Ann, No, you're not a whiner. You and your board need to reach consensus on what the term "executive director" means. Perhaps you can arrange for a knowledgeable third party, like your state museum association, to facilitate a discussion. Good luck. Bill H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ann" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 5:30 PM Subject: comp time > I am the Ex. Director for a new, small history museum. I am an exempt > employee. My board will not give me hour for hour comp time, nor revise the > personnel policy to reflect any discretionary time. I was hired to "do > whatever it takes to get the job done". "The Wal Mart manager works > consistent 80 hour work weeks and thrives on it". You get the picture? I > work consistently on weekends and evenings, well beyond a 40 hour week. I > am not going to be allowed to leave the building from 9-5 on personal > business unless I take leave. > > Am I being a whiner and this is consistent with museums, or should I press > for some policy that allows us "professionals" to know when we can be away > from the building? > > Thanks > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).