Another suggestion would be for people hiring young people to fight fires and do other projects to be clear about what skills they’d be learning from it and the downsides. I’ve found it helpful in the past when someone has pointed out that although they think it would be really impactful for me to help them out with a particular project, they weren’t sure if I would develop the skills from it they thought I wanted to learn compared to my alternatives.
When I first got involved in the community-building bubble, it was very difficult for me to say no to things because everything felt impactful and the people suggesting I do things / help with particular things were friends and mentors I wanted to prove myself to.
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Another suggestion would be for people hiring young people to fight fires and do other projects to be clear about what skills they’d be learning from it and the downsides. I’ve found it helpful in the past when someone has pointed out that although they think it would be really impactful for me to help them out with a particular project, they weren’t sure if I would develop the skills from it they thought I wanted to learn compared to my alternatives.
When I first got involved in the community-building bubble, it was very difficult for me to say no to things because everything felt impactful and the people suggesting I do things / help with particular things were friends and mentors I wanted to prove myself to.