andrewducker | (Reply)

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I have employers who got half a year (albeit, 4 days a week, 1pm-6pm or thereabouts) of free work out of me, have known me for a year, and as mentioned, who are fighting for a cause I consider important.

Other stuff also helps; that I essentially consider getting more out of the (somewhat creaky at times) membership database that is my primary responsibility, to be an interesting challenge, and one where I can easily see the progress that I've made; that really aids in keeping me engaged.

The big one is the fact that I am doing this 'for the cause', as it does basically eliminate the issues that most employers have (or at least feel they have) with their employees working for the pay, not for the results.

If I won enough on the lottery to never need to work again, I'd carry on at Unlock Democracy, and I'd consider doing so in some more formalised form than the volunteering I did before, because being staff results in me having more input, and being able to much more 'own' projects and see them work.