Back in high school, I served as the secretary of YES-O, an environmental organization in my school. During the two consecutive years I served for that position( talk about loving the job), I have heard many collegial stories in the club. These stories are usually negative remarks about the officers or members of the organization.
On the first year of my service, our Vice President would usually complain how other officers get on her nerves. She would sometimes point out that the president's decision and attitude is that not effective for the club. There are other times when she goes to me, saying that one of the year level representatives fails to do her duties again.
Other officers would remark about how out vice president be very determined to make the org function well. Sometimes, our president would remark how strong the vice's personality can be.
I remember two club members also gave comments about this V.P.
“She isn't really taking over Ate Lee's(our president) job, but she's just very lenient,”
“I think she rocks. Although she could be bossy, her ideas are good and her strategy works.”
There are other sharings where some officers comment on the “displeasingness” of particular members. These other members would also tell me how that officer's actions bug her. Well, they seem to have the same feelings for each other. Haha.
It looks really funny how my co-officers and club members would complain about each other. This shows how different (and contradicting) attitudes in the club really affect how the members think and work.
These collegial stories give me a sneak- peek on how the club works(in the inside). It also provides me a view on how other members see YES-O. These would give me ideas about how they get affected by things concerning the club. Such anecdotes show the involvement of a member. They also show the culture that is YES-O.
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