The Top Ten Reasons Why Volunteers Leave Unexpectedly
- Reason no. 10 swirl7: The reality of their experience was not what they expected when they signed on
- Reason no. 9: Employees treated them as an interruption, not as welcome (and anticipated) help.
- Reason no. 8: Veteran long term volunteers wouldn’t let them into their “insider” group.
- Reason no. 7: They did not see the connection between one day’s work and another.
- Reason no. 6: They did not know how to tell you they wanted to leave.
- Reason no. 5: They made a suggestion that was not acted on, or responded to.
- Reason no. 4: The atmosphere was impersonal, tense or cold.
- Reason no. 3: The physical environment did not support their efforts.
- Reason no. 2: No one smiled at them.
- Reason no. 1: They were underutilised.