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What the advert said I'd get vs. what I actually got?
Andy
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in Work & Study
Hi folks,
Continuing in our Work and Volunteering theme and pushing the volunteering focus on the boards at the moment we wanted to think about your volunteering expectations and your actual experiences.
One thing that came up in our in-house discussions were some of the unforeseen benefits of volunteering and your expectations of your volunteering role before you started.
So, we wanted you to think about the volunteering you're currently doing, what the role said you'd be doing before you started and what eventually came out of you doing the role? Were their additional benefits to your volunteering that you didn't expect? Was there something that came up that you didn't anticipate and didn't like? How did the role change over time?
If you don't currently volunteer and are looking at volunteering, what do you think about the roles that you see? What would you like to gain from your volunteering and what else could come up that you might not expect?
Anyway, over to you...
Continuing in our Work and Volunteering theme and pushing the volunteering focus on the boards at the moment we wanted to think about your volunteering expectations and your actual experiences.
One thing that came up in our in-house discussions were some of the unforeseen benefits of volunteering and your expectations of your volunteering role before you started.
So, we wanted you to think about the volunteering you're currently doing, what the role said you'd be doing before you started and what eventually came out of you doing the role? Were their additional benefits to your volunteering that you didn't expect? Was there something that came up that you didn't anticipate and didn't like? How did the role change over time?
If you don't currently volunteer and are looking at volunteering, what do you think about the roles that you see? What would you like to gain from your volunteering and what else could come up that you might not expect?
Anyway, over to you...
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Volunteering in a charity shop has meant that I have the experience of working in retail and am able to use tills and have improved my maths skills meaning I am now in a good position to get a job
And your's Miss_Riot are just super, that sort of patience and compassion is really hard to learn, and it's just a lovely example. :thumb:
What I got was really unexpected! Lots of random people wanted to chat about the cause and people were amazingly generous with their donations. There ended up being a group of about 6 of us and it was a really fun night, we had a laugh and came away buzzing with how much money we had raised. It also helped to push me out of my comfort zone as you had to shout really loud and encourage people to give donations and at least come across as confident!! I'd definitely do it again