Kay Schenk wrote:
Daniel Carrera wrote:
Kay, I'm sure you mean well, and I don't mean to be too harsh. I tried rewriting the above paragraph, but I don't know how else to put it. I just want you to see how things look from the point of view of those who don't have direct control of the website. It is important that people see their effort being received. For example, I've made and update to the contribution page. It's a very simple one. Just changing a few links, editing a couple of lines. And it just sits there. Look at the comments from Andrew Brown. And where is Nicu? Do you wonder where he went?
I don't think you're being harsh, and I understand your frustration, but again, welcome to the real world. Anytime you're IN a work environment like this that involves MANY people, this is what happens Daniel. I don't know what your current life experiences are, but, given my time here on earth, this has been my discovery.
Hi --
One of the benefits of being old, grey and wrinkled is the plethora of "real world" experience that comes with it, which I think I can say I have -- and frankly, I have never seen the like, whether the project involved one person or 100.
This makes be think of the joke about the two bulls standing on the hill watching the herd of luscious, sexy cows (well, to the bulls, anyway). The young one says, "Let's run down there and do 'it' with one of them!" The older, wiser bull says, "No, let's *walk* down and do 'it' with ALL of them!!"
Even with their different ways of handling their job, both of the bulls would eventually be rewarded in some manner. But I don't see that happening here. What I've picked up from just this current task: too many of the people participating in the website project don't feel needed or appreciated. They can talk all they want, but in truth have really no control or influence on the end result.
In the "real world", an insignificant and unappreciated employee would at least have a paycheck to make the situation a little more tolerable. A volunteer receives no reward other than having a little fun, addressing a challenge, or having an impact in some way, shape or form.
Doing work that never sees the light of day, either because it sits in a box somewhere, or because it's overruled by another group, or because it's "trashed" by someone with a different agenda -- the end result is the same: why bother?
Tam
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