Every time I go into the centre there are always a lot of young people wearing bright vests depicting whichever charity they are trying to raise money for and they get on my nerves. I never make eye contact but try to keep walking, looking anywhere but in their direction. That doesn't stop them from stopping me in my tracks because they have a nasty habit of stepping right in front of you.
Now I'm no fool and I know that most of the money that they get people to part with every month does not go to the charity, but in administration fees and wages so I won't engage with them. Besides, I don't have the money and I prefer to give to my selected charities in other ways.
Many of these young people appear to have had a reasonable education so it puzzles me as to why they waste their time doing this as a job even if it is only temporary. I know from my last job that many of these youngsters could be in employment that would enhance their future as many employers have great difficulty in finding younger employees who are both literate and numerate.
I don't think spending time acting as a modern day Dick Turpin for a charity is the most appropriate thing to put on a cv!
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