Whatever Happened To Being Professional?

Seriously. When I graduated from high school five years ago (wow, that sounds so long ago), I knew that I was leaving a stage of my life to move right into the next one- whatever that was. It seems simple enough, right? So how come sometimes I feel like the people around me are still holding on to it?

Next semester (which will start in less than two weeks), I'll get a chance to be president of a student club. I'm both excited and sad about it. I'm excited because I know I can bring a lot to the club, but I'm sad because there's a lot of responsibility on my shoulders. Oddly enough, I'm not worried about being responsible for things but rather for people. The executive board of the club has elected and appointed officers. And of course, I get to pick those appointed officers. And I have done that- and that has become a nightmare (need I remind you that the semester hasn't even started yet?).

First, there's an elected position vacant. Then, more candidates than positions to appoint for. There's also the one elected officer that decides to quit two weeks before the semester starts (The VP and my right hand!) . The one officer who does not get along with an appointed officer (who's filling in the vacancy). The appointed one jealous of the one with a fancier title (who will be the new VP). The one who didn't get elected as president and resents me for it. And don't even get me started on the one that didn't get elected or appointed and decided to get on my face about it (email after email after email...)!

Whatever happened to doing what you're supposed to do and being kind to one another? Or even just not worrying about what the other person is doing? Furthermore, you got elected to work for the club, not for yourself. And if you didn't get appointed, don't you trust the president's judgement (who got elected by 400+ members)?

This is way more drama than what my little head can stand. But in the bright side, it might just give me something to write about. I do need to talk to the elected one, who doesn't get along with the appointed one, because they have to work together and I'm not sure how that's gonna play out.

Remind me why I got myself into this again?