An abnormal characteristic about the IAC work environment compared to other job sites is that I often had to work alongside volunteers. This was a strange relationship to foster as I was considered to be in a position of authority comparatively, yet volunteers were freely able to make judgement calls about my work because they give of their time generously without payment. I had to approach suggestions from volunteers with grace because ultimately I had to follow the orders of my site supervisor above all. For example, after the sermon one Sunday, a volunteer approached me about the video announcements I had made. He suggested that I should reuse old clips, adjust the audio quality, and generally just approach my work entirely different! I informed my site supervisor about this interaction and he ensured me that I should just keep doing what I'm doing -- that not everyone is going to approve of my style. This was a hard interaction to digest, but I felt it taught me a valuable lesson about work environments like IAC. In ministry, you have a lot of eyes watching what you're doing. This can create a mixture of opinions and suggestions from people with good intentions. Sometimes these comments can sound like an attack, but it's primarily from people looking to improve the quality of the church however they see is best. I think the volunteer was just excited about improving the announcements and being involved despite his lack of experience with video. I am grateful to have learned about this social dynamic from working with volunteers at IAC.