Re: Volunteer attitudes about Professional Scouters

Paul Merryman's post on volunteer Scouters' attitudes towards professionals
got me thinking about my relationships with professional Scouters. For the
record, I'd like to say that most of the professionals I have worked with have
been great. A few have really stood out. One in particular was such a great
guy, did his job so well and seemed to love it so much that I got to thinking
about becoming a pro.

On the other hand, I have fun into several who I don't hold in the highest
regard. Those few seem to me to have earned their reputations through a lack
of support and organization. They have not been there with the help, supplies
or information we have needed on a timely basis. In one instance, the pros
insisted they take over an event we had run in the past, and the results were
stunningly disappointing.

Now, those have been MY feelings about some of the professionals I have worked
with. And I have noted that most of the volunteers who worked with those men
and women had similar feelings for them. So I don't think it's fair to say
that all volunteers have a negative attitude towards all professionals. I do
think that those professionals (and volunteers) who seem to have a nasty
reputation - and those who have a good one - have most likely earned it.

YiS

Robert Gerhard
Cubmaster & Webelos ADL
Pack 83, Ft. Worth, TX

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