Re: Positions of Responsibility
Alan Houser (troop24@EMF.NET)
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 11:29:54 -0700
Marcie Ward <DzinerMW@IX.NETCOM.COM> wrote (in part):
>Geoff was assigned in Feb. to serve as an Instructor for his 4 month
>position of responsibility to advance to Star. Everything else has been
>accomplished. His assignment was given to him by the Senior Patrol
>Leader....
>[He] has asked the same Senior Patrol Leader numerous times for his
>badge. He was told he has to be patient, and that the Scout store is
>frequently out of them and it takes a while to arrive. ...
>When conferring with the Scoutmaster's wife 2 weeks ago, Geoff was
>informed that he was actually never entered into the computer list as
>an instructor, and therefore this past 4 months doesn't count and he
>will have to start over.
Good grief! This is like saying, yes, we hired you for this position
6 months ago, but we never got around to putting you into the payroll
computer, so no, you won't receive any paychecks for the last 6 months'
work.
Does the Scoutmaster think it is fair that Geoff has been stiffed by
an adult who failed to record his appointment in the computer? Where
in the Scoutmaster's Handbook does it say that a position isn't official
until it's recorded in the troop database?
In my view, he was appointed to the position, he did the job (!), and
he deserves the credit.
As for the insignia being out of stock, it does happen, and that's why
I tend to keep a supply on hand.
YiS,
Alan R. Houser ** troop24@emf.net
** Scoutmaster, Troop 24, Berkeley, California **
** Committee Member, Crew 24, Berkeley, California **
** Boy Scout Roundtable Commissioner, Herms District **
** WWW page ** http://www.emf.net/~troop24/t24.html **
