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Do I stay or do I go


kkholt

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I'm struggling with the decision on whether to stay at my job or not. The con associated with my job that is causing me to want to leave is the supervision responsibility. I only have three staff members that work in my department but I am totally through with being a supervisor. I am done being a professional "caregiver". I no longer want to assist with their professional development, and I have always hated to train. I'm done being responsible for anybody else's work besides mine. I'm done working twice as many hours as I get paid for. It is likely these feelings are associated with the new aspects in my personal life of being a caregiver. I love being a caregiver to my family, my husband in particular, and my rewards and payment come in the form of his physical gains, our emotional gains. I don't have the resources to do this at home and at work both. I feel like I'm giving up - the feeling of defeat - acceptance - resolution. Whatever word is used to make it palateable. I feel like I need the energy at home to deal with the associated emotional battles. My delima is, that if I leave the job, I leave a lot of good money, I leave our health insurance. Finding a job in this community with health insurance is near impossible, and I would have to immediately find new work, where all my time was spent paying for a private health insurance plan.

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KEEP THE JOB, REQUEST A CHANGE IN POSITION AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES!!! GOOD HEALTH INSURANCE IS TOO HARD TO FIND AND GET!!!!

 

 

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KIM

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I'm with Kim on the health insurance front but would emphasise NEGOTIATION. I certainly couldn't do a full time job in a supervisory capacity and look after Ray as well. I think you could try to fully explain that to your boss ( if you deem it appropriate) and see if he/she is prepared to make you an offer.

 

We are lucky here we have the carer's pension but it is a very low income and you have to make a lot of sacrifices to manage on it. For instance I look at every trip I make in the car as a luxury now with such high petrol prices. I phone instead of visiting people, I send cards with best wishes instead of visiting etc. Eating out is a luxury and holidays we go now once a year instead of twice a year and make a saving wherever we can. Not an easy life.

 

It is hard to make life balance out to get what you want. Good luck.

 

Sue.

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I agree that health care insurance is extremely important! If you can step down to another job with less stress but still cares your insurance, I'd sure consider that, even if it meant taking a pay cut.

 

Jean

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Karen

 

I'll make it unanimous by agreeing with everyone's comments up to this point and suggest that you answered yourself by the time your finished your blog.

 

Tom

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