— Tired of Free-RidersTired of Free-Riders: You either do all the work, you dial back the work, you delegate the work or you resign the position. Readers are here to help:●At the beginning of the year I poll all the parents and ask who would be willing to help and how: meeting helpers, cookie sale helpers, camping trip helpers, miscellaneous. Our troop leaders portioned out the work in very small tasks. That made it easy for me to pick one or two things (working one booth, sending a few emails, etc.) ●I cheerfully posted a sign-up sheet and said “each of you is responsible for one meeting.

Source: Washington Post March 30, 2021 03:56 UTC