1. The only dislike that I had about my other volunteer experiences was that I was unable to do more volunteer work, and was unable to acquire transportation. Therefore, I feel virtual volunteering will help me get around this.

2. I volunteered for the Red Cross, but they never did anything and that was annoying.

3. DID NOT ANSWER

4. DID NOT ANSWER

5. I WISH I COULD USE MY INTERESTS AND TALENTS AS A WRITER TO VOLUNTEER IN SOME WAY.

6. It wasn't put to a use (so far) commensurate with the time and effort I invested.

7. Did not like doing filing at the hospital because I found the job a bit tedious and boring.

8. nothing,how could anyone hate anything that involves children.

9. nothing

10. It was hard when I had to volunteer when I was really busy.

11. DID NOT ANSWER

12. NA

13. I wished I could have helped more.

14. Infrequently, I felt unappreciated sometimes, but that's usually a sign to me that it's time to move on, elsewhere.

15. Nothing

16.   NOTHING . HONESTLY=) WHEN YOUR DOING SOMETHING THAT YOU LOVE IT COMES NATURAL AND YOU ENJOY EVERY MINUTE. WHAT CAN I SAY I LOVE VOLUNTERRING. I LOVE HELPING MY COMMUNITY. IT BRINGS ME GREAT JOY TO KNOW THAT IF ONLY A LITTLE I'M MAKING A DIFFRENCE.
17. Those I couldn't help.

18. DID NOT ANSWER

19. stupidity on the part of people who I have encountered, conflicting agendas, hypocrisy and deceit, bad food at fundraisers

20.   When I look back at all the things I have done I can't think of anything negative about the experiences. They have all been a positive experience for me because I enjoy my work.

21. None

22. DID NOT ANSWER

23. DID NOT ANSWER

24. Working with well-intentioned but inept people. (At least that wouldn't happen in this kind of volunteering!!)

25. DID NOT ANSWER

26. I like working on the internet but I have not volunteered "totally" via the Internet. I didn't realize it was an option.

27. DID NOT ANSWER

28. The time it took going back and forth.

29. some organisations treat thier volunteers as slaves.

30. Sometimes the long standing can get boring. Or they tell you to show-up and when you do, there may not be much for you to do.

31. DID NOT ANSWER

32. Volunteers who failed to live up to their offers of help.

33. DID NOT ANSWER

34. The transportation hassles. This won't be a factor as a virtual volunteer...hurray!

35. DID NOT ANSWER

36. I disliked nothing.

37. Sometimes being taken for granted.

38. Other people's agendas - the reasons why they were volunteering in the first place.

39. DID NOT ANSWER

40. I have not had a bad experience volunteering. I know I have been fortunate that our parent's with the team sports have been supportive. The other work I did was on my own time, so I didn't have much interaction with the others involved.

41. DID NOT ANSWER

42. The lack of clear goals, desired outcomes, mission statements.

43. If it is unorganized then I do have problems with that.

44. You were outside.

45. n/a

46. Alot of people were blatantly ungrateful.

47. I hated the fact I had to quit the SADD chapter because school work was starting to get neglected.

48. I found the Wellness Center opportunity restrictive and boring--taking blood pressures with only minimal time to listen to peoples' problems and offer some advice or recommendations. The others I liked very much. In fact, they are some of the proudest and most enjoyable moments of my life.

49. I disliked some of the politics. More than once we had to deal with someone who wasn't in the trenches so to speak, but they had the "book knowledge" of the topic. When they would try to setup things that didn't work..they didn't always accept the fact that the "volunteers" knew more than they did. Thankfully it happened rarely.

50. its very hard to have to travel half an hour to arrive at the places i volunteer every week.

51. DID NOT ANSWER

52. I do not wish to comment.

53. I had to stay there for over 8 hours at a time

54. like to have had more training

55. DID NOT ANSWER

56. For some of them, I did not like the fact that the volunteer opportunites were transitory - I would much prefer to work with a project on a continuing basis, so that I can see the fruits of my labor (a somewhat cliched phrase, but quite appropriate, nonetheless)

57. DID NOT ANSWER

58. I can not think of anything I disliked about my volunteer experiences.

59. N/A

60. It has to be all the calls to my house asking me questions, I think that they can e-mail me.

61. Sometimes it is hard to distance myself from the callers on the phone. I have been in many of their shoes. I feel that virtual volunteering will enable me to continue my passion without getting wrapped up in someone elses turmoil.

62. no complaints...

63. Only thing I did not like was once an activity started early in the morning, at 6 am, and I did not want to participate.

64. Sometimes you really have to keep the big picture on your wall, literally : ) There's times when no matter what you do, a project may not turn out to be as effective as you would have liked. That's why its important for the volunteer to understand the overall goals of the project, and learn what it takes to be consistent and persistent in the presence of the various obstacles that any organization will face. To me, this is how empowerment is learned, and inner strength is nurtured.

65. nothing

66. I liked everything about volunteering, basically because it made me feel good about myself. The only thing that I disliked about the volunteering experiences I had was the headache I'd get from cleaning shelves in the pharmacy with ammonia.

67. DID NOT ANSWER

68. There are times when a mentee is not very motivated and I feel like "wasting time and energy", or when things are totally out of my control and I feel quite frustrated. However I see all these incidents as tests of my patience and my persistence in volunteering work, and I don't mind them at all.

69. The hours for candystriping at one of the hospitals began to overtake my regular schedule. I was in high school and working part-time at the time, and the hospital wanted a minimum of 20 hours per week.

70. There were really no aspects of volunteering for the services that I disliked. The only drawback now would be that I do not have reliable transportation.

71. The fact that i have enough time and motivation to do more in that school, but that their requirements are minimal, and no one is really available to find some time to set some long term goal or projects to make the most of their computer equipment.

72. Sometimes I was just too tired, but I had to still do it or my bosses were too bossy.

73. DID NOT ANSWER

74. Nothing.

75. I don't recall anything that I disliked about the experiences.

76. I dislike volunteer work if its in a field or area that I am not interested in.

77. DID NOT ANSWER

78. i have none. all officers are required to step down after their terms have been served. I am getting older and have no car. The office is far away and I really feel others should have their chance.. so as to have continuity.

79. Sometimes I'd end up carrying all of the responsibilities on my shoulders.

80. nothing

81. Sometimes, people do not appreciate or even hate what I do as kindness.

82. The only one I disliked was with the zoo, and that was when the animals would go to the bathroom on me while I was handling them.

83. DID NOT ANSWER

84. nothing

85. N/A

86. DID NOT ANSWER

87. never felt like enough

88. I can't say I disliked anything about these experiences.

89. Difficult to schedule around work.

90. Not having enough volunteers for activites that could have been a huge success.

91. Some times it got boring, because we didn't have anything to do.\

92. DID NOT ANSWER

93. When a project I want to work for never gets off the ground... Its frustrating when that happens.

94. DID NOT ANSWER

95. DID NOT ANSWER

96. DID NOT ANSWER

97. DID NOT ANSWER

98. N/A

99. Personality conflicts, not fulfilling duties and responsibilities.

100. DID NOT ANSWER

101. I never volunteered so how can I answer? Which Computer = An IBM Compatible Machine, PII-450Mhz w/256MB RAM :) Web search engine ability = Altavista, Infoseek, eXcite, I also use Yahoo (It's a listing not a search engine)

102. DID NOT ANSWER

103. N/A

104. not getting things done - tasks that were off-target or so resource-constrained as to be impossible or unsustainable.

105. DID NOT ANSWER

106. not much

107. So far I can't say I've found anything I dislike. I've been very fortunate in having had overall good experiences.

108. DID NOT ANSWER

109. Nothing

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