The Daily Chit-Chat [2008] Page 435

Started by doesn't matter January 1st, 2008 12:23 AM
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Sammi

Age 33
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The States
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Posted November 8th, 2021
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18.3 Years
One of my schools required community service for graduation. I think it was 40 hours? I was pleased with myself when I told one of the higher-ups in that school that I wasn't bothering with it -- I was moving in a few months. :D;;

Our dorm wants us to do one community service thing a year. I still think it's bull. Not everyone's on the Philanthropy committee -- why should everyone else do their work? Then again, I really shouldn't complain. It's just one project. But still... I don't take into being forced to work that well sometimes. D:

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Cherrim

Age 34
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Toronto
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My university doesn't require any of that. :/ I'd be annoyed if it did, haha. I'm not really a fan of community service even if it makes me sound like a bad person. Unless I have a good reason to (as in, I HAVE to, or I know someone running an event that needs help), I won't do it. :|


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I have to do 75 hours of community service, but I've done over 120 already =w=
I love helping out the community. I feel that's what we're meant for, and if we can take the time out of our day to help build someone a home or take a walk for the fight against cancer, why not.


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Then, I must be a misanthrope to the nth degree.
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Posted December 1st, 2008
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I used to be in the IB (International Baccalaureate) Program at my High School. It requires 35 hours of community service each year to recieve an IB Diploma. I never did 1 minute of community service. (I'm such a bad man XD)

But now it's my Junior year and I dropped out of the program. But now my brother is in it.
Age 33
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I've done ZERO community service. D: I'm hoping the university I want to go to will let me in on my good looks. :>
You're just as misanthropic as the rest of these meatbags. Even worse, you're a narcissist as well.

As for me, my secondary school required sixty hours. I did something along the lines of 150. I don't feel the need to elaborate any further.
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My university doesn't require any of that. :/ I'd be annoyed if it did, haha. I'm not really a fan of community service even if it makes me sound like a bad person. Unless I have a good reason to (as in, I HAVE to, or I know someone running an event that needs help), I won't do it. :|
You know, a lot of people would probably approach this community service with the same attitude as you, but it actually hasn't been uncommon for students to continue on with the organisation they volunteered with after their required time is complete.

Sure, it's not for everyone but hey... even staffing this place is a form of volunteer work, and you enjoy it, right? I guess it depends on what you want to get out of it.

Cherrim

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@Amachi: That's true. I suppose I don't really consider the things I enjoy to be community service or volunteer work. Especially something like this even if it is, by definition, volunteering. XD

I don't mind giving my time to things that benefit those close to me but I do find it hard to find the connection when I don't know anyone involved or anything. Some of my volunteer work actually has a solid place on my resume, so even if I originally volunteered under the pretense of just helping out, it's helping me out too and for some reason I can't shake that as selfishness on my part, which makes it seem... not like community service/volunteer work. XD I wonder if this post even makes any sense.

You're just as misanthropic as the rest of these meatbags. Even worse, you're a narcissist as well.

As for me, my secondary school required sixty hours. I did something along the lines of 150. I don't feel the need to elaborate any further.
You never struck me as the community service type. Especially since you're now going out of your way to imply you're better than others because you do more. :( Double standard much?


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Age 34
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Posted October 31st, 2012
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19.7 Years
I've done a lovely 0 hours of community service. After a long day of walking around, picking up trash my feet would kill me. On top of that, I'm too lazy. XD

I don't mind helping people, keeping the environment clean and all of that. But if it's a requirement... yea. On top of that, it makes you look like you did something bad, because around here the ones who does community service is ones who broke the law, or killed a cat or something. XD

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Posted January 3rd, 2013
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15.2 Years
I used to do lots of community service.
I'm all about the environment and peace and stuff. :3 If I'm walking or something and see trash on the ground I make sure I pick it up. And I recycle. Once at the park, I cleaned up the pond just cause I felt like it. XD;; Yep. I'm one of those people. XD;;

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Aegis

The Savage Nymph

Age 29
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Canada
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Posted October 30th, 2012
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Wait, what is this? How is it I've done more community service then like, most of the people over 19 here? :| At my old school, we got around 20 community service hours per year via fieldtrips, and this summer I was suckered into volunteering at the hospital (though I only did like, 2 times <_<) and then I volunteered once again to help move desks around at this school I was planning to go to. I'm pretty sure I have around 75 hours total, and I'm like way younger then Andy (Arcanine) and all y'all who have none. SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE :[

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Melodies of Life

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Posted January 3rd, 2013
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15.2 Years
I have to agree with Aegis. I'm 20 myself,but... People should do community service. there is nothing better than that feeling. And plus... with out it, where would the community be? I volunteer for it all the time. Things like Habitat for Humanity, or just cleaning up the high way, or promoting recycling. I guess being in Girl Scouts when I was young got me on to it... I dunno.

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Age 33
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Posted July 12th, 2016
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19.3 Years
Wait, what is this? How is it I've done more community service then like, most of the people over 19 here? :| At my old school, we got around 20 community service hours per year via fieldtrips, and this summer I was suckered into volunteering at the hospital (though I only did like, 2 times <_<) and then I volunteered once again to help move desks around at this school I was planning to go to. I'm pretty sure I have around 75 hours total, and I'm like way younger then Andy (Arcanine) and all y'all who have none. SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE :[
does not getting out much count as a reason?

Aegis

The Savage Nymph

Age 29
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Canada
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Posted October 30th, 2012
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17.3 Years
does not getting out much count as a reason?
Not unless you were wasting away in front of the computer, in which case it does :[

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Ninetales1

Japan-flavoured Europhile

Age 35
In a country I currently despise
Seen August 27th, 2013
Posted August 27th, 2013
723 posts
19.6 Years
Wow, staffing an online forum counts as "community service"? In that case, I've done a little of it with another Pokemon-related site.

Aside from that, the only "real" community service I've done was volunteering at a wildlife centre for about ten hours. I didn't have that much to do though, so I just quit.

In the above, all I did was sit around for a few minutes, feed birds, sit around another few minutes, feed birds, do a little laundry, feed birds, wash a dish or two, wait some more, feed birds, walk aimlessly around the centre, feed birds... get the idea?



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Guillermo

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Age 28
Australia
Seen April 11th, 2015
Posted May 18th, 2014
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14.8 Years
I had to clean a whole Park up, with a few kids from my school. We were forced to by the school, but we were actually going to volunteer for it anyway, since it was during school hours it was a nice waste of lesson time and we were helping the community out.

I was astounded when I found out being an Administrator of a site is classified Community Service, that just blew me away!
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