{"id":1096,"date":"2014-01-06T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T15:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archivesmouse.wordpress.com\/?p=136"},"modified":"2014-11-21T16:35:24","modified_gmt":"2014-11-21T21:35:24","slug":"airing-of-profession-related-grievances-during-librarianfestivus-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/wrpg211\/2014\/01\/06\/airing-of-profession-related-grievances-during-librarianfestivus-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Airing of (Profession-Related) Grievances during #librarianfestivus [Part 1]"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the first part in a two-part series on the #librarianfestivus debate, this post analyzes many of the views shared during the Festivus holiday celebration of the Airing of Grievances. \u00a0In the second part of this installment, commentary on the event itself will be discussed, as well as any new developments on the subject. \u00a0Stay tuned!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Most people know about Festivus<\/a>, the now-popular secular holiday introduced by Seinfeld<\/em><\/a>. \u00a0Most people also know that Twitter, as is the case with most social media sites, is often used as a forum for complaining. \u00a0Members of the greater library science community recently combined the two, using the hashtag #librarianfestivus to create a virtual “airing of grievances<\/a>,” as per the holiday’s tradition. \u00a0The whole timeline can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

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Quite a few professionals took to the Twittersphere over the last two weeks of December to address their problems with their profession as well as their colleagues collectively. \u00a0Although complaints and gripes are often detrimental, a handful of tweets using the hashtag highlight current issues and trends within the world of library science.<\/p>\n

Complaining About Your Job<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One of the most striking commonalities in the grievances was that some people seem to dislike their jobs, or even their professional career as a whole. \u00a0Both Samantha Hines and Michelle commented on this phenomenon, and Michelle went so far as to assert that plenty of professionals would be willing to take a position currently held by a complainer.<\/p>\n

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If you don't like being a librarian, don't be a librarian. #librarianfestivus<\/a><\/p>\n

— Samantha Hines (@shines) December 20, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n