David and groiny LIR responses (inside)
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David:
I'm going to give it a few months, and that was something I was upfront with the women about, and something they understood.
They kept looking at my resume shaking their head in disbelief at their luck (their words). I told them that I'd always had an affinity for animals, that I think what they're doing may not be glamorous but it's something that I truly respected and that this opportunity , aside from the money, was something that I'd always contemplated doing with my life.
I'm not really too concerned about the organization, or personnel, chaos going in, I've already started laying out a plan of action for that. It's going to be a challenge, I know that, but it's one I'm looking forward to. My only concern is the financial side of it, which will either get better, or it won't, in which case I'll leave the organization in a much better position than it was.
groiny:
I have three things going for me in that respect: 1. Me. 2. The expansion to a new facility. 3. The person leaving my position was an unpaid volunteer
Both of the women are 60+ and though this is their passion you can see that the hours are taking their toll in them. If I can right the ship organizationally, and leave them to just do the fundraising, etc., and not have to worry about the day to day operations...
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