Re: [AGA-sc] Resignation as president

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

If it were just Dave being a jerk, that'd be OK.  How many times have 
I told Dave to piss off in the last 8 years?

It's more like this:  I haven't contacted any of the vendors for donation 
to the auction, I haven't talked to any of the people you've been 
forwarding to me about jobs, haven't gotten the graphics done for the 
aquascaping contest (or found someone to do them), haven't even thought of 
getting judges for same, haven't bugged anyone about promoting same, which 
is in all likelihood going to be a pathetic turnout this year.  In the 
case of the aquascaping contest, I have just lost interest.  I probably 
would have bailed on it entirely if I hadn't been committed by the TFH ad.

Convention is different; I'm sort of looking forward to that as an event. 
But I'm in over my head, even with Larry taking the hotel, and Karen 
securing the big speakers.  I have already accepted that Kathy and I will 
not be taking vacation to Monterey the day before the field trip, because 
I will need to be onhand fighting fires at the hotel and with SFBAAPS. 
I'm starting to think I actually won't be able to do what I enjoy doing -- 
running A/V and taping talks -- because I'll be running around doing Jim's 
job at the actual event.  I may have to farm out my stuff to LaFlamme. 
Sure, that's OK at work as one becomes more senior management, but this is 
my freakin' hobby.

What it boils down to is that I need to scale back my commitment.  I want 
to help, but I can't be responsible for the health of the organization. 
And as president, that's my job.  Ergo, I must quit that particular job.

I don't know what will happen.  But it has to change for me.

    - Erik

On Sun, 13 Aug 2006, Cheryl Rogers wrote:

> Erik, I understand your feelings. However, I find myself at a loss here.
> No one wants your job. Not even you, and I don't blame you.
>
> Don't let Dave get you down. I can try to run interference.
>
> If you really, really want to quit being Prez, that's okay, but what
> will we do without a Leader?
>
> Rudderless,
>
> Cheryl
>
>
>
> Erik Olson wrote:
>> Hi guys... I think it's come to this.  I think I'm doing less good as a
>> schlump president than the AGA having NO president.  More importantly to
>> me, I am definitely doing myself harm by continuing to think I can take
>> responsibility for the AGA.  So I'm giving notice.  I'll see the
>> SFBAAPS convention and this year's aquascaping contest trainwrecks
>> through, but on December 1st, I am done.
>>
>> I will be happy continue the various technical jobs, like maintain the
>> forum, do the videos, etc.  I will run the computer parts of the
>> aquascaping contest, but someone else would have to run the contest
>> itself.  Most importantly, I just can't step in and do all these "people"
>> jobs like organize the convention.  The AGA needs someone who can get
>> others involved, and I'm just not that person.  So I have to stop beating
>> myself up over it all, and just let it go.
>>
>> Thanks for listening.
>>
>>    - Erik
>>
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