone noticed that I deleted my previous post about my job with Mitinet ("Mighty-net"). I deleted it after I was laid off that job after about 2 months. I called librarians around the country and tried to get them to download and try out the company’s software for cataloging books. They were giving away the basic version for free in hopes that the schools will buy the full version. The scripts we used to advertise the software weren’t very good. The first one didn’t say enough about what the software does only that it’s really great and it’s free. The second one said too much about what the software does. The third one was not “just right,” but at least it used the tactic of engaging the librarians in helping us out by filling out a survey about the user friendliness of the software.
Apparently librarians are very busy nowadays. They teach classes. They seem to be very brand-loyal to the software and automation systems the already have. Sometimes they oversee several libraries at several schools. Usually the librarians aren’t allowed to download anything to the school or district computer network. They are also quite wary of people calling them to sell something, or even give it to them free. I had one librarian ask me “Will you be sending me a box?” and I said “huh?” because I didn’t know what she meant. She asked if I would send a box of books (from a publisher) to preview and then later on charge her school for them. I said no. I think that maybe she gave me her email address in order to get the email link to download the freeware. Mostly I got told that they didn’t have the time to talk. I had a rather nasty principal of a school tell me that she wouldn’t allow me to talk to the librarian because she would not allow me to sell anything. People can be rude.
I thought it was pretty interesting that I called several one room schoolhouses in South Dakota. When I asked for the librarians, the person who answered the phone seemed to act stunned, like a deer in headlights. Then they said “we don’t have a library” and explained that they were only one room schoolhouses, as if I should already know that. At other schoolhouses I kept on asking for the same librarian who worked at the school “in town.” I guess the one room schoolhouses were in the middle of the country and they were affiliated with one town’s school district.
Last Wednesday I didn’t particularly feel like going to work, so I called in and my boss said “oh you missed the speech.” He told me that the scripts are not working. Even though it receives good reviews, librarians aren’t downloading the freeware or buying the full version. The company doesn’t have enough money to continue paying us “customer care reps” so we are all laid off. I still have my UW Survey center job. I can increase my hours now. I am going to look for another part-time, or maybe a full-time job. All I need is to quit or be laid off about 6-7 more jobs after working only a few months, buy a crappy car, listen to some “cruising music” like REO Speedwagon, and I’ll be just like Jim Anchower. (I quoted him at the beginning of my story. Unfortunately The Onion’s archives of Jim Anchower articles are now subscription based.)
4 comments:
As a self-professed Christian woman, what caused you to "not particularly feel like going in" and then calling in to work and writing about it in your blog without any reflection? It seems that could say a lot about what makes up your faith. Isn't that lying, and lying a sin? It would be more impactful to see you acknowledge that this wasn't right, but you blew right past an opportunity God could have used for others who read this site out there. Be careful of your witness to a watching listening world.
Thank you for your comment, but I wrote what I wrote because I did what I did. No, it's not a good thing to intentionally skip work, but I didn't particularly feel contrite about it. I wasn't intending to make this a ministerial blog.
Yet then I'm really curious what you think really defines someone as a Christian. Regardless of what forum is used - personal blog, ministerial blog, etc. as a Christian your life is your witness. What you do is reflective of your inner life. If you are born again, your inner life includes the work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit won't allow you to walk through life without a broken and contrite heart. Yet it seems you are saying it's OK to not be penitent over your sin. A Christian is a representation of Christ no matter where you are or what you do. Yes we are saved by faith, but doesn't Jesus himself say those who love me will obey me? Is it OK then for a Christian to skip out on daily repentance and walk in bitterness or denial of sin? Is that person really following Christ or following their own will?
Anonymous, can we please take this discussion off the blog? Email me at rhondie28 (at) myway (dot) com. (Please insert the symbols in the proper places. I don't know if people can phish my email and send me spam or not.)
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