I really can't get over the nerve of some people. It amazes me the way people act these days. I need to get this off my chest...
This past summer I resigned from an organization I had been doing the website work for. Did it for almost a decade. Did literally THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of dollars in free work for them ranging from free website remodels to running projects at no charge. Much of it done when they could have paid me for the work and after I became disabled and unable to work regularly. I still did it for them free. I did start to charge for some of it but at their direct insistence. The bills definitely went up but I still did THOUSANDS in free work. Between the time I started and resigned membership really grew.
Unfortunately, as it grew and more and more people joined up the usual happened. Clique's began to form, internal bickering started, and the usual power plays began to take shape. A group formed and ousted some of those in charge last year and then proceeded to make my life a living [censored] until I had enough and resigned this past summer as said ^^^. I am not going into details but will say a lot of the things said about/to me would send the average person running to lawyer about a lawsuit. However, I am not like that and old ties die hard for me. I didn't want to hurt the good folks still there. So I just walked away.
I even gave 60 days in which I would assist with whatever was needed for a new site and I continued to keep the current site updated and functional. I think I went above and beyond considering the reasons I left. The place chose not to do anything during that 60 days other than have me do regular updates though. So after 60 days I notified them I was done. Some site features had to be disabled but I warned them that would happen after the 60 days so I didn't do it out of spite or anything and they knew it was coming.
So I figured I did right by the place in general and that I could hold my head up high knowing the problem wasn't me. That hasn't stopped them from veiled comments that imply I left them high and dry though. Worded just right so they can claim innocence but it is clear they are trashing me. I can live with it though. Truth be told I am relieved to be done with it. Being so sick the stress of what went on from last year to this past summer really dragged me down. I feel like a weight has been lifted off me now that I no longer have to deal with those I was forced to for the job.
Then this morning I get a message that there is a problem and they want me to fix it. HA! Not happening. They had a period where I offered to help with the transition and didn't take advantage of it. Now months later they want me to bail them out? NOT!
Just amazes me the way people think. I thought them wanting me to continue to run their projects( for fee )was something but coming to me all this time later wanting me to fix problems is the real winner. Who thinks to even begin to ask something like that?
Anyway, just had to blow off some steam. Thanks for listening.
PS - No I will not tell you who they are nor provide a link to the site. Not here and not in a PM. I am not going to get into a war with them or trash the place on the whole over the actions of a few. Just some generalized venting here by me.
This past summer I resigned from an organization I had been doing the website work for. Did it for almost a decade. Did literally THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of dollars in free work for them ranging from free website remodels to running projects at no charge. Much of it done when they could have paid me for the work and after I became disabled and unable to work regularly. I still did it for them free. I did start to charge for some of it but at their direct insistence. The bills definitely went up but I still did THOUSANDS in free work. Between the time I started and resigned membership really grew.
Unfortunately, as it grew and more and more people joined up the usual happened. Clique's began to form, internal bickering started, and the usual power plays began to take shape. A group formed and ousted some of those in charge last year and then proceeded to make my life a living [censored] until I had enough and resigned this past summer as said ^^^. I am not going into details but will say a lot of the things said about/to me would send the average person running to lawyer about a lawsuit. However, I am not like that and old ties die hard for me. I didn't want to hurt the good folks still there. So I just walked away.
I even gave 60 days in which I would assist with whatever was needed for a new site and I continued to keep the current site updated and functional. I think I went above and beyond considering the reasons I left. The place chose not to do anything during that 60 days other than have me do regular updates though. So after 60 days I notified them I was done. Some site features had to be disabled but I warned them that would happen after the 60 days so I didn't do it out of spite or anything and they knew it was coming.
So I figured I did right by the place in general and that I could hold my head up high knowing the problem wasn't me. That hasn't stopped them from veiled comments that imply I left them high and dry though. Worded just right so they can claim innocence but it is clear they are trashing me. I can live with it though. Truth be told I am relieved to be done with it. Being so sick the stress of what went on from last year to this past summer really dragged me down. I feel like a weight has been lifted off me now that I no longer have to deal with those I was forced to for the job.
Then this morning I get a message that there is a problem and they want me to fix it. HA! Not happening. They had a period where I offered to help with the transition and didn't take advantage of it. Now months later they want me to bail them out? NOT!
Just amazes me the way people think. I thought them wanting me to continue to run their projects( for fee )was something but coming to me all this time later wanting me to fix problems is the real winner. Who thinks to even begin to ask something like that?
Anyway, just had to blow off some steam. Thanks for listening.
PS - No I will not tell you who they are nor provide a link to the site. Not here and not in a PM. I am not going to get into a war with them or trash the place on the whole over the actions of a few. Just some generalized venting here by me.
Last edited:
