So i take full responsibility for being terminated from this position, that being said will it hinder me greatly when trying to find another volunteer position?
The position was in one of the many hospitals in my area that are all run by the same private company, the hospital was the older, much smaller than the other locations, and also only had a small amount of activity. My job was to sit at a desk in a lobby and answer questions/ tell people where their friend or family member was, pretty simple and boring. I also volunteered on the weekend with no supervisor ever, alone, for four hours, or whenever i decided to leave. The only way they tracked our volunteering was with a sheet where i wrote the number of hours i worked in a tiny box. So i did this for a couple of months, if i had to miss one week i would do so and not tell anyone because i didn't know who to tell and no one contacted me about these absences (the few i had to take for finals). However July was a busy month and between family obligations, work, and moving i ended up missing the entire month (my fault i should have gone) but no one reprimanded me until i got an email after the first weekend i volunteered in August, it said i was terminated and that was that.
So i feel terrible now, i should have told someone, even though i did not have anyone to tell, but now after the coordinator fired me she made it sound as if i would never volunteer anywhere again. I'm not sure what to do as the private corporation runs most of the hospitals in the area, will they keep record of it and prevent me from volunteering again? In addition i live in a college town with no shortage of pre-med.
I would really appreciate advice, thanks in advance.
The position was in one of the many hospitals in my area that are all run by the same private company, the hospital was the older, much smaller than the other locations, and also only had a small amount of activity. My job was to sit at a desk in a lobby and answer questions/ tell people where their friend or family member was, pretty simple and boring. I also volunteered on the weekend with no supervisor ever, alone, for four hours, or whenever i decided to leave. The only way they tracked our volunteering was with a sheet where i wrote the number of hours i worked in a tiny box. So i did this for a couple of months, if i had to miss one week i would do so and not tell anyone because i didn't know who to tell and no one contacted me about these absences (the few i had to take for finals). However July was a busy month and between family obligations, work, and moving i ended up missing the entire month (my fault i should have gone) but no one reprimanded me until i got an email after the first weekend i volunteered in August, it said i was terminated and that was that.
So i feel terrible now, i should have told someone, even though i did not have anyone to tell, but now after the coordinator fired me she made it sound as if i would never volunteer anywhere again. I'm not sure what to do as the private corporation runs most of the hospitals in the area, will they keep record of it and prevent me from volunteering again? In addition i live in a college town with no shortage of pre-med.
I would really appreciate advice, thanks in advance.
