voluntary work

arthur

arthur

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How many of you on the forum do voluntary work and how many of you are considering it

Having been made redundant due to Staffordshire County Council funding cuts, I now find myself trying to make a decision on whether look for another job or retire early.

I have taken two very different voluntary posts, it’s good to be doing something with my time but i'm still not sure what i want to do with my future.

I still keep looking for a paid job but i only want to work one day a week, I want a job with no senior management, no pressure, no bitching, no stress, no tension and no futile goals.

I found this https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2014...-your-job-10-positive-and-10-negative-factors, i'm hoping it will help me decide.

What makes people happy with their job? (In order of importance)

Friendly co-workers/good atmosphere
Enjoyable tasks
Good management
Good balance between your work life and personal life
Variety of work
Feeling that your work is worthwhile
Feeling that your contribution truly makes a difference
Being part of a successful team
Recognition of your achievements
Good pay

What makes people unhappy with their job? (In order of importance)
Insufficient communication on the part of the management
Wages too low
Little or no recognition for achievements
Poor management
Not enough freedom for personal development
No attention paid to new ideas
Too few opportunities for high performers
Lack of fringe benefits
Work is no fun
Feeling that your contribution doesn’t really matter
 
peggy

peggy

Well-Known Forumite
I do voluntary work. I did a lot pre kids, I wonder how I fitted it in working full time and volunteering for two separate organisations one which involved regular sleep ins.
Now I do just one, I've recently qualified with the team and I'm ready to go live!
I loved my job pre ill health. The first job I went back to was ok, the money and hours suited me the work was tedious though and the recent job which I've been made redundant from was much the same. I wonder if it's me which has changed following such a huge life experience in my health?
I'm in a position now where I have the opportunity to look to retrain and choose a new career path. Financially I have to work, we can manage a couple of more months before things get dire. If I had the choice then I would selfishly rather not. So much of my life seems to have been wasted being ill I want to bask in the freedom good health gives. If I could exist just on voluntary work alone I would want nothing more than to spend my time giving back.. but that's a fantasy.
I'm thinking of training as a PT instructor, I'd like to motivate and support others to celebrate their health.
Ooh that's a big reply... sorry
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

Forum O. G.
peggy said:
I do voluntary work. I did a lot pre kids, I wonder how I fitted it in working full time and volunteering for two separate organisations one which involved regular sleep ins.
Now I do just one, I've recently qualified with the team and I'm ready to go live!
I loved my job pre ill health. The first job I went back to was ok, the money and hours suited me the work was tedious though and the recent job which I've been made redundant from was much the same. I wonder if it's me which has changed following such a huge life experience in my health?
I'm in a position now where I have the opportunity to look to retrain and choose a new career path. Financially I have to work, we can manage a couple of more months before things get dire. If I had the choice then I would selfishly rather not. So much of my life seems to have been wasted being ill I want to bask in the freedom good health gives. If I could exist just on voluntary work alone I would want nothing more than to spend my time giving back.. but that's a fantasy.
I'm thinking of training as a PT instructor, I'd like to motivate and support others to celebrate their health.
Ooh that's a big reply... sorry
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What you want - when you want - for who you want.

That's my advice.

I hope you find what you're searching for....
 
peggy

peggy

Well-Known Forumite
Gramaisc said:
What you want - when you want - for who you want.

That's my advice.

I hope you find what you're searching for....
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My worry is I may never find the right path.
For a short time I found this a pretty depressing thought.
I'm going to look into the PT and maybe sports massage a little more. Apart from this I really don't know what direction to take. It needs to be a role where I can inspire and motivate change, I need a level of adrenaline (which I can get from voluntary work) I would like flexible hours and only part time.... I applied to be a retained fire fighter... then remembered I'm actually very frightened of heights!
Ah well all too deep for midweek chat!
 
John Marwood

John Marwood

I ♥ cryptic crosswords
arthur said:
I'm still looking for a job that gives me satisfaction and a sense of well being and the pay equivalent to my last job. There is nothing around Staffordshire
I'm 60 this week and I feel on the scrap heap, I thought I would like to retire early but now I'm not actually doing anything it feels all wrong.

I started volunteering for this organization, https://www.supportstaffordshire.org.uk/your-local-branch/Stafford-district
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Scrap heaps can arise for persons of all ages but for someone with your experience and knowledge it must be very disheartening

Perhaps volunteering will offer up a wider opportunity . Who knows, you may even create a whole new business- along the lines of Knowledge-per-Hour , managing a pool of talent for the over 50's
 
Withnail

Withnail

Well-Known Forumite
Dude, you should totally keep 'in' with the CAB gig - this is where you will make a difference, and feel as if you are doing so.

Have they some sort of 'on-line' support kind of malarkey?
 
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