Also, they don't care about how hard you try to go out more in service. No matter how much you go out, it is not enough. I have heard from the platform that if you are putting in 30 or 40 hours a month, then you should be pioneering (a commitment of 60 hours a month then). And if you are putting in auxiliary pioneer hours, you need to regular, and then special, pioneer. And by the way, could you move to the middle of Texas or some place like Newton, NC, so that you can work where the need is greater? Who gives a &%$ that you wish to stay put.
Conduct is also subject to not-good-enough scrutiny. No matter what, you should be doing more and having less fun. Go out in service where there is ice, and they hound you for playing in the ice (try telling that to your 7-year old child and then telling them that service is the ultimate in fun). You can't fidget with your tie, which is always on. You have to walk (i.e., sprint: they need yoo to reach every door you possibly can) perfectly orderly; no zigzagging or running aimlessly just for fun. Everything is tightly programmed: any variance, no matter how trivial, will result in hounding.
And, if you get sick, you still need to be out in service. Hey, the guy in an iron lung can pioneer. The guys can cross crocodile infested waters to make the meetings (how do I know there were actually crocodiles in the water; I know that crocodiles cannot climb out onto a bridge, and they would likely be a pole on the river). I guess this is just so that they won't cancel the meeting for a lousy blizzard or tornado. And if they can pioneer in an iron lung, then who are you to think you can stay in from service with a wimpy flu?