He makes it easy to quit, Tep. Just walk away and sneer.

It is apparently human nature to believe that something you're getting for free can't be as good as what you're paying for. (Thus they can't really believe that the work you've done as a volunteer is as good as something they've paid for.)

He makes it easy to quit, Tep. Just walk away and sneer.

Actually, since we're a VERY small group, it's hard to quit, because I'll have to see him at every freaking function. And THAT will be annoying.

Second the idea of editing that last e-mail -- solely for spelling, grammar, and punctuation, of course.

because I'll have to see him at every freaking function. And THAT will be annoying.

That's what the sneering is for. Mockery! I suggest outright Mockery!

Sister Helen is on my radio being awesome. I love her.

Teppy, the mind boggles.

I also think his use of the awkward, "The look I and the board want" instead of "The look the board and I want" speaks volumes.

Careful there, DJ -- you're re-writing his precious baby words!

And, holy fuck, I went back and reread, and what he actually wrote was "The look I and the board wants " -- not just an asshat and a self-important condescending prick, but an illiterate fool to boot.

I'm especially fond of "the dual goal of marketing, and informing," the beautiful cherry of twaddle on top of the smelly buzzword sundae of that entire first paragraph. It's really beginning to sound as though what he wants is some kind of nightmarish MySpace jazzhands Flash-animation-on-paper thing.

If you stay on, his next demand will probably be for a newsletter that plays music when you open it, just like those swell cards at the Hallmark store. But, keep it, professional,,, and don't go changing his words or he will have to not so quietly privately grit his teeth, again, and nobody, especially he, want that.

Get out, now.

to be honest, you group President should not be group president. Even if everything he said is true, that is not how you phrase things to a volunteer - even if you want them to quit. I've never worked for anything that could afford to poison the volunteer well. There is an art to leadership, and it is even more difficult when you are leading volunteers.Quite frankly, he is doing a horrible job. I can think of a hundred different ways he could have suggested that you be more gentle in your editing, or add a more contemporary look to to the newsletter. and comments about how the boy dresses - way beyond the bounds.

And to defend you clean and simple newsletter again, it really has no need for flash - and for those that are curious, or just beginning to explore , discreet is good. Romance editors started changeing the cover on their novels , because the audience prefered somethign more discreet. Everytime Matt gets on a plane reading something on zen buddishim, someone tries to save him. I imagine that there are a number of people that are in your group that would prefer to avoid lectures from people in the coffee shop or on the bus.

the beautiful cherry of twaddle on top of the smelly buzzword sundae

Ooh. So spicy.

Tep, if President Asshat had a webpage, I would recommend breaking into it and retitling it with the JZ yumminess quoted above.