Volunteering at a Goodwill store...

Post Reply New Topic

Has anyone ever volunteered at a Goodwill store? If so, what's it like?

An ex-acquaintance of mine used to "work" in the sheltered workshop in the back of the Goodwill for sub-minimum wages. The Goodwill's that have them have been slow to get rid of them \ or pay their disabled employees minimum wage for working at the workshops.

Buddy sorted clothes and liked it though.

That's the only experience i can write and it isn't even mine. Sorry bout that.

I worked at a Goodwill from fall 2012 to summer 2013 as a donations attendant from my experience it was a nightmare working there at least at the store I worked at. There was always a ton of traffic of donors and the majority of them normally brought huge loads of goods so it eventually got overwhelming quick between bringing in and sorting goods and taking care of the line of donors and with me included it was only a crew of four attendants. It was worse working closing being the only one in the back having to suddenly do the work of 6-8 people with no help and the management they had their expectations to be quick and not slow things down and unfortunately I wasn't able to be fast like they wanted me to and after six months I was fired for poor job performance oh and the assistant manager was an absolute a**hole.

I did retail years ago. Working for the ADA program in the state the Goodwill program they try to get convicts and disabled workers into often are not good fits for people with autistism