good morning, one of our vexing library regulars called to ask if we had any books about Machiavelli, he got interested in one & asked how many pages it had, then he asked if I could "at my leisure" look through it & then he'd call me back in "about an hour" so I could tell him what it was about - ThreadSky

renatasnacks.bsky.social • 78 days ago

good morning, one of our vexing library regulars called to ask if we had any books about Machiavelli, he got interested in one & asked how many pages it had, then he asked if I could "at my leisure" look through it & then he'd call me back in "about an hour" so I could tell him what it was about

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jefferydalton.bsky.social•77 days ago

When did you change your name to blinkist

madbookishatheist.bsky.social•77 days ago

I'm currently in a position where I don't need to hold down a job, but shit like this makes me want to go back to customer facing work. I can tell every idiot like this to suck ass. Sure they will fire me, but I can afford it and it would be 100% worth it.

benisch.bsky.social•78 days ago

"No"

mistieblu44.bsky.social•78 days ago

Omg. Please let me know how you handled this….

renatasnacks.bsky.social•78 days ago

I just said I'd be happy to put the title on the hold shelf for him and he didn't really push back, fortunately

alemap-sc.bsky.social•78 days ago

Sorry you had waste your resources on a lazy

anniecardi.bsky.social•78 days ago

“Good thing I have so much leisure!”

libraryfaery.bsky.social•78 days ago

"At your leisure"

Certainly - I should be able to get back to you sometime at the end of 2027.

theebrianschieble.bsky.social•78 days ago

was this a grown man?

renatasnacks.bsky.social•78 days ago

extremely

cinematt.bsky.social•77 days ago

And yet also not.

pravata.bsky.social•77 days ago

I am a librarian at a large law firm where lawyers want me to explain the law

justharris.bsky.social•77 days ago

I’ve used attorneys for decades in my business.
Somebody needs to read it to them…

pravata.bsky.social•77 days ago

I hope that you did not

dementuschikan.bsky.social•77 days ago

Did you tell him about CliffsNotes? Or even Google?

turg26.bsky.social•77 days ago

Yikes!

renatasnacks.bsky.social•78 days ago

broke: it must be so nice to be a librarian, you just get to read all the time!
bespoke: while you're AT WORK, could you AT YOUR LEISURE READ THIS BOOK FOR ME AND SUMMARIZE IT
🙃

renatasnacks.bsky.social•78 days ago

also btw I haven't read Machiavelli but is this one of the tactics he describes

akaharriet.bsky.social•78 days ago

Finally I understand who wants those AI summaries under YouTube videos

renatasnacks.bsky.social•78 days ago

I almost wanted to be like "have you heard any podcast ads for Blinkist because I think that's the service they provide, for a small fee"

thearmoredass.bsky.social•78 days ago

It’s more about strategy/strategic thought instead of tactics per se.

renatasnacks.bsky.social•78 days ago

other greatest hits of this patron:
(during mask requirement era) "I'm a chemist and every time I have to wear this mask it lowers my IQ!"
(after getting charged a damaged book fee for writing all over a library book) "my annotations will be helpful for other readers! I'm doing you a favor!"

jfsculpts.bsky.social•78 days ago

You’re telling me…

You’ve found him?

https://bsky.app/profile/jfsculpts.bsky.social/post/3klnnsedd352j

renatasnacks.bsky.social•78 days ago

you're WELCOME for his HELPFUL CONTRIBUTIONS

bernardoverda.bsky.social•77 days ago

"Ummm...It's about this Italian guy -- his name was Machiavelli -- a few centuries ago few centuries ago he wrote a book of political advice, because he hoped it would help him get his old job back."