Librarian
(Female, Age 25) from baton rouge, LA
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At a Glance
Current Job
Basic data on your current job
| Job Title | Librarian |
|---|---|
| Salary | $33,000 |
| Other Compensation | None Set |
| Hours/Week | 45 |
| Company Size | (not answered) |
| Location | baton rouge, LA |
| Years Experience | 4 years |
Career Ratings
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| Years in Career | 0 |
|---|---|
| Education | (not answered) |
| Income Rating | 0 / 10 |
| Interest Rating | 0 / 10 |
| Work-Life Rating | 0 / 10 |
| Fulfilment Rating | 0 / 10 |
Current job Q&A
Describe the type of organization you work for.
Community college with a student body of approximately 7500
Describe your job role and responsibilities.
My duties are variable and include assisting students with the search functions of our database, cataloging books and other materials and doing odd jobs such as monitoring the student accessed printers.
Please list an additional benefits (beyond compensation) that you receive.
HMO health insurance, employer matched 401k, 2 weeks vacation, 5 days paid sick leave with an assumed degree of flexibility
Do you feel you are under/over or well/fairly compensated at your current position?
currently undercompensated
Does your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this something you like/dislike about your job? Please explain.
Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
No
Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
No
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A day in the life of…
Please describe a typical workday for you in your current job:
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| 7am to 8am | I arrive at work between at 7:15, fifteen minutes early so I can compose and send a quick email to my boss, alerting him of changes to the meeting later in the day. I then check my inbox. Since there are no work related emails, I answer a few personal ones before my colleagues arrive. |
| 8am to 9am | My boss visits my office at 8:30 to confirm the changes to the later meeting. We then discuss unrelated matters. I leave my office around 8:15 to spend the rest of my workday in the library assisting students. |
| 9am to 10am | I am at the reception desk checking students out when they choose books and other media. Since it’s a slow time of day, I also spend this portion of the day updating our library’s new search system. |
| 10am to 11am | I continue assisting students and updating the computer system. Because of increased traffic, I am unable to accomplish much of the latter. |
| 11am to 12pm | I leave with my boss for lunch. |
| 12pm to 1pm | Upon our return, I continue my earlier duties at the main desk. I will not that this is unusual. I generally return to my office. Today, however, our student worker was sick. |
| 1pm to 2pm | I leave my post to join the meeting. |
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| 11pm to 12am |
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