Help! Sensitive situation with a committee

[TheAverageJoanne]

I'm on a local committee with my original role being newsletter editor. I was very busy with work so the Chair took the job away from me, without telling me actually, just did it himself, but delivered to me for distribution both electronically and postal. It's saved me some time, but I've been getting some complaints from members about the quality. As I'm the one who sends it out, they think I've produced it.

It's things like inconsistent format, using it's for its (ie when it's not a possessive) inconsistent capitalisation, mix of justified and ragged margins, overuse of commas when not required and line spacing. I'm a pedant, and I was proud of the quality of the four I produced. These are inferior.

It's a local branch of a national organisation and it looks poor.

But how do I handle it without upsetting the chairperson?

No, it’s affecting the reputation of the club you are saying . It’s how you raise it. If people have written in and complained you need to flag that. It doesn’t make him a bad person does it, he just needs someone to proof read it.

“But how do I handle it without upsetting the chairperson?”

OP, tell him privately that a few people have commented on a couple of typos, so in order to prevent it in future, would he be prepared to send it to you to proofread before it goes out - two sets of eyes better than one, etc. If you’re nice about it, surely he should be reasonable - after all, we all make mistakes!

Forward the complaints to the Chair.

Yes I would pass on the complaints directly to him.

Yes, but raise it 1-1 not at a committee meeting.

👆This. This may be one of the weirder MN threads I’ve read but if it’s bothering you so much just let him know. Offer to take the job back if that’s what you want. Or don’t. It sounds like he took it off you as you were no longer making it a priority so decide if you care enough to change that.

You missed a deadline, is that how he took it away without telling you? You need to be mature and have a conversation with him 1-2-1

Just add “ distrusted by ( your name ) written by ( authors name ) and leave it at that.

I never said I missed a deadline. I don't understand why it's a weird thread either.

I never send out anything that is incorrect or with bad grammar here at work, they all ask me to work my 'magic'. I would not send out anything I had not read. Off course they think it was you. You need to speak up.