most important library apprentice virtue and/or personal quality

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One librarian advocates listing the virtues and personal qualities of the staff and apprentices by having a questionnaire like the following filled out for each assistant:

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Are her vibrations pleasant?	3
Can she speak French, German, Spanish, Italian, Yiddish?	2
Has she tact?	1
Has she social qualifications?	1
Has she a knowledge of books?	1
Has she a sense of responsibility?	1
What are her faults?	1
Has she method and system?	1
Is she sympathetic?	0
Can she keep a petty cash account?	0
Has she enthusiasm?	0
Has she executive ability?	0
Is she punctual?	0
Is she neat?	0
Is she cheerful?	0
Has she self control?	0
Is she courteous?	0
Is she patient?	0
Is she kind?	0
Is she a good disciplinarian?	0
Is she accurate?	0
Is she a good worker?	0
Is she willing to wear rubber heels?	0
Is she quick?	0
Has she a pleasing personality?	0

― j., Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:08 (eleven years ago)

http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/thumb_librarian.jpg

http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/08/12/unpleasant-vibrators-need-not-apply/

― j., Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:10 (eleven years ago)

torn between good vibrations + "What are her faults?"

― crüt, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:12 (eleven years ago)

good vibes & rubber shoes

― Adding ease. Adding wonder. Adding (contenderizer), Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:13 (eleven years ago)

thinking of requiring 'method and system' on future dating profile revisions

― j., Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:16 (eleven years ago)

"how well can she pretend to be smart while being full of shit?"

― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:20 (eleven years ago)

"is she completely gorgeous without any pressing competition, thereby relieving her of the necessity to back up her babbling pretensions with anything other than the skillset of a bratty child?"

― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:24 (eleven years ago)

^most important librarian virtue and/or personal quality from the pov of the library apprentice.

― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:26 (eleven years ago)

there's another party, i thought this was that party *backs out*

― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:37 (eleven years ago)

who was it that used to show up in library threads and complain about the worthlessness of librarys? iatee?

― Everyone is awful except you. Wait, no, you are also awful. (jjjusten), Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:45 (eleven years ago)

Ned

― crüt, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:47 (eleven years ago)

I think I remember a scott seward post about having a phobia of libraries or something maybe? or did I imagine that?

― noballs (wins), Tuesday, 12 August 2014 22:48 (eleven years ago)

I thought "rubber heels" was the surefire winner until I got down to "Has she social qualifications?" Now I am thrown into a tizzy.

― Aimless, Tuesday, 12 August 2014 23:46 (eleven years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Friday, 22 August 2014 00:01 (eleven years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Saturday, 23 August 2014 00:01 (eleven years ago)

people.

BOOKS ARE HER LIVELIHOOD

― j., Saturday, 23 August 2014 00:37 (eleven years ago)

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