Hey Glenn,
I just wanted to bounce something off your brain since you have a lot of experience now with PPUSA
Just to summarize, my father is in charge of running a Summer Concert Series in the town he lives in:
http://www.jeffersonhighlightsconcerts.com/poster.html
Its nothing like the size or the magnitude of what ProgPower is, but the stage crew and staff is 100% volunteers. Now I had to step in because one of the volunteers got all uppity because my father was running the lighting rig setup, and she felt he wasn't being appreciative (i.e. Nice) to the volunteers working with him that night. When these "volunteers" were bringing more drama to the table than help to begin with, he called them out on it and told them they could leave he didn't really need their help. I don't remember in any book where you needed to be sunshine and puppy dog nice to any volunteers just because they are volunteering, especially in a music production enviroment. Its unfortunate where sometimes you have to be an ass to get stuff done, the sunshine and puppydogs can come after the show is done.
I don't really want to break down any walls for yourself and your relationship with your crew, I'm just wondering if my Dad was out of line, (which I know I'm biased but wtf)
I just wanted to bounce something off your brain since you have a lot of experience now with PPUSA
Just to summarize, my father is in charge of running a Summer Concert Series in the town he lives in:
http://www.jeffersonhighlightsconcerts.com/poster.html
Its nothing like the size or the magnitude of what ProgPower is, but the stage crew and staff is 100% volunteers. Now I had to step in because one of the volunteers got all uppity because my father was running the lighting rig setup, and she felt he wasn't being appreciative (i.e. Nice) to the volunteers working with him that night. When these "volunteers" were bringing more drama to the table than help to begin with, he called them out on it and told them they could leave he didn't really need their help. I don't remember in any book where you needed to be sunshine and puppy dog nice to any volunteers just because they are volunteering, especially in a music production enviroment. Its unfortunate where sometimes you have to be an ass to get stuff done, the sunshine and puppydogs can come after the show is done.
I don't really want to break down any walls for yourself and your relationship with your crew, I'm just wondering if my Dad was out of line, (which I know I'm biased but wtf)