Originally Posted by
Dovster
A volunteer has less motivation to do the job correctly than does someone whose livlihood depends on it.
Indeed, ask anyone who is familiar with the U.S. court system if an attorney appointed by the court to defend someone without charge (or at a minimal payment) will put in the same time and effort that he would if he was getting paid.
The sad, but human, truth is that he will not.
I think the comes down to the character of the person. If they are happy with doing a bad job, I am not sure they'd do a good job if they were paid a fortune. I know volunteers who spend hours doing the very best job they can - being trained, at their own expense. And that's not just on FT.
I have no doubt you sincerely hold your views, but they denigrate the work of all volunteers as being second class and that I cannot agree with.