James Bond
Diamond Member
I went through the EXACT same thing.
Several friends and I volunteered for a charitable organization which was created in memory of a friend. The organization itself has done quite well, and they had been looking for ways to expand the reach.
One idea came up and it involved several of us. Roles went anywhere from project planning, to account management, to web design, etc. It was quite involved. The problem was that there were no definitive guidelines. They had a very basic idea and told us to run with it.
Of course after about 2 weeks of work (at least 1hr per night from me alone), we show them what we considered to be a decent first draft. Once we show this to the board, several of them hate it, several aren't sure what they want, etc.
This went on for weeks. They would point out something they didn't like, so we would change it, only to find out that they didn't like ANYTHING we did.
I finally told them that without a real goal or a definitive project plan, the job just wouldn't be possible. I ended up dropping off the project personally due to frustration.
I feel bad now because it really is a good cause, and the few that continue to help are doing only a minor piece of what the original idea was, but that's the way it goes sometimes I guess.
Several friends and I volunteered for a charitable organization which was created in memory of a friend. The organization itself has done quite well, and they had been looking for ways to expand the reach.
One idea came up and it involved several of us. Roles went anywhere from project planning, to account management, to web design, etc. It was quite involved. The problem was that there were no definitive guidelines. They had a very basic idea and told us to run with it.
Of course after about 2 weeks of work (at least 1hr per night from me alone), we show them what we considered to be a decent first draft. Once we show this to the board, several of them hate it, several aren't sure what they want, etc.
This went on for weeks. They would point out something they didn't like, so we would change it, only to find out that they didn't like ANYTHING we did.
I finally told them that without a real goal or a definitive project plan, the job just wouldn't be possible. I ended up dropping off the project personally due to frustration.
I feel bad now because it really is a good cause, and the few that continue to help are doing only a minor piece of what the original idea was, but that's the way it goes sometimes I guess.
