burnthesheep wrote:
They got comp'd a kit and entry fee from our workplace. You can't force people to mingle, but I swear I won't see a single one of these people on the bike ONCE before the event. Day of, I'll likely be gone over the first climb and not see anyone either.
Should I be disappointed in this non-participation?
I also highly suspect that at least half won't make time cutoffs.
Should you be disappointed? Yes. Should you be surprised? No.
I used to do a ton of work with volunteer organizations. Anytime we had a worthwhile event to promote, we made sure to charge the participants SOMETHING. Over a 12 year period, I discovered to be true what I had been told before I started . . . if something is free, you get a surge of sign-ups followed by lackluster and/or no participation. If, on the other hand, you charge SOMETHING -- $5, $20, anything -- participation comes up and is maintained at a high level to the end of the program. It's basic (odd) human nature. If they've paid something, they're a lot more likely to participate and be enthusiastic about it than if it costs them nothing.
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FlashBazbo: Jun 27, 18 13:39