Abaningi bethu emhlabeni ongenzi nzuzo bangasho ukuthi isikhathi amavolontiya anikela ngaso ezinhlanganweni zethu siyigugu. Futhi cishe ngazo zonke izindlela kuba.
Unyaka nonyaka, i-Bureau of Labor Statistics kanye Nomkhakha Ozimele ibeka inani ngesikhathi amavolontiya anikela ngaso ezinhlotsheni zesihle. Izinhlangano ezingenzi-nzuzo zingasebenzisa leli nani ukuze zilinganise inani elikhulu elinikezwa amavolontiya azo. Inani elilinganiselwe likazwelonke lesikhathi samavolontiya ngo-2012 (lihlala lingemuva konyaka) lingu-$22.14 ngehora – likhuphuke ngamasenti angama-35 ukusuka ngonyaka odlule. Lapha eCalifornia, izinga liphezulu kakhulu - $24.75 - likhuphuke ngamasenti angama-57 ukusuka ngonyaka odlule.
Lesi silinganiso sisiza ukwazisa izigidi zabantu abanikela ngesikhathi sabo, amakhono, namandla ekwenzeni umehluko. Ngo-2012, amavolontiya anikela ngamahora angaphezu kuka-312,000 ukuze atshale, anakekele, futhi akhulise amahlathi asemadolobheni ase-California. Lokho kulingana nekhono elingabiza amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-7.7 kanye nesikhathi esinikeziwe! Nakuba lelo nani lihlaba umxhwele, sisacabanga ukuthi amavolontiya ayigugu.