So did I. I enforced the rules and I did so in a way that wasn't malicious but simply accepted this was the way things were and I wasn't going to take it personally that people didn't like me for it. Indeed, I expected people to abuse me for it. I was relaxed about that fact and in the process a lot of people liked me because I wasn't intense about the whole thing. It enabled me to establish my quirky sense of humor and play with people (it was a game after all) without interfering with my responsibilities.
And when my responsibilities called for me to play the role, I didn't stress about it. I just did it.
If that's not something you think you can do, you might want to consider handing that job over to someone else.
I know I can seem "Malicious" in what I do, but numbers and data don't lie. The whole reason we have a homeowners association is to keep up with maintenance on the units and grounds. The association is actually responsible for repairs on all of the outside (Siding, roofs, etc) of the units except glass and doors. So when people don't pay the whole community does not get the repairs needed. So I play my part and hope that in the end those who do pay at least understand what I am trying to accomplish. Now if nobody understands and I am the bad guy all the time then I will just keep on doing what I am doing until I can get a good price on my unit!!!
There you go. There's a perfectly valid reason for what you do that benefits everyone as a whole, and anyone who can't or won't understand that really doesn't deserve your pity. Go be the bad guy when being the bad guy is what's needed.
So did I. I enforced the rules and I did so in a way that wasn't malicious but simply accepted this was the way things were and I wasn't going to take it personally that people didn't like me for it. Indeed, I expected people to abuse me for it. I was relaxed about that fact and in the process a lot of people liked me because I wasn't intense about the whole thing. It enabled me to establish my quirky sense of humor and play with people (it was a game after all) without interfering with my responsibilities.
And when my responsibilities called for me to play the role, I didn't stress about it. I just did it.
If that's not something you think you can do, you might want to consider handing that job over to someone else.
I know I can seem "Malicious" in what I do, but numbers and data don't lie. The whole reason we have a homeowners association is to keep up with maintenance on the units and grounds. The association is actually responsible for repairs on all of the outside (Siding, roofs, etc) of the units except glass and doors. So when people don't pay the whole community does not get the repairs needed. So I play my part and hope that in the end those who do pay at least understand what I am trying to accomplish. Now if nobody understands and I am the bad guy all the time then I will just keep on doing what I am doing until I can get a good price on my unit!!!
There you go. There's a perfectly valid reason for what you do that benefits everyone as a whole, and anyone who can't or won't understand that really doesn't deserve your pity. Go be the bad guy when being the bad guy is what's needed.