War Zone?????

Things are progressing at YES. Currently life there feels like a war zone. I try to stay clear as much as possible of the issues, even when some get directed at me. I'm hanging in (barely) even though I have been ready to walk away from the issues for awhile now. I love my project and what I am accomplishing there. Accessibility is a passion I have always had and technology is just something I have always loved (even when I hate it lol). As VISTA's we get warned about being excepted and for the most part I think I am until I think something should be changed or done different from another individuals personal views. It's just that the project is small and everyone knows everyone else and I think when a project is that small the people who have been there working it by themselves for so long are sometimes worried about what will happen to their project if changes are made even if we think it is for the good. I just wish that instead of ending up criticized and often yelled at or insulted I could at least be permitted to explain what my idea is (esp when I am the only person except my supervisor who has technical skills) and how it will help. At least my supervisor listens to me when we talk he says everyone is going through the adjustment phases he named of 3 only 2 of which I remember....the first we have gone through so I forget what it was......the second the "storming" phase is what we are in he says........however I don't think this phase will end with the staff intact and the individual who will end up either leaving if things don't change soon or being terminated is not the person at fault. The last phase is the "norming" phase.........is it here yet? This is one VISTA that is getting tired of crying herself to sleep at night because no one can seem to get along and it makes my goals so much harder to obtain.

Have any of you had issues with other staff or maybe even other VISTA's that you work with and if so how have you handled it? I know some of you have problems with supervisors not being open to your ideas (I know I am in the lucky few that has a supervisor that is willing to let them do just about anything as long as I check with him on major matters) but any issues with staff being rude, insulting and other things?