Cheng Wen-ying, who works for the Buddhist Hospice Care Foundation, says that if volunteers are too idealistic they may harbor unrealistic expectations about volunteer work, and they may feel greatly frustrated by the gap between the ideal and the reality.
「蓮花臨終關懷基金會」社工員鄭文英觀察發現，義工如果過於理想化，可能會對工作本身懷有不切實際的期望，而在無法調適理想與現實的差距下，產生挫折感。