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| Giggidy, Giggidy. |
Has this ever happened to you:
You are innocently shelving a few books. Suddenly, the hairs on the back of your neck start to tingle. You look around, but see nothing. Then, through an opening on the shelf you see a pair of eyes staring at you. Like a good librarian, you ignore the eyes and go back to the task at hand. You feel a shift in the force. A small, bald man in a grey cardigan and sweat pants nears you. He holds out a piece of paper and asks you where the cook books are. You show him. He thanks you and explains to you about how his wife just had twins and he is in charge of cooking and is completely out of sorts. You smile and tell him if he needs anything to just ask. He thanks you and leaves as you return to the desk. Then some guy hits on you.
Happens all the time. Well, the helping a bedraggled stranger part. Not so much the getting hit on, but when you are a six foot, three inch, 240 pound dude, you do not get much play from the pervert crowd. Except for... nah, not here, not now. However, I have seen this happen often and interviewed a few of my fellow librarians of the female type and come up with a few pointers:
1. Stay calm and professional
2. Keep your distance.
3. Move to a crowded area.
4. Tell someone.
5. Carry mace or pepper spray.
6. Carry a baseball bat emblazoned with the words "Nut-Buster 3000."
7. On your first day, get in a fight with the biggest dude there.
8. Don't eat the yellow snow.
9. Get away from me.
10. You don't have to be faster than the pervert, just faster than your coworkers.
2. Keep your distance.
3. Move to a crowded area.
4. Tell someone.
5. Carry mace or pepper spray.
6. Carry a baseball bat emblazoned with the words "Nut-Buster 3000."
7. On your first day, get in a fight with the biggest dude there.
8. Don't eat the yellow snow.
9. Get away from me.
10. You don't have to be faster than the pervert, just faster than your coworkers.