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Do have a cuppa vs bog off and make it yourself

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Alima Fri 12-Jul-19 11:56:30

Certainly not a burning question of the moment but nevertheless one bugging me at present. I have very recently started volunteering at a local charitable organisation, one morning a week doing admin. Always enjoyed office work, seemed right up my street. However there are roughly ten other people in the office at any one time.
I am expected to make tea/coffee for everyone else at least 4 times during the morning. It is even documented in the office procedures. Finding it hard to get my head around this. In my first job 50 years ago we had two tea ladies, Maggie and Alice who came round twice a day offering tea and wisdom. They were lovely. In every job since if you wanted a drink you got it yourself as did everyone else. All of a sudden I am expected to provide tea, coffee, decaf, green tea, Earl Grey etc with a smile and a nod. Don’t think I am going to last much longer, especially if in colder weather my repertoire is supposed to branch out into offering sick-in-a-cup ( cup a soup) or blackberry fruit tea which smells like cats pee.
I could really enjoy the office work but not the tea making bit. Is it me? Ps, I drink tap water or strong black coffee, no sugar or sweeteners.

bikergran Thu 25-Jul-19 18:19:10

The beauty of being a "Volunteer" is just that smile

You can just leave if you don't like, there will be plenty more who would appreciate your skills.

In our charity shop anybody would make the cuppas.It was only a small shop.

daffjeri Wed 23-Oct-19 00:29:34

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downtoearth Wed 23-Oct-19 06:59:24

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oldgimmer1 Wed 23-Oct-19 07:56:00

I find it difficult to believe, in this day and age, that people expect their tea/coffee to be made for them. It comes across as very self-important to me. Having said that, there are some very self-important people working in the charity sector. smile

I'd just move on from this. Plenty of charities out there who would appreciate you.

Good luck.
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Ealdemodor Fri 24-Jan-20 14:03:51

If people want a drink, they should darn well make it themselves.
I would quit over this.