Today, Tues. June 21, a patron came up to me asking to use a phone when I was at the WD at 2:45. I said we had no public phone, closest one was by Popeye’s (etc). She came back and asked if there might be a charger she can use. I know I see chargers left on reference desks a few times, so I decided to look at the desk to see if any was left behind.
I look in the drawers and I see a charger attached to our plug, though there was no phone attached to it. I imagined a co-worker used the charger for their phone but didn’t take the charger. We checked and it fit the patron’s I-phone. I let her use it. I guess I should have asked her what she needed to call for since all her calls (many) were to different institutions trying to find volunteering opportunities.
So she is on her phone a lot by my desk, so I thought the best thing to do was let her take the charger to the World Language area, if she promise to bring it back.
I went to the WL area to make sure there was available plugs, then when I came back to the WD, I see Shelly, the security guard, talking to the woman. It was Shelly’s charger. The patron asked if she could borrow the charger and Shelly said yes, though Shelly didn’t seem happy about it.
So L came to replace me at 3 and I told her what was going on. I was becoming uncomfortable with the situation, since the patron was by the WD (and the cord was too short to let her stand) and now I can’t have her go somewhere else unless I asked Shelly if the patron can take the charger somewhere else.
I really don't know if Shelly (the cw in the story, though she is contracted to work here, not really a cw) will be pissed at me. Also, my boss came by to log out from work on the computer at the desk; she didn't ask what was going on but still I emailed her the details.
I look in the drawers and I see a charger attached to our plug, though there was no phone attached to it. I imagined a co-worker used the charger for their phone but didn’t take the charger. We checked and it fit the patron’s I-phone. I let her use it. I guess I should have asked her what she needed to call for since all her calls (many) were to different institutions trying to find volunteering opportunities.
So she is on her phone a lot by my desk, so I thought the best thing to do was let her take the charger to the World Language area, if she promise to bring it back.
I went to the WL area to make sure there was available plugs, then when I came back to the WD, I see Shelly, the security guard, talking to the woman. It was Shelly’s charger. The patron asked if she could borrow the charger and Shelly said yes, though Shelly didn’t seem happy about it.
So L came to replace me at 3 and I told her what was going on. I was becoming uncomfortable with the situation, since the patron was by the WD (and the cord was too short to let her stand) and now I can’t have her go somewhere else unless I asked Shelly if the patron can take the charger somewhere else.
I really don't know if Shelly (the cw in the story, though she is contracted to work here, not really a cw) will be pissed at me. Also, my boss came by to log out from work on the computer at the desk; she didn't ask what was going on but still I emailed her the details.
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