Re: [AGA-mcm] workloads?

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005, Paul Krombholz wrote:

> Erik, I suspect that your work for AGA is getting a bit too much, especially 
> at conventions.  Correct me if I am wrong.

My workload at the conventions is A/V, which is what I enjoy doing and 
would like to continue doing.  Same deal with the disks and archives -- 
this is what I do best.  I deliberately stay away from doing any other 
jobs at the convention for this exact reason.

If there is anything I once needed relief on, it was this president job. 
Thankfully, others on the board have been very forthcoming in that regard, 
to the point where the "president" is mostly a figurehead except when I 
have to step in and do something official like today.  When someone else 
is ready to take on the responsibility as president, I am happy to pass on 
the torch.

Some of my other jobs have been taken over by others already.  Cheryl now 
handles parts of the website.  Scott has taken over the PayPal account 
management.


> I also think that Karen's workload could stand to be reduced.  Correct 
> me if I am wrong.

Only Karen could answer that, but as far as I can tell, she seems quite 
happy with her current responsibilities as editor.  She delegates the 
production side of things to Cheryl, who also seems quite happy with that 
job as well (but again only Cheryl can answer there).

> There may be other people working heroically behind 
> the scenes that could use some relief.

It's always a tricky matter of finding willing and competent people to 
fill jobs.  I think we've done pretty well in adding new people over the 
past 2-3 years, especially as others have transitioned out.  New folks 
like Kathy, Scott, Cheryl, Ann, Larry and now Phil have all been 
instrumental in getting us to where we are today.  But it's not like we 
have an endless supply of interested and competent volunteers to choose 
from.  As we have seen, even something as simple as having someone be the 
Official Convention Photographer can turn into a mess.

  - Erik

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Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com
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