WOE ARE US!!

We have some wonderful correspondents, as we have noted in earlier Posts, but, in the event any of you know one of our correspondents -- fromwhereisat -- please get that person admitted to the appropriate facility. In a little less than one month's time, this commentator has gone from incoherent to bonkers. Let us review:

On February 28: Dear Anonymous, As a former UJC "professional" myself, I must say I disagree with your characterization about the nature of "how UJC professionals have been forced out of their jobs after years of service>"

In fact, after reading your blog, I wonder if we both really worked for the same organization!

Do you really believe that UJC had a successful/innovative marketing department under the stewardship of Gail Hyman and Fran (sic) Sommers? Or (sic) that the campaign/FRD department under Mrs. Agron's leadership added value to the organization and system as a whole? (ed, We did, but that wasn't our point was it?)

If so, what data support (sic) your claim?

During my unpleasant tenure at UJC, I came to exactly the opposite conclusions and ...these and other departures were if anything, too little, too late.

Hmmm, let's see...

during "years of service," these senior professionals collected very generous salaries (which, let's not forget, are culled from donors' (sic) contributions) while national campaigns stagnated and the donor base actually SHRANK.

....In my experience, the vast majority of UJC's "professionals (especially those whose departures you lament on this blog) were uncreative, unmotivated, afraid of change, and ANYTHING but assets to the system as a whole.

And as far as Howard Rieger goes, my major criticism is that these changes were, as I said earlier, too little, too late.

....Although, knowing how the North American Jewish Federation system seems incapable of embracing visionary and dramatic change (ed, you just have to love this excerpt from a weekly View) as typified by your expressed views, I doubt that greater change would have been possible..."

OK, markedly incoherent, certainly personally nasty. Then, one week later:

With all due respect to this anonymous author, I don't believe for a second that "UJC boys/girls" is who he/she says they are..."

Fine, think what you will. Unfortunately, he/she went on 4 days later" ostensibly responding to another commentator on our Blog:

Yes, "Committed to Community," it seems to me this "anonymous" blogger (ed, that's us!!) has admitted to lying about his/her identity (ed, not yet we haven't).

It was completely obvious to me that this person is not a junior-level UJC staffer, but a disgruntled (fired) senior executive or volunteer.

I'm not sure whether pity or opprobrium is more deserved.

Surely, this blogger has a legitimate right to voice their opinion and dissent, but to do so in a misleading and dishonest manner is shameful. (ed, all this in response to a post on Lay-Professional Partnerships)

Then, fromwhereisat went silent. We thought maybe locked away in an appropriate institution. But, no.on March 21:

Here's (sic) a question for you:

since you've already admitted to lying about your identity, why don't you drop the charade?

It is painfully obvious that you are NOT a junior staffer at UJC, but rather a disgruntled, marginalized, national volunteer or one of the incompetent "esteemed professionals (haha)" that were let out to pasture much, much too late.

I check this blog from time to time out of some perverse interest in seeing a formerly "dignified" leader (RW?) dig themselves a deeper and deeper hole of obvious deception and self-inflicted shame.

Well, we can't wait for more. Not knowing who we are has clearly driven fromweherisat insane. We are sorry for that...but only that.

boys/girls