new job description - public geek

hi web4lib community -
  
   at the public library where i work i asked my supervisor
if i could change my
job title to "public geek."  she's a geek
herself and laughed approvingly at the
suggestion.

    she then explained that it's a bit involved changing a
job title when you
work for a city government, but she said it would be fine if
i described myself
to the public (and co-workers) as the "public
geek."

    i was hired with a different job title, but my
responsibilities truly are
those of a public geek. and so i say...

     i hold these geeks to be self-evident, that all geeks
are created equal and
that they are endowed by their creator with certain kinds of
skills, and that
they pursue curiosity in countless ways in order to better
serve the public.

     and for the support of this declaration, with a firm
reliance on the
protection of our USB Flash drives, we mutually pledge to
each other our lives,
our fortunes and our sacred honor.

       phil shapiro, public geek
       takoma park maryland library

       (washington dc metropolitan area)

-- 
Phil Shapiro  pshapirohis.com
http://
www.digitaldivide.net/profile/pshapiro
http://philsrssfeed.
blogspot.com
http://
www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html

"Wisdom starts with wonder." - Socrates
"Learning happens through gentleness."


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