Would Voluntary work be good for Chris? -

[thelastdalek]

Ile be the first to admit that Im not to far removed from Chris alot of ways (HFA, Wellfare, unemployed, live with parents). So I was wondering if somthing that I benefited from would do Chris good. When I finished college a couple of years ago my job prospects werent looking to good so the Job center recomended that I do voluntary work (mostly in charity shops) so I did. While I havent been able to get a job since then I have been able to keep myself buisy thanks to it.

So Im wondering would Chris have benefited from this? Would he be able to cope? If so how would it help him and if not where would things go wrong?

 

[CatParty]

he's too dumb to work

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

I think so. I don't have a job right now and considered volunteering to help pass the time. Ideally he'd get a part-time job, like the government expects him to.

Unfortunately, Chris is way too lazy to volunteer, or wouldn't volunteer unless he would personally gain in some way.

he's too dumb to work

 

[Bgheff]

In theory yes, it would help him by giving him responsibility (of at least showing up) and some socialization. In practice no, Chris would just tantrum and complain. A guy the claims that yard work was an example of great suffering he has gone through in life wouldn't be able to talk anything positive from it. I can see Chris just constantly stress sighing and doing as little as possible while possible muttering to himself.

 

[Dork Of Ages]

Volunteer work? HIM DOING VOLUNTEER WORK? THE WORLD SHOULD VOLUNTEER TO HELP CHRISTIAN RICARDO WESTON CHANDLER, IT WAS BASICALLY PROMISED FROM DAY ONE

But seriously, nah. Volunteering, especially someone volunteering very actively and regularly, and not just an one time thing, requires the person to be charitable and compassionate. Chris is neither, sadly.

 

[MrTroll]

Chris won't even work for money. He sure as hell isn't gonna do it for free.

 

[CatParty]

are there t-shirts involved?

 

[Kamen Rider Black RX]

I honestly don't think so due to his work ethic. Chris will take breaks whenever he thinks there isn't anymore work to do, has hygiene problems, no filter when speaking and a bad habit of inappropriately touching women. What his time at Wendy's revealed is that he cannot take criticism from superiors when he is being paid to work.

Doing volunteer work, the same problems would arise. Chris would throw a Chrissy-fit and then write on facebook how he went to help them "OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF MY HEART AND THEY GAVE ME A HARD TIME! I wasn't even PAID for the work I did." Then he would call them a bunch of trolls, do something vaguely threatening against the organizers and Anna would asspat.

 

[Thetan]

Volunteer work? HIM DOING VOLUNTEER WORK? THE WORLD SHOULD VOLUNTEER TO HELP CHRISTIAN RICARDO WESTON CHANDLER, IT WAS BASICALLY PROMISED FROM DAY ONE

But seriously, nah. Volunteering, especially someone volunteering very actively and regularly, and not just an one time thing, requires the person to be charitable and compassionate. Chris is neither, sadly.

No, you're absolutely right.

Fatty expects his Facebook friends to volunteer to help him fix all of his life's problems. He expects them to hunt down and punish his enemies for him. He expects them to find him a girlfriend. He even posted a message demanding that his friends do something when his home was without power during a storm.

There are examples of these posts, but I don't have the time to locate and post them at the moment. If you're not all that familiar with Fatty, you'll just have to take my word on this for now.

 

[Marvin]

Work in general would be good for Chris.

When I read the topic title, I read it as "work that Chris would voluntarily choose to do." And yes, that'd be good for Chris. But I couldn't see Chris voluntarily working.

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

Really, because Chris needs to improve himself desperately and anything would be a step up, volunteering would be a good use of his time. Really, anything like exercising regularly, taking classes for fun, reading good books, training for a job or learning a language (we have a thread dedicated to that) would be make good use of his time - and I list those because those are areas I'm trying to improve in.

Too bad Chris would never do that because 1) those things require effort and Chris whines and expects things to be handed to him and 2) he thinks he's perfect and doesn't need to improve.

 

[Henry Bemis]

More to the point, despite what big smiles they wear and hearty welcomes they dole out, would any volunteer group actually allow Chris to do so?

 

[CalmMyTits]

As Chris is right now, no. He would not volunteer in the first place, and if he was offered some sort of incentive (a good one, like a new PS4) he would show up and half-ass it and expect others to finish it for him.

 

[Kosher Dill]

More to the point, despite what big smiles they wear and hearty welcomes they dole out, would any volunteer group actually allow Chris to do so?

This. Most volunteer organizations aren't designed for people who don't want to be there. If he showed up and refused to lift a finger, they'd just tell him not to come back. Assuming they didn't send him home immediately when he showed up in full briefs, that is.

 

[Shadow Fox]

It wouldn't do much for him now. If, when he was much younger, he'd been taught the importance of helping others and nurturing a work ethic, he would probably take some pleasure in knowing he was helping to better the lives of other people, and it would go a long way toward alleviating his boredom, depression, and isolation. As the lazy, selfish, entitled manchild he is today, though, he'd just bitch and complain and pout about having to do something for someone other than himself and do a half-assed job of whatever work he was assigned. Then, after he was excused and told not to come back, he'd go home, stress sigh, crap his briefs and crash into slumber.

 

[BillRiley]

So Im wondering would Chris have benefited from this? Would he be able to cope? If so how would it help him and if not where would things go wrong?

Taking your questions in order.

Yes, Chris would probably benefit from a regular volunteer job - but he'd have to be made to do it until it became part of his routine.

Yes, he'd be able to cope - providing he had the right kind of supervision (ie: a supervisor that would ignore his inevitable meltdowns.)

Over time Chris might learn work habits well enough to get a real job. Unlikely in this economy, but possible.

 

[Some JERK]

keep in mind that just because you volunteer your time, doesn't mean that your time will be accepted. Most of the volunteer positions that don't require specialized skills (of which chris has zero) involve helping/interacting with people, or manual labor. 1 hour with Chris would be enough for even the most patient organizer to send him home.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

Unless it's a way to score some 'china'. I can't see Chris volunteering (let alone working at all) anytime soon.

 

[PacSol]

Volunteer work would be good for Chris, but as he is now, he'd be terrible for volunteer work. Piss-poor attitude, no skills, no work experience in over a decade... (throws up hands)

 

[geronimo_smith]

So Im wondering would Chris have benefited from this?

Yes.

Would he be able to cope?

As long as he doesn't have too much interaction with strangers.

Most charity places make an effort to accommodate people with learning disabilities so they'd know how to deal with Chris and they'd cut him some slack.

If so how would it help him and if not where would things go wrong?

He's happier when he has a routine and he'd feel less because of the interaction with other people.

The main problem would be Barb pulling him out of it at the first sign of trouble.