Local NCT sale last week, I've volunteered for a couple of years now as it does mean you get in before the mad rush and weirdly I enjoy the day (I know 
).
The lady who ran the local branch until recently was very methodical about the whole thing - volunteers got to shop early but we worked hard for that and it was rare for the sale to have hiccups etc. Then she retired last year and the sale is now run jointly between members of the committee.
It's now turned into a bit of a farce. The committee firstly decided that committee members could shop before volunteers arrive (which has meant a lot of the 'good stuff' is long gone we get a look in) but when someone asked why that was they were told 'because committee members dedicate more time than volunteers', which is true I guess.
But at the sale last week I noticed that the committee members were putting in the bare minimum of help with setting up, mostly they were sat around chatting and eating snacks while the volunteers did most of the work. I know they do work behind the scenes but still...they're having problems recruiting volunteers and I'm not surprised really. Its a shame as I usually have a laugh while helping but I just found it irritating. The lack of help from committee standing around meant we massively overran at the end and had to get sellers to help pack up their unsold items.
AIBU not to volunteer again? Anyone else seen this 'committee has first dibs' policy with NCT?
(Before anyone tells me to go on committee myself I'm a single parent who works full time and struggle to volunteer for the sales, I'm in no position to dedicate more time 
).