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Indecision
The woman who runs my writing workshop won't be doing so after this week. She got laid off from one job and found another, which doesn't doesn't allow her the flexibility to run the workshop anymore.
So, for a while, we will have a temporary sub, but they are encouraging people who are currently in the workshop to apply and train to become a facilitator. I think it would be kind of cool. It would be around 4-5 hours of unpaid work per week, but I think I would like a lot of it.
I have some concern, however, are that I'd get caught up in that and not do as much of my own writing. And secondly, I really don't want to deal with this one woman in my workshop. She is an insufferable, willfully ignorant whiner with a huge sense of entitlement. The thought that I'd have to interact with her a lot more is really holding me back, which is really sad.
IDK, maybe that's a sign that I shouldn't do it. She's not going anywhere, and who knows, there could be more like her in the future!
WDYT?
Re: Indecision
It sounds like an incredible opportunity. And who knows, maybe if you are not seen as her "peer" then maybe she will be less of a pain to deal with. Working with her in a different capacity may give you a different perspective on where she is coming from. Or she may just be a horrible human being, but at least you wouldn't hold yourself back because of her.
If you have the time to spare, I would.
Personally, I wouldn't do it. I prefer attending rather than running workshops, unless it's on a broader scale. I think you're right in that you wouldn't have as much time to work on your own writing, and having to work more closely with someone you don't like may ruin the experience for you.
That is a tough call, especially if you aren't being paid extra for it (the biggest incentive for me!).
If you feel this is something that will help build your resume/career and provide more opportunities of interest down the line, then I would feel it's worth trying out at least once for the experience. Maybe you could just set aside a particular day or time frame for working on it so it doesn't interfere with your regular writing and you would have a set time so you don't spend TOO much unnecessary time on it.
I am with you on avoiding a trouble-maker. There was one opening in our dept a year or two back that I would have enjoyed if it weren't for the bosslady. She was someone I had already had issues with and I didn't even work directly under her, and it definitely discouraged me from showing interest otherwise.
Personally, I think it would take the joy out of writing for me. Think of the old saying, "The contractor's wife has the unfinished house." (Or something like that.) Basically, you may get to busy and wrapped up in their writing, you start to neglect your own.
I suppose you can speak to the mod now and see how she was balancing everything.