Because it is so often an intimate activity, caregiving means you need a good deal of empathy for the person receiving care. Bonds can grow between the caregiver and the people they look after, which means that helping them can prove to be extremely rewarding. Although caregiving is often not paid or, when it is, remains a low-paid job in many parts of the world, lots of people who do it say that it is a vocation they feel drawn to and miss it when they no longer take part in caregiving activities.