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Hi, longtime lurker first time poster. I'm a longtime employee in a public library. I love my job and while most of our patrons are great, we do get a lot of problem people. I thought I'd start posting with one of the worst incidents I've ever seen. I'm putting it in quiz form, that just seems to emphasize all the bad choices made here.
You're a twentysomething man who's spent the last few months in the public library using the free wifi from open to close every day and have barely spoken a word to anyone, staff or other patrons. One day you notice an attractive teenage girl who's accompanied by her father and younger siblings. What do you do?
a) do nothing. underage girls are off limits
b) admire her from afar
c) ask her for a date
d) slip her a note with your name and phone number
If you're the man in this story, you chose d. Now what's the best way to slip her this note?
a) when she's not with father
b) when neither her father or siblings are around
c) in front of her father and siblings
Yep, you went with c. What is the best place to slip her this note?
a) in the middle of the main aisle
b) at the service desk
c) somewhere in the stacks
d) follow them outside and give it to her in the parking lot
You picked d- the parking lot. The girl and her family go back inside to report you to the staff. What do you do?
a) leave. you don't want trouble
b) apologize and leave
c) go back inside and act like nothing happened
d) go back inside, apologize and hope it blows over
e) wait in the parking lot for them to come back
You chose e. Of course you did. The father is furious and tells you off. What do you do?
a) apologize
b) get the hell out
c) deny everything
d) tell the father there's nothing wrong with you hitting on his daughter
Continuing the streak you picked d. Father blows up, sends kids back inside and tears you a new one. What do you do?
a) realize you made a big mistake and leave
b) go back in the library
c) argue with the father, then go back inside
You chose c, argued and went back inside. Security tells you to leave. What do you do?
a) leave
b) apologize and ask to stay
c) ignore them. who are they to tell you what to do?
d) refuse to leave and argue with security
e) make a scene by refusing to leave and arguing with security
Keeping up the string of poor choices you went with e. While you're making a scene the father comes back inside yelling at you what a pervert you are. What do you do?
a) leave
b) refuse to leave
c) refuse to leave, keep insisting there's nothing wrong with anything you've done, yell and argue with the father and security
You picked c. The situation has attracted a lot of attention from other patrons. Security has presented you with a notice of trespass and informed you are permanently banned from the library. Staff tells you they are calling the police. What do you do?
a) leave. this just got serious
b) make a show of defiance and leave before the cops show up
c) continue yelling, arguing, and refusing to leave
Yep, you picked c. Police have arrived are telling you to leave. What do you do?
a) leave
b) defy the cops
Being the fine, upstanding citizen you are you chose b. Not wanting to cuff you, drag you out and have a very nasty scene in front of a library full of families and children, the cops thoughtfully allow you to sit and read quietly for 30 minutes until you finally leave under your own power. What's your next step?
a) stay away from the library
b) violate the ban the very next day
You picked b. The manager was absent the day of the incident so you speak to them. What do you say?
a) apologize for the whole incident and plead to come back
b) insist you are blameless and everyone else is at fault
Being the genius you are, you went with b. Manager is not an idiot, repeats you're permabanned and will be arrested if you violate the ban again and tells you to take it up with admin. What do you do?
a) give up
b) threaten the security guards
Was there every any doubt? You picked b. Manager is not intimidated and goes to call the police. What do you do?
a) actually give up, leave and don't bother the library again
b) continue being an ass and get arrested
You picked a. A! Oh frabjous day! You finally made an intelligent decision, left and haven't bothered the library again. Keep it that way.
You're a twentysomething man who's spent the last few months in the public library using the free wifi from open to close every day and have barely spoken a word to anyone, staff or other patrons. One day you notice an attractive teenage girl who's accompanied by her father and younger siblings. What do you do?
a) do nothing. underage girls are off limits
b) admire her from afar
c) ask her for a date
d) slip her a note with your name and phone number
If you're the man in this story, you chose d. Now what's the best way to slip her this note?
a) when she's not with father
b) when neither her father or siblings are around
c) in front of her father and siblings
Yep, you went with c. What is the best place to slip her this note?
a) in the middle of the main aisle
b) at the service desk
c) somewhere in the stacks
d) follow them outside and give it to her in the parking lot
You picked d- the parking lot. The girl and her family go back inside to report you to the staff. What do you do?
a) leave. you don't want trouble
b) apologize and leave
c) go back inside and act like nothing happened
d) go back inside, apologize and hope it blows over
e) wait in the parking lot for them to come back
You chose e. Of course you did. The father is furious and tells you off. What do you do?
a) apologize
b) get the hell out
c) deny everything
d) tell the father there's nothing wrong with you hitting on his daughter
Continuing the streak you picked d. Father blows up, sends kids back inside and tears you a new one. What do you do?
a) realize you made a big mistake and leave
b) go back in the library
c) argue with the father, then go back inside
You chose c, argued and went back inside. Security tells you to leave. What do you do?
a) leave
b) apologize and ask to stay
c) ignore them. who are they to tell you what to do?
d) refuse to leave and argue with security
e) make a scene by refusing to leave and arguing with security
Keeping up the string of poor choices you went with e. While you're making a scene the father comes back inside yelling at you what a pervert you are. What do you do?
a) leave
b) refuse to leave
c) refuse to leave, keep insisting there's nothing wrong with anything you've done, yell and argue with the father and security
You picked c. The situation has attracted a lot of attention from other patrons. Security has presented you with a notice of trespass and informed you are permanently banned from the library. Staff tells you they are calling the police. What do you do?
a) leave. this just got serious
b) make a show of defiance and leave before the cops show up
c) continue yelling, arguing, and refusing to leave
Yep, you picked c. Police have arrived are telling you to leave. What do you do?
a) leave
b) defy the cops
Being the fine, upstanding citizen you are you chose b. Not wanting to cuff you, drag you out and have a very nasty scene in front of a library full of families and children, the cops thoughtfully allow you to sit and read quietly for 30 minutes until you finally leave under your own power. What's your next step?
a) stay away from the library
b) violate the ban the very next day
You picked b. The manager was absent the day of the incident so you speak to them. What do you say?
a) apologize for the whole incident and plead to come back
b) insist you are blameless and everyone else is at fault
Being the genius you are, you went with b. Manager is not an idiot, repeats you're permabanned and will be arrested if you violate the ban again and tells you to take it up with admin. What do you do?
a) give up
b) threaten the security guards
Was there every any doubt? You picked b. Manager is not intimidated and goes to call the police. What do you do?
a) actually give up, leave and don't bother the library again
b) continue being an ass and get arrested
You picked a. A! Oh frabjous day! You finally made an intelligent decision, left and haven't bothered the library again. Keep it that way.
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