[LegitShady]

In almost every organization I've been in, the reward for good work is more work.

[mooreds]

> In almost every organization I've been in, the reward for good work is more work.

Yes, but when that happens in a company, there is at least the prospect of a raise and more impact.

As a non-profit volunteer you get props and the good feeling of helping people.

[detourdog]

I can’t tell if my thinking is dated but here it goes. The young are inclined to want to help and be useful and more work satisfies this need and exposes them to more facets of the jobs being done. Ideally boundaries are developed by the youth or the organization is self aware enough to not exploit the worker.

[wpietri]

And I think it has to be both. I think the organization has to develop a culture where boundary-setting is normalized and encouraged. There are plenty of people who will burn themselves out without thinking twice about it. (I used to be one of them.) An organization that wants to be sustainable needs to a) keep them from doing that, and b) help them learn not to.