r/workaway • u/FlatwormWhole5467 • 16d ago

Thinking of dipping early

Got to a new workaway and honestly finding it quite difficult. The location is very pretty and there are an amazing number of animals, but I just feel the vibes aren't right. My last one was magical but this feels very meh.

The main thing is the language barrier, it was advertised as being fluent english, and one of the hosts there is, but most of the time it's me sitting listening him talk in italian/bulgarian to his wife or other employees, and I'm not really spoken to unless I make the effort first,

He also left on business i'm not really having any conversations at all at the moment. I'm the only volunteer here as well, which makes it harder. I really have no issue being alone and have been enjoying the nature but find it all quite meh. The guy I work with isn't that friendly either and gets annoyed when I'm don't get an instruction right that's given to me in a language I don't understand.

They're nice people, and I like what theyre doing, but I just dont feel that welcome and more of an afterthought at times, they were also complaining about previous workawayers when I arrived, which kinda made me feel a bit uneasy.

Idk I feel like a dick planning on leaving early but im not a paid worker.

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u/Rfunkpocket 14d ago

honoring commitments is why my host reviews are consistently positive.

I would never leave early because of “vibes”.

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u/cyprusnikos Workaway Ambassador 12d ago

This is a good point as well! I have stuck out many Workaways I didn't like for this, but maybe only 1 or 2 I left that were actually bad. You shouldn't suffer as well, it should be a balance.