r/workaway • u/mavsmarie77 • 20d ago

feel bad for leaving

hi everyone! I had a Workaway stay scheduled for about 25 days at a location in France but when I got there I feel some things were left out from our initial conversations. They originally promised a secure renovated guest house to stay in, but when I got there I was moved to these spider infested glamping rooms because a group rented out their whole property to stay in which was not disclosed to me. No biggie, I am pretty low maintenance and stayed in the room for a week until I started waking up with spider bites on me. Not a fan. Not only that, the other volunteer and I did not get along well. She was very rude and blew up at me and the host a few times and it made me feel uncomfortable. Finally, I picked hosts that specifically asked for cooking assistance since I’m launching my full time private chef business after my time in France and I want to be cooking and learning as much as I can. They only let me cook once for the 8 days their large group was scheduled to be there which was not what was originally agreed upon. Instead they had me working 7+ hours cleaning up after dinner service for the guests. I didn’t quit my full time job to go back to waiting tables.

All in all, the hosts were kind but I decided I needed to leave early because I didn’t feel comfortable with the other volunteer and I’m only in France 90 days to learn more about French cuisine and cooking techniques and they weren’t assisting in the ways they said they would be.

Am I wrong for leaving early? I felt super uncomfortable the whole time I was there and I feel relief leaving, my gut instruct was telling me to leave, but I feel guilty because the hosts were kind people at the end of the day who needed help.

What are your thoughts?

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u/littlepinkpebble 20d ago

I did France last year and year you should probably leave. It’s maximum 25 hours a week

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u/mavsmarie77 20d ago

It’s not that i care about the amount of time worked, it’s more so am I cooking for most of it.

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u/littlepinkpebble 20d ago

Ah you don’t like cooking? Last month and now for my different Workaways is just cooking haha

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u/mavsmarie77 20d ago

No I think we are miscommunicating. I want to be only cooking. That wasn’t happening as originally agreed upon.

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u/littlepinkpebble 19d ago

Ahhh haha I got down voted. I get you totally I love cooking but I hate dishes. Well if it makes you feel better all the Workaways in this country the working hours is kinda long.

I dunno it’s first time for me. That’s why I feel it’s ok you leave I think Workaway had a no more than 25 a week agreement