I don't mean to go off on a rant here, but ...
... if you really don't like people, please get a job somewhere other than a public museum!
One of the nephews came with other relatives to town yesterday for a last supper in Chicago before heading off to basic training and all things Air Force, and we spent the afternoon at the Field Museum. (Which, by the way, will supply the next six days of posts in a long overdue return of one of my occasional Theme Weeks - this one called Museum Musings.)
Included in our admission was the 3D movie "Awakening Sue" (a feature on the famous tyrannosaurus rex that is celebrating her 10 year anniversary this year), and we had pre-arranged ticket times for the 3:20 showing. We all headed over to the theater after exiting the climate change exhibit (which concluded with an interactive feature where museum-goers could add their conservation tips to a display by writing on an index card -- said one non-team-player, "feed Al Gore to Sue") and an angry child employee (who was on her cell phone) huffily told us that we could not line up outside the door until 10 minutes before the show.
I asked her what time it was and, when she replied "3:08", I responded: "Would you like to discuss that policy for the next 120 seconds or could my group just be first in line?" She walked away, only to be seen again when she threatened the whole crowd that the 3D glasses she passed out had a security device in them so that she would know if we tried to steal them.
What I really learned from that experience -- she should get a new job, and I should see if I can start a consulting company where I go around and test the limits of the patience of people who must deal with the public. That would be a win-win!
ALL ABOUT SUE:
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/#index
EIGHT JOBS THAT REQUIRE NO EXPERIENCE:
http://www.suite101.com/content/eight-jobs-that-require-no-experience-a83405
AS ALWAYS, THERE's A GROUP FOR EVERYONE ON FB:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2375846781
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