It has been suggested that young adults should be required to undertake a period of unpaid work helping people in community. Would the drawbacks is greater than the benefits for the community and the young sdults themselves?

Recently, there is controversy regarding whether or not young

adults

should give a hand to un-paid volunteers so as to support the

community

. There is certainly a benefit to

this

, but I perceive that the drawbacks are more significant as young

adults

may lose their motivation on working as well as face difficulties in affording their basic demands. The advantage of doing

volunteer

jobs

is that younger

adults

will be educated on how to be beneficial citizens and identify their responsibilities to the

community

. The

volunteer

jobs

will enhance the connection between citizens as well as maintain the beauty of the living areas via public activities.

For instance

, in Hai Phong city- Viet Nam, we occasionally operate a ‘clean campaign’ twice a year. The basic idea of

this

activity is that the younger people will give a hand in cleaning streets and potentially decorate the walls of primary schools surrounding the city centre to uplift the city’s image.

On the other hand

, one of the disadvantages is that young

adults

will lose motivation if the

volunteer

job is not appropriate for either interest or future improvements. Extroverted people who enjoy being surrounded by a large number of people, probably enjoy volunteering, but not introverted individuals. They might consider

volunteer

jobs

as burdens or obligations rather than their inner wants. As the result, their deconstructed attitudes will lower working productivity as well as negatively affect their colleagues. A

further

disadvantage is that doing unpaid

jobs

will struggle the young adult life if they do not have a part-time job or support from their parents. In the countryside, it might be less stressful as the prices for goods and accommodation are relatively low.

In contrast

, in big cities like Sydney or Melbourne, where the living fees are dramatically high, young

adults

barely sustain their personal life, leading to mental and financial problems, or even worst depression. In conclusion, the disadvantages are of more importance than the merits. Despite the fact that doing unpaid

jobs

will contribute to the improvement of the

community

,

adults

will find struggles in managing their life in both financial as well as mental aspects. Given

this

situation,

volunteer

jobs

should be kept as a will

instead

of an obligation, younger

adults

working in offices and paying taxes is

also

an ideal methodology to support the

community

.