Pros
Pay was good which included weekend rates. I was a casual promoter in shopping centres, usually working with one or two other people at a time. I liked being able to work with lots of different people. Training was very thorough - two full days of paid training for all staff whether they were new promoters or existing promoters.
Cons
The shifts were very inconsistent - I was a Christmas casual promoter for two Christmas periods - the first year I had about 3-4 shifts a week and the second year, I only had 1-2 shifts per week. During training, there is a cultish atmosphere about the good work that World Vision does, painting the picture that as promoters, we were on the frontline, improving the world with every person we spoke to when, at the core of it, we were sales people and all charities are businesses. Training was thorough in the sense that they trained us very well in sales/promotion through philanthropic buzz words, however I feel like the people who were training us only told us as much as we needed to know. There was also a strong sense of favouritism among existing promoters or people who were quite outspoken. I think maybe I am just quite cynical.
