posted @ 19:25...

I can't believe it's been over a month since I last posted. I'm still working at the bank. Actually, although I'm a bank teller, I prefer to be considered a graphic designer and volunteer firefighter who happens to be working as a bank teller. No big deal.

This is my space to rant, so I think I will... If you work at a bank, you'll see where I'm coming from. If you don't, then I apologize if I get a little abrasive... So anyway, when you're at the bank, be prepared. Why are you running out to the car to get your driver's license? Don't you realize that if you're cashing a check you might need to prove who you are? And please don't assume I should already know you. I deal with a lot of people every day, and I, for one, suck at remembering names. I guess a good rule of thumb could be: "When in doubt, show your ID." I get a lot of older people who don't like showing their ID. Yes, I know that times have changed. I know that you used to be able to qualify for a loan via telegraph and be instantly recognized by all bank employees. Well, here in Austin, Texas (in 2001), fraud is everywhere. The first way to protect your money is to ask for ID, among other things. What's more inconvenient to you, reaching into your wallet for your license, or dealing with your finances after someone steals all the money from your account?

Do you think we'll get your transaction done any faster by staring at us? Watching us like a hawk just makes us nervous, which makes us more prone to mistakes -- mistakes made with your money! So chill out.

You're not more important in this world than anyone else. The fact that you have $300,000 in the bank means nothing to me. You should stand in line just as long as the little old lady that's cashing her small social security check. And don't be rude to bank tellers, or retail workers, or fast food people, or whoever. So get off your high horse, because the bank teller that you yell at today might someday be the one putting out your house fire or doing CPR on you.

Yeah, it sucks that you have to stand in line so long on payday. But that's what direct deposit is for. That's what the night-drop is for. Don't get mad at a teller for something that he or she can't do anything about. Feel free to threaten that you want to close your account and take your business elsewhere. With an attitude like that, personally, I'd rather not have to deal with you.

There, I feel better.