According to former International Olympic Committee President of the United States Jacques Rogge , unpaid worker are invaluable at the Games . “ Volunteers are true Olympians . They channelize the honest spirit of the Olympic Games,”Rogge said in 2012 . alas , many volunteers this year seem to have ignored this and said “ fuck it ” instead .
As theWall Street Journal reports , arranger are have problem ensure that Olympic venues are staffed with enough volunteers . “ Volunteers are one of the thing we are fine - tuning , ” a spokesman for the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee said . At some locus , he said , only 20 pct of volunteers have really show up .
patently , some have their hands on that sweet Olympian swag and immediately peaced out :
Volunteers report that legion would - be co - workers have been no - shows since collect work outfits and gratuitous wristwatches , leaving venues scant - staffed .
Rio organizerstold the Associated Press , however , that the attendance charge per unit is just fine , give thanks you very much .
“ Of the 50,000 unpaid worker involved in the delivery of the Olympic Games , we have an average attendance charge per unit of just over 70 pct , ” PDA said . “ This turn allows us to maneuver at a comfortable level as some Tennessean not shew up was factored into our programme . ” ( It ’s worth notice that in 2014 , when bragging about the 240,000 military volunteer software they meet , organizers saidthat 70,000 military volunteer were “ required to represent a successful Olympic Games . ” )
The fact that voluntary are n’t showing up is n’t exactly surprising . After all , their only “ payment”comes in the formof food while they work . compare to the wages for the other “ volunteer”—that is , the IOC president — who ’s apparently given a $ 250,000 yearly “ adjustment , ” while other executive receive$900 per diems , it ’s no marvel the amateur armies are shrug their shoulders . ( Getting attackedwhile trip on a bus believably did n’t help , either . )
But grant to Mark Adams , who head up communications for the IOC , unpaid worker should grateful . “ They get other kind of perks of line and they get the perk of being at the games , ” he order the AP . “ They get a great deal out of being voluntary and being a member of the Olympic move for that short period is hugely rewarding . ” Ah , yes . So tremendously rewarding .
Meanwhile , the Games are also battlingfood and drinking shortfall , blow up bags , sick athletes , andweird greenish pools . Is n’t external cooperation grand ?
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