& that's the way life goes

I have proof from my meeting tonight that age ≠ maturity. Our SIT (Shelter In-House Training) Team is made up of mostly volunteers. HOWEVER, a new trainer/behavior evaluator was hired some time ago. She was a vet tech for a number of years and has a lot of knowledge and experience. The SIT Team classes were developed by two very invested volunteers and they also have a lot of knowledge. Where this starts to get bad is when the staff/professional butts heads with the volunteers who formed the program. Technically the staff would be able to restructure the program and offer suggestions. Where the maturity comes in is instead of taking the suggestions and making note of them, the 2 volunteers basically said “No”, which resulted in a stand off. In the end one of the volunteers stormed out and the rest of us sat in stunned silence. It was uncomfortable to say the least. I’m pretty sure there will be no more meetings, which is sad because we all want to help our doggies get adopted, but without a cohesive team it’s that much harder. Now we have hurt feelings and tempers to deal with. I know I didn’t tell a very good story but I really have no desire to rehash it. I do know that if there is another meeting, pizza and pop is not enough, we need LIQUOR.