Re: [AGA-sc] Contest Awards -- Prizes and costs to contestants

[Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com>]

Karen Randall wrote:
> 
>>> If we wanted to guarantee that the convention was never better than a 
>>> break-even deal, that would be very simple to do, after counting 
>>> everything up, all we would have to do is rebate funds to registrants in 
>>> the amount of the net revenues.<<
> 
> I'd much rather see the volunteers who work so hard have to pay less than to 
> give money back to registrants who do nothing to contribute and are already 
> getting a good deal for their money.

Certainly. The problem is, some people sign up to be volunteers and then 
don't do the work. Some people pitch in and help "on-the-fly." I have 
always been a little sad that volunteers, don't get a discount or a 
comp, but I don't know how to psychically predict which people will 
actually work. :-)

This is where the free year's membership idea has always been an 
attractive one for me. I can EASILY add four issues to the memberships 
of everyone who volunteered.

> 
>>> I doubt that the kind of money we would pay for jobs would give us any 
>>> stiking improvement in the number of hires or performance. If we're 
>>> thinking about paying the kind of money that would make a diff, then hey, 
>>> I'll get in that line. ;-) <<

I think even a token payment might make a psychological difference. See 
below.

> 
> Cheryl and I don't neccesarily agree.  There is certainly no way that amount 
> that Cheryl (or earlier, Cheryl and I) gets paid for TAG comes close to 
> being even minimun wage for the amount of work that is needed to produce 
> TAG.  Still, there is a certain amount of "reward" in the acknowlegement 
> that the check represents.  I think that the same could be said for other 
> jobs that need to be done for AGA.  (again, specifically the membership data 
> base)

I'll second what Karen said and I'll raise her one. My TAG volunteer 
hours are also more palatable to DAVID because he knows I'm getting 
paid. Even if it's a trifle compared to the work, it represents to him 
that I'm not being taken advantage of. So it upps the HAF (Husband 
Appreciation factor).

> 
> Feel free to jump in here, Cheryl <g>  (maybe she's away for the weekend... 
> she's not usually shy ;-)

Not away. RESTING. And reticence has never been my strength, I'm afraid.

Cheryl
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