[bksvol-discuss] Re: stepping back a bit from volunteering
- From: "Kaitlyn" <kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 05:58:01 -0800
HI E,
I have only been here about two years.... Gees, it doesn't seem that long.
This is not directed at any one person but maybe at the problem that most
businesses that depend on volunteers experience. Part of this comes out of
my years working with AOL and managing a group of volunteers for many
years.
It is sad, when a business or organization, that depends on volunteers like
Bookshare does, doesn't respect and consider where they might be without
them. The business end takes on the attitude that the volunteer is just
that. Someone who wants to give some time. With the number of people they
have in house how quickly would the collection be growing without the
volunteer. As with AOL, it is the volunteers out here on the front line,
that truly keeps the wheels greased and moving.
WE would not be having these discussions every 6 months if the volunteer
didn't care. We can only hope that the needs of the "workers" "volunteers"
will one day be heard and move beyond what we have today
Katie Hill
You can learn a lot if you are humble enough to listen.
Lynn Lewis Warren
Email: Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
503-777-7155
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elizabeth and
Burton
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 2:44 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: stepping back a bit from volunteering
How long have you been a volunteer Barbara? I have been a volunteer for
five years and we keep re-hashing the same difficulties for the entire five
year period. That is the reason I am discouraged.
E.
At 05:29 PM 1/3/2007, you wrote:
>Why are you discouraged? You had one bad conversation, that's all. I
>understand why you want to stop volunteering for a while. It takes so much
>time if you are conscientious.
>
>Elizabeth and Burton <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Folks I am releasing some books. I am doing so because I realize I need to
>take a break from volunteering. The phone call with Gustavo was the final
>straw. Perhaps I should have emailed him rather than trying to have a
>conversation. I will finish what I am working on and then only take on
>things very selectively.
>
>I did enough validating last year to entirely pay for this year's
>subscription. I am stepping back for now until I feel less sad and
>discouraged.
>
>E.
>At 04:39 PM 1/3/2007, you wrote:
> >Dear Fellow Booksharians,
> >
> >Most of you are familiar with the common situation that while studying
> >medicine, Future Doctors, Nurses, etc. become convinced they exhibit the
> >symptoms they are reading about and are suffering from the catostrophic
or
> >rare illnesses in their textbooks. What they are really suffering from is
> >emersion in the details of pathology, anxiety, exhaustion and paranoia.
> >
> >I'm experiencing a similar bout of the frets. As I read about bee es oze,
> >entering editors' names correctly, kick backs, and incomplete and
> >incorrect information in the uploading form, my anxiety about a book I
> >uploaded a few days ago is mounting exponentially!
> >
> >It was a BSO. It had a long title. It has both an author, an editor and a
> >copyright under neither of their names. All I can think about is that the
> >scanner's hard work and mine as validator will be lost, that I'll cause
> >Gustavo to gnash his teeth, that the book will be kicked back or
forgotten
> >on the back burner because I made a hash of the upload. I'm already 99
> >percent sure the answer to my question is, "No Way! Just wait and see
like
> >the rest of us." But, I have to ask.
> >
> >Is there any way we can access our uploading form once we've sent it, to
> >reassure ourselves we've filled it out right, or to fix something we
> >suspect we overlooked? It's like going back home, letting yourself in,
and
> >checking that the stove is turned off. Is it possible?
> >
> >I need to stay busy, easy since I've got plenty to do, and let time tell,
> >but I had to ask.
> >
> >Always with love,
> >
> >Lissi
> >
> >
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>Barbara
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