PAL, WTF?!

The staff was gathered around at lunch and our Program Director told us that his last day will be on Aug 20th, the last day of summer programming. It was a decision that was made by our ever increasingly faulty executive board. Wondering why I think they are made of fail?

-When Maura left PAL, the thought was that her salary would go back into the organization to support the staff. She thought that the Board would give the Exec. Director position to Beth. Instead of making Beth the Exec Director, the Board has started a NATIONAL search for a new Director. If you don't know, a search like that can cost anywhere between 5-12k depending on who the agencies find for you.

-Instead of taking the paddle money from our Auction to service the building, they are putting it into the search for some strange Exec. Director.

-Taking a more "hands-off" approach, they do not assist the Center Staff in any way. If there is a program that we want to start, we are allowed to start it but, we are expected to raise any needed funds for it ourselves. What are they doing with all of the (little amount) of program money we have?

-Continuing to take a more "hands-off" approach, they do not make themselves known at the Center. I have only ever met ONE of them and one of the member's wives. She takes more interest in the organization than he, the board member, does.

-They laid off Mike and, if Britt does not take the position, they will probably lay her off, too and find someone that will fill both Mike and Britt's position all in one person.

I do not like the way things are happening and the Board certainly does not give two shits as to what we, the workers think. Do they EXPECT US, the part time workers that they don't want to meet, to train some new person in the daily activities and functions of the Center that they hire to be the Exec Director when there is one sitting in the wings right now, ready to go?

How do they think we are going to react if they lay off Britt? They are going to lose ALL OF THEIR STAFF and the Center will be run into the ground when a new staff comes in because there will not be enough people that know WTF they are doing to train people. So they will make a new system, probably raise the prices, kick out all of the at risk youth that we have always catered to and who knows wtf else.

They fucked Mike over. I realize that it is for the good of the whole. Because he is gone, we all get to keep our jobs. But, do we really? We were told our jobs are safe and yet now, it doesn't seem like any of us are.

The Board doesn't care about the kids. They care about boosting their resumes and trying to skim some green after the fact.

As long as Britt is there, I will stand steadfast and true. I am still not happy right now and I know that the Board does not give a crap what direction they are taking the organization.