I Worked A Job In A Kindergarten For A Year Under A Full-time Volunteering Programme After Finishing

I worked a job in a kindergarten for a year under a full-time volunteering programme after finishing school. It's marketed as a good way to get experience and social brownie points. While I don't regret doing it and meeting some nice people along the way, I was expected to do almost the same work as the teachers there for 2-3€ per hour, which kinda feels unfair. My superiors would also rub it in my face that I'm only a volunteer and don't deserve to get a half-decent wage because I'm not educated for the job. I don't want the same salary a qualified teacher gets, but maybe enough to sustain myself, at least? I was forced to live with my parents because I couldn't even afford social housing and the programme doesn't offer accommodation.

I get it, it's volunteering, but it seemed a little weird for me to do it full-time with no time for an actual paying job. It just kinda felt like another way of getting cheap labour for the social sector, which doesn't have nearly enough workers, instead of employing more qualified people. If I had to stay home because of sickness, the whole day would need to be restructured because we didn't have nearly enough people. Guess it's all fair because I'm a volunteer.

Maybe I'm too nihilistic, but the future doesn't seem very bright when it comes to jobs. I don't know.

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