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Work Life: Yes, I am Equal Opportunity for Evilness
So, my boss is the president of her homeowner's association and these people are like bickering preschoolers. There is so much pettiness and backbiting that it makes my head hurt. One of the girls, lets call her Missy, is particularly evil. She and my boss have been corresponding back and forth and I can't see for all the overt beyotch-ness going on. She is the queen of sending off "f-ed up" emails filled with cattiness, but one of them just really bothered me. Missy is all pissed off because one of the board members is still acting like she's the president and trying to run things and she just rubbed me the wrong way with this email that she sent to my boss, and it wasn't just because of all the typos, either.
She (old President) isn't supposed to be answering the HOA phone!! That is what was said at the meeting. I really don't have time to be going back and forth; and doing this he said she said stuff. I would like to vote on having the meetings audio/video recorded. that way we won't have this problem in the future. Who else is for the recording?
The rest of the group has done their research like you asked them to do... BUT doesn't feel comfortable reporting until all of the issues are resolved. You haven’t delegated this Laura (old President ) issue properly. Did you freeze our banking account? The message on the HOA phone line hasn’t been changed; has it?
Please don’t insult my intelligence or the rest of the group. And don’t let this president title go to your head. We want to respect you as president. But that means being a good leader for the group by following the bylaws. You were voted in and you can be voted out!
We all have to meet with the lawyer at the end of the month. I was hoping that we would be professional enough to resolve this matter before we got to him. So the next meeting will be August 13th, what time is good with everyone? And Amanda (grrr! I hate that name!) said we could have it at her house. Is that still right?
My boss didn't know how to respond back without taking her head off, so I started dictating to her, and then I ended up just taking over the keyboard. I was already in a bad mood and I don't like it when people try to sugar coat their evilness, so I responded back in kind:
My time is just as valuable as everyone else's. I want an amicable resolution that benefits everyone involved. I don't think that we need to resort to audio/video recordings. I feel that, as long as accurate notes are taken and distributed, then there is no need to have meetings recorded. The secretary is supposed to record the minutes and distribute them. If things are going too quickly for you in the meetings, please don't hesitate to ask us to speak slowly or to ask for a moment to make sure that you have everything written down before we proceed to the next issue.
If anyone does not feel comfortable with reporting until the issue is resolved, it would be beneficial to give an update on your status up until that point. It will let everyone involved know that you are working on the issue and there won't be any confusion regarding what has been done, what is pending, etc. The "Laura Issue" has not been delegated. Action items were assigned and the only thing being requested is an update on the action items. Laura will continue to serve the community in any capacity that she is needed as a homeowner and Board Member. I have added myself as a signer on the account. Laura is aware that I am the only person that is authorized to deposit into the account and that there is a "freeze" for accounts payable until it is authorized and approved by the Board.
No one is insulting your intelligence. If you took the comments in an insulting manner, then that was your interpretation of it and not my intention.I was elected into this position because the homeowners felt they could use my service. I am not being paid for this, but am working from a desire to improve our community and continue with our sense of "family." If the members feel that I am not doing my job adequately, then it is their prerogative to vote me out. Until then, I will continue to do what I have always done, support the growth and development of our community and our association. Nothing has "gone to my head." I am not on a power trip. I am not being a megalomaniac; I am just dealing with the issues that were dropped in my lap and trying to reach a speedy resolution.
The Board's main concern was communication. I am merely trying to open the lines of communication where people can voice their concerns and not fear retaliation or personal attacks. We can review the by-laws and every person's responsibilities at the next meeting if clarification is needed. I don't feel that we need to take this to an attorney because we are all mature adults, well able to handle ourselves in a mature fashion and not resort to playground histrionics. Amanda will need to let us know what time is best for her since we are meeting in her home and we can coordinate our meeting from there.
Have a good day.
After that nice, friendly, passive-aggressive bitchy email I sent, she's apparently been sweetness and light. She better be glad I was only in a "semi-foul" mood and not a "full-on" foul mood or else she would have got it *all* sick and ya'll would have seen me on Dateline NBC for sure.
State of the Union: Smug
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Posted: 4:44 PM, Wed 26 Aug 2009 in Work Life |
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OMG! Another reason I love living in the country. No HOA's, no bikering (just nutty neighbors).
Hey! I was thinking of you today! I'm a "new hire" mentor at the call center now. They young guy I had listening in on my calls today just moved to Minnesota from Texas. I didn't have much time to talk to him but he said he did CSR work in Texas.....a few years at an insurance company and then at a cable company! |
Posted by littleMissConfused at 8:58 PM, Fri 28 Aug 2009 |
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| That was a great response.. I wanted to smack that lady after reading it! |
Posted by LauriesAsylum at 12:59 PM, Thu 3 Sep 2009 |
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