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Originally Posted by Sliver
That's another thing. I don't agree with volunteerism as a regular scheduled thing to do. Your labour has value and you shouldn't give it away for free. If you're giving your time then get paid. If you're a homemaker and volunteering, your partner should get all the accolades for your volunteer hours because he's subsidizing you to do your little passion projects, but you're the one that smugly accepts all the gratitude for being such a "giver". Volunteers are the actual worst.
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There is a lot to unpack in this paragraph. I will say that Volunteers aren't the worst.
Volunteers that go into volunteering seeking adulation for their volunteering are the worst. But I have found those people are generally missing something in other parts of their life.
I know many people that volunteer in numerous different capacities and don't seek or accept accolades.
I am looking to get involved in some volunteer work myself, but I'm not sure what that looks like yet.