Serious question… are volunteers “hired” or is there a different word that applies to allowing people to donate their time at a business without the expectation of payment? In this case it’s a dog so it doesn’t really matter either way but I’m curious.
They usually go through a program that’s part of the hospital that works with their placement and qualifications for that they’re able to do. So, no- they’re not “hired.”
They’re technically not employees of the hospital, but more- members of a program run by the hospital.
Most do this to help and don’t expect payment.
Source: Worked at a large hospital network in central Florida that utilized volunteers for over a decade.
Serious question… are volunteers “hired” or is there a different word that applies to allowing people to donate their time at a business without the expectation of payment? In this case it’s a dog so it doesn’t really matter either way but I’m curious.
They usually go through a program that’s part of the hospital that works with their placement and qualifications for that they’re able to do. So, no- they’re not “hired.”
They’re technically not employees of the hospital, but more- members of a program run by the hospital.
Most do this to help and don’t expect payment.
Source: Worked at a large hospital network in central Florida that utilized volunteers for over a decade.
Technically you can only volunteer at a non profit organization, if a company wants to do that it’s called an unpaid internship.