September 01, 2012
In the previous post I mentioned the unwelcome fact that the textbook category "under 200 bucks" was in the
minority for me this year by a wide margin.
This was demoralizing, but
not as demoralizing as it must be for the people who work in the
bookstore. These kids and their parents can't get in the face of the
provincial, detached professor that ordered a 274 dollar book with no
resale value because it comes with a one use online access code...because
they'll get expelled.
However, they can scream at the clerk...who works for the store that ordered the book they were told to order by the professor...
...or weren't...as I explained to one angry angry mother who as I walked
past was berating a stock clerk and demanding to know why the bookstore
didn't even have the book her darling little social promotion needed.
You see, several professors do not order their books, expecting the
students to buy it online....before the semester starts. I happened to
have in hand my syllabus for a class where that was the case and showed
it to her.
She stopped screaming at the clerk, but damn...
No effing class...
I was out of the bookstore in 40 minutes which was an impressive
performance by their staff, but the staff are stuck in there dealing
with angry entitled millennials and their parents 7 days a week for
about 3 weeks straight.
I'm glad I don't work in retail any more.
Posted by: The Brickmuppet at
03:52 PM
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