Should I resign from the PTO?

[BeeSweet]

People resigned with no notice, threw temper tantrums if they didn’t get their way… the best example that I can think of is: there was a group that ran a certain fundraiser several years in a row. The reservations for the venue were always made on the day of the event for the following year.

Well, this group decided that they did not want to run it the following year…so they made no reservation for the following year…but NEVER told anyone else, and didn’t inform anyone that they were not going to do it. So instead of having a year for the new group to plan it, they found out 3 months before…so they couldn’t get the usual venue and had to make last minute arrangements at a new venue. Yup…you guessed it…they killed themselves trying to get it together in three months, and then took a beating because the venue wasn’t as good, the food wasn’t as good, etc etc.

We don’t have a real problem with personality conflicts like you describe, but the festival which is planned for this Saturday changed from what was traditionally a Friday afternoon during normal school hours to something huge, requiring teachers and staff to give up one of their more than well deserved weekend days. The decision to make the change was only one month ago! They found out only two days ago that they don’t have access to the kitchen unless they pay for staff to support it, which increases the festival costs by another 50%! These ladies had no idea what they were doing, and although I did events planning for a living, I was not willing to take on a leadership role. I told them why, but they didn’t truly understand my reasons. Maybe they do now!

What’s really funny to me is that I was the elected officer. The two ladies making all the decisions did not run for a PTO office. They can have it! CRAZY.