The Vent - Part Trois

[Krikit 1,164]

Write them an anonymous letter if it's bothering you so much.

If you can think of a reason not to write them an anonymous letter, let it go.

[Sprailenes 47]

Well I don't know what I'd do! Lol

It's such a sticky situation you know?

I'd just mind my own business...but that's just me.

I spilled coffee on my pants.

Lol.

Edited April 15, 2010 by Sprailenes

[ScooterMac 2]

So, our board of directors at work is supposed to meet every month, on the second thursday of the month. Our president often sends reminders, but just as often forgets. Last week (being the second thursday), I called the other board members, only to find that they all either assumed we didn't have a meeting because the reminder didn't get sent out, had made other plans, or were out of town.

Normally, I wouldn't complain about not having to sit through a meeting, but not having this meeting on time meant that I didn't have our proposal for continued funding from the school board ready when we were supposed to present it on Monday. Instead, I gave our quarterly report, and had to listen to the president of our school board crack jokes about how we were supposed to have presented our proposal, but "Surprisingly, this year, April came right after March!", which is business speak for "if you don't have this the next time you're in front of us, you're screwed."

So, our board members now know our proposal is due at the begining of May. Being that today is the middle of April, I figured, okay, our board would have their meeting toinght, since they all forgot last week.

......wrong. No meeting.

I'm not in a position to write this proposal myself - it has to be voted on by our board and I need help from our secretary and treasurer for the necessary information.

*headdesk*

Sometimes I dream of going back to a callcenter job instead of a non-profit *lol*

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Ant - you might also consider... there are natural consequnces in place for whatever these folks are doing (did you ever say the exact nature?). Is it just a case where they don't know the proper procedure? None of us really knew how it all worked until we stumbled upon VJ, otherwise many of us would have accidentally goofed without any bad intentions.

Anyway...just a thought. if you do nothing, what do you think will happen?

[Krikit 1,164]

OMG, Scooter. I'd be furious!

[ScooterMac 2]

OMG, Scooter. I'd be furious!

I am, especially since I missed our March meeting because we were out of town attending a conference (at what was mostly our own expense). I'm the only paid member of staff ("Executive Director" lulz), but I don't have the ability to do...well, pretty much anything without the board's consent. I work 12 hour days M-F (I couldn't afford to work just the non-profit, doesn't pay enough), work 4 hours one saturday a month (elementary school day), and usually a full day at least one other saturday a month (community service event, open house, cleaning day, etc). I have to go to community organizations, churches, civic clubs, etc. to BEG for food/volunteers/donations, I'd say on at least a bi-weekly basis. I usually only have one or two other volunteers (for watching 30-60 teens), and none of our board members volunteer on a regular basis. A lot of time I feel like I'm the only one putting any effort into this thing (other than my beloved husband, of course) and it wears me down and frustrates the living ####### out of me.

Thanks, VJ, for giving me a place to vent

[lgg 2]

Choking on my lunch over here!

lol, lol, lol, lol!

*hack*

Well I don't know what I'd do! Lol

It's such a sticky situation you know?

I'd just mind my own business...but that's just me.

I spilled coffee on my pants.

Lol.

[Sprailenes 47]

Lol! Oh no! don't choke lgg!

If you die I'll call for

But don't worry I know the heimlich... see:

Lol.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Lol! Oh no! don't choke lgg!

If you die I'll call for

But don't worry I know the heimlich... see:

Lol.

You have breached Interwebz Netiquette by inserting far too many emoticons per post. You get a 30 second time out to read lolcat captioned pix.

[Sprailenes 47]

hi Rob and Mel!

Oh no! 30 minutes?

Well I better get started Lol!

*readz* I iz'nt dead... I iz in timeout.

[The_Dude 1,142]

hi Rob and Mel!

Oh no! 30 minutes?

Well I better get started Lol!

*readz* I iz'nt dead... I iz in timeout.

[Varba 0]

I hate when my boss who's in charge of technical stuff has to go offsite.

Everytime he does, everything dies.

Today, my work laptop won't boot (looks like the motherboard fried), we lost a router for an hour (afterwhich it randomly booted and connected), we lost vpn connectivity for an hour or so, and now one of my VM servers tanked for no apparent reason.

ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH.

[The_Dude 1,142]

I hate when my boss who's in charge of technical stuff has to go offsite.

Everytime he does, everything dies.

Today, my work laptop won't boot (looks like the motherboard fried), we lost a router for an hour (afterwhich it randomly booted and connected), we lost vpn connectivity for an hour or so, and now one of my VM servers tanked for no apparent reason.

ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH.

NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD RAGE!!!!!!

[lgg 2]

I haz a sad.

rob you are a

but your hilarity makes me

You have breached Interwebz Netiquette by inserting far too many emoticons per post. You get a 30 second time out to read lolcat captioned pix.

Varba, I can relate.

I baked a bundt cake today. Chocolate. Want me to slice a piece on your mother board?

I hate when my boss who's in charge of technical stuff has to go offsite.

Everytime he does, everything dies.

Today, my work laptop won't boot (looks like the motherboard fried), we lost a router for an hour (afterwhich it randomly booted and connected), we lost vpn connectivity for an hour or so, and now one of my VM servers tanked for no apparent reason.

ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH.

[ValerieA 350]

I hate when my boss who's in charge of technical stuff has to go offsite.

Everytime he does, everything dies.

Today, my work laptop won't boot (looks like the motherboard fried), we lost a router for an hour (afterwhich it randomly booted and connected), we lost vpn connectivity for an hour or so, and now one of my VM servers tanked for no apparent reason.

ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH.

I miss the days I used to mess with our IT department by causing that type of stuff. Good times, good times.

DISCLAIMER: I am not the one messing with your systems. Really. At least, you can't prove it was me.