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Whelp, gonna be a scrub here, but okay.
-Job Description: I actually work two jobs. Both as librarians, but in separate networks (as in, two different local government library networks). Both are part-time, but put them together, and if I get extra hours, I can get around a total of full time hours. Downside is that it means I'm often working 6 days a week, and the travel time is a drag.
One of these positions is that of "library team member, officer in charge," which is a fancy way of saying that I kind of have de facto authority over other staff. The other is simply "librarian," which is the branch I work at one day a week, whereas the other gets all the other hours.
-Don't have a speciality, though specialities certainly exist.
-Whether I like the jobs...this is mixed. I'll spare you my life employment story, but basically, working in libraries is the best job I've ever had, but that's compared to ones that have reached rock bottom (*cough*telemarketing*cough*). Also, what I like/dislike about each branch is going to vary, so without naming names, I'm going to simply divide the answer by branch.
-Branch 1: This is the one of "library team leader," and where I spend the majority of my time. It's...okay. Anything good I could list would be about generally working in lirbaries in general (being around books, work isn't overly strenuous, etc.). Downsides though, I could list a few. First, I really don't like holding the position I do - taking it was on condition of being able to work there at all, but it's a weird situation of me being among the youngest staff members, yet having authority over people who are much older and have many more years of experience. It's an awkward state of affairs, and I don't know why the position went to me when compared to other people, but all I can do is make the most of it. Second, in part by extension of the above point, I'm fairly emotionally isolated. Like, I'm an introvert anyway, but even after working there for five years, can't say I feel close with anyone. In part, it's due to the age difference. Third, I'm working in an area where the majority of people come from non-English speaking backgrounds, so this can sometimes make things hard. Fourth, it takes me two hours each way to get there and back - yes, I could halve that if I used private transport, but I'm still a greenie, so I try to use a car as little as possible (among other things), even in the knowledge that it'll probably count for little.
-Branch 2: This is my preferred branch for a no. of reasons. One, easier to get to (40 minutes). Two, less of a language barrier. Three, I'm almost working with the same group of people, so that's given me a sense of cohesion/friendship with my fellow staff-members there that doesn't exist for Branch 1. Fourth, more upmarket (facilities are better, we've never had security/police problems, etc.) Fifth, the policies are mostly better - branch 1 is absolutely assinine on the conditions books are returned in for instance, and has strict rules on how much we can help members of the public. Branch 2 is more live and let live. Downside is that, again, I work far more at Branch 1 than Branch 2.
Dream job would to be a writer. These days, post everything on FFN, but despite having done so for 15 years, and having taken creative writing courses, there's little to suggest I'd ever have the skills to "make it" in the big leagues. Alternatively, if someone would pay me for editing wikis, I'd gladly take it, but again, that isn't an actual job. I guess third dream job would be something to do with the environment (long story short, did env. management at uni, but couldn't get a job in the field), but that's well and truly passed me by.
Overall, can't say I'm happy with worklife, but a job's a job, and even confining things to personal experience, let alone on a global scale, there's much worse positions to have.