Thread: Terrible Volunteer Experience
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Unread 02-05-2012, 11:33
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Re: Terrible Volunteer Experience
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Originally Posted by techhelpbb View Post
I view this as an opportunity to innovate.

Someone build a safety glasses vending machine and charge for it.

Make a little return box maybe.

Put it in your business plans...
The other solution is for teams and individuals to be responsible for their safety glasses. If a team doesn't pack their safety glasses and they don't have a procedure such as a check list to help them make sure they're packed - then deal with the consequences. If a person forgets their safety glasses, then deal with the consequences.

I don't think volunteers who man the tables should be rude and unprofessional. I do think that teams/members can be more responsible and less dependent on the safety glasses table to take up their slack.

It's not that hard.

Jane
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Last edited by JaneYoung : 02-05-2012 at 11:37.