A couple of years ago I offered to help at a volunteer group for an activity my children do. Mainly because I thought I ought to pitch in since my kids benefit from it.
But I find it a bit stressful. I just don't gel with the other volunteers, which is more to do with me than them, I think, since they all get on very well (and some are new members).
In part, I think it's that they work in a very loose, last minute way - lots of emails about can someone do x this week, who's around to help with y etc. Lots of pitching-in and helping out etc. Nice, obviously, but it just doesn't fit with my way of doing things. I am a very (over) organised person and like to have clear who's doing what etc. in advance. (I am a project manager at work and this is just how I do things!)
I feel I'm clearly annoying people with my way of doing things, and their way stresses me out. I feel bad about saying I'm not going to help anymore since my kids get a lot out of it.
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to withdraw from voluntary group because they do things differently to me
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StrangeAndUnusual · 23/03/2018 08:25
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