Terrible Volunteer Experience

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01-05-2012, 13:30

RoboMom

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Re: Terrible Volunteer Experience

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Originally Posted by Andy A.

I concluded that it's not a matter of the individual, it's the position. I can imagine that sitting in the same place for hours on end having to deal with the same 'problem' again and again would wear thin.

It is a matter of matching the volunteer to the position. Shout out to Dimas, who is brilliant at this position and could give training on how this should be done. He has helped us at Chesapeake for years.

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