Re: [TheThinkTank] full-timers/directors/project coordinators: how's the job treating you?
it seems the "get organized" vs. "more leftist than thou" dynamic plays out at all levels of many community bike projects. when our ed left in 2001, the 4 full time staff members stepped up to manage our organization collectively. by 2005, 3 of the 4 had left because, bottom line, they couldn't work together, and projects had dropped to the point that we'd atrophied to a single community bike shop. now, realizing that shit flows downhill and if someone's going to clean it up they should be recognized for it, we've developed a hierarchy, people have assumed managerial and coordinator roles, and we're once again getting a lot done. there are still folks who complain that there's too much structure and want to make things more egalitarian - funnily enough though, they're also the ones who rarely step up, have a hard time showing up to work their shifts and don't seem to get much done.
i love my job. its crazy and stressful some days, constantly challenging, infinitely rewarding and a hell of a lot of fun.
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Adam Weber
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CLINTON BIGGS
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Macho Philipovich
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Mark Rehder
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omar