Re: [AGA-mcm] contest chai job description

[Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@rightstuffwebsites.com>]

Okay. Pending any corrections, shall we post this notice on the web 
site, on the forum, and/or in TAG?

Cheryl


Larry Lampert wrote:
> I guess you guys already know where I stand on this
> issue from the Board Meeting at the AGA, but just to
> put my two cents in again. I am not in favor of paying
> folks for volunteer positions either. I think it is
> opening Pandora's box for the reasons that Mike, Erik
> and Scott have already elaborated.
> 
> 
> However, I don't think we can rule it out completely
> if we fail in our search to find an adequate
> replacement for the contest. I honestly think that we
> will be able to find a competent volunteer replacement
> I just hope that it happens sooner rather than later.
> 
> Regards,
> Larry
> 
> 
> --- Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@rightstuffwebsites.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Erik Olson wrote:
>>> I also like the write-up, and somewhat like Soctt
>> am shaky on the pay part 
>>> (as I have voiced to all of you before in phone
>> conversations).
>>> Thing is, I also beleive we should let folks try
>> out some new ideas.  And 
>>> Cheryl has wanted to try out some compensated jobs
>> for a while.
>>
>> Yeah, but that's the ting about compensated jobs.
>> How can we pay someone 
>> one year and not pay someone the next year and
>> expect the same level of 
>> service?
>>
>>> Perhaps it could be clear this is a one-season
>> agreement that will 
>>> auto-terminate at the end of the contest unless
>> explicitly renewed.  My 
>>> history with having to fire people here is flaring
>> up.  We've had too many 
>>> assumed "positions for life" on the AGA that
>> require extra action to 
>>> correct (including having to fire myself as
>> president.  I was not happy 
>>> about that, and neither was I).
>> LOL! "I can't fire me, I quit!"  Yes, I think that
>> either way it should 
>> be a one-time agreement.
>>
>> I'm not rabid about paying someone if we can find a
>> volunteer. I'm just 
>> offering it up for discussion because volunteers who
>> actually stick with 
>> a job for more than a month seem to be thin on the
>> ground. Paying 
>> someone a flat fee or "per entrant" fee would make
>> the worker take the 
>> job more seriously, and a little dedication is
>> something we could truly use.
>>
>> Cheryl
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