March 2, 2010

Why do I try?

This is going to be one of those days that if someone does one little thing to upset me I might just tell them where to go. I went to work this morning for an hour and a half. That's it and in about 10 minutes time my day was shot and I was ready to turn in my keys. I am supposed to be in charge of certain programs at the Y. I say supposed to because I am working off a program structure which I would not use, I know won't work, and is not conducive to the benefit of those participating. Yet I have to do it this way because my supervisor has restricted my use of the facilities to the point that there is no other option.

If not for my kids being involved in this and other programs at the Y I would have left me keys when I left today. I am so tired of working someplace where they have no respect for my knowledge and abilities, where I can't do the right things to serve people, and where I get paid like crap. I have done it for 2 years because I believe in the organization and enjoy the programs I oversee but the environment I work in is no longer worth it.

You would think I would have learned by now. So-called, Christian organizations are some of the most unethical and difficult places to work for. Thinking that I can change things that have been going on for years is unrealistic. Some leaders will be the leaders they are no matter how it affects those around them. I hope if I have ever been or ever am this kind of leader that someone will do me the courtesy of pointing it out.

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