I could use some honest opinions please. I belong to a volunteer organization and I am on the board. My husband (Rich) was asked 2 years ago to take the website over and revamp it because the previous webmaster had abandoned it. He is very good with anything concerning computers and the president of the organization knew that which is why she asked him. He has done a wonderful job, he gets compliments often about it looking so nice (from other members as well as strangers who mail through the website). It was such a mess when he was asked to change it. The previous webmaster hadn't changed anything for ages and he started from scratch, much of the info he actually had to type in himself because no one had it on discs. Anyway...I was at a board meeting last Thursday evening. At almost the last minute of the meeting another gal who has only been a board member for about 9 months announces that her high school age daughter wants to take over the website, redesign it and work on it for the rest of the school year for her computer class. At the end of the school year she will give it back to Rich. She says "Rich won't mind, will he?" I told everyone I couldn't speak for sure for Rich but having been married to him for 32 years I didn't think he would take this news well, and really didn't think he would agree to it. He is not an unreasonable person but he loves doing the website and has worked so hard on it. When I told Rich he reacted like I thought he would. He said "If they insist on her taking it I will NOT take it back. It was a huge mess when I got it and I spent tons of time on it to get it up and looking nice I will NOT do all that work again after a high school kid who has never done a website messes with it". Well now the gal whose daughter wanted to take it over has resigned from the board because she 'got the feeling from me that I did not like her requesting this'. She is correct!!!! So....your opinions please. Were Rich and I out of line? Does what we said and did come across as unreasonable and/or improper?
Like I said, I need honest opinions. I am not going to be upset with you guys for telling me your honest thoughts, that's what I need. I want to know if I should say anything to the gal who resigned or any of the other board members? How would any of you reacted to this and what would you have done differently if you were Rich and I?
Thanks guys!!
Cath