Leadership

It's astonishing to me how, as soon as you assume a position of leadership in any organization, it's like a target gets painted on your back. No matter what you do (or don't do) people will be unhappy and will blame you personally for their unhappiness. I always assumed there would be a honeymoon and that people would at least accord you some respect for being willing to give it a shot -- especially for being a volunteer. But no! Many people aren't afraid of pulling out all the stops to insult, humiliate, and degrade you. Not everyone does this, of course. On the whole, I've received more thanks and compliments than complaints, but I was surprised at how quickly I started being presented as the enemy and how much bitterness could be directed at me for trying to steer a course of action. These are also the people most likely to need to use the pronoun ŭi.