Are we only valued if we are paid for our work.?

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I have always been fortunate to have paid work .

I had my own shop for 14 years until at star if last year the bushfires ended that.

Suddenly I was forcibly retired .
I valued myself by my work and others did. So I felt lost until I did volunteer work.

Even at my work I feel I am not as valued Jed as paid people.

How do others feel if you don’t have paid work . Do you feel others don’t value your voluntary work or see your work as unimportant.

All comments welcome .

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Tranzcrybe

Thanks for your reply.

I agree with your thoughts on volunteering but I wonder how others value voluntary work.

what sort of a society do we want to live in, one that only values paid with or one where volunteers are tread fairly and appreciated.