Student workers

As of last Friday, I still owed UTD a little money, so I went up to the bursar’s office to settle my debt. Incidentally, I also had a few parking tickets. :( Here’s the conversation I had with the student worker.

Student worker: The system is down, so I can't help you.
Jan: Do you know when it will be back up?
Student worker: No. We don't know why it's down, so we don't know when it will be back up.
Jan: Are you thinking this morning, or this afternoon or next Monday...?
Student worker: I have no idea.
Jan: Okay, so do you know where I can pay my parking tickets?
Student worker: Well, you can either pay them here or at the police station.
Jan: I can't pay them here because the system is down.
Student worker: Yeah...
(Jan looks at student worker.)
Student worker: Oh, and another thing. Parking passes will be available on Monday.
Jan: I graduate next Saturday so I don't care.
Student worker: Oh, okay.


After the system came back "up" I went back. I talked to another student worker. She took forever figuring out how much I needed to pay, etc, because I was paying off a short term loan. Afterwards, she gave me my receipt and then went about her work, she filed something, etc. I just stood there and looked at her. I could tell she was getting uncomfortable. Finally she looked up and said, "That's all." I said, "Can I have my driver's license back?"