My job makes me want to

[DPN]

Drink myself silly and kill myself.

There's so many problems in my job. Mainly working me into the ground and piling on loads that were never supposed to be for meand the hours are unreal. I work in the care industry and I used to like it but I hate it. Overnights with early starts and long hours. My contract never mentioned any of this when I started but over time more and more was expected of me. Not only all of this, but just a general disrespect for me and needless criticism. For example if I burn a meal in the kitchen, it's not intentional or planned on my part but I have other work to do too like running around and caring for disabled people. I am expected to be superwoman. I hate the never ending long days. A day that can start any time from 3 to 7 am and go on until any time in the night. I hate neglecting myself and my own body. My face looks awful. I am lucky if I get a chance to wash myself once a week.
I just got given out to over the establishments bins and for their collection. That was never in my job. I am supposed to be minding disabled people. Not leaving the premises to organise the bins. I am currently in the bathroom in tears. I have about 36 hours work done so far this week and I am still not finished. I still have the remainder of today to do and all of tomorrow too and that can be another 12 or 13 or 14 more hours each day. I hate being denied appropriate breaks in my days too. I was having breakfast the other day which was toast and I had to run around with a slice of toast in my mouth like a puppy. That was considered my meal. There's just so many problems. I hate it.

I think you need to speak to your doctor if work is making you feel like killing yourself. It is not right to be so stressed.

The care sector is breaking, the Tories have deliberate underfunded it, it is not your fault.

Leave, you WILL find something else if you are happy remaining in care, there are jobs everywhere!

I agree, leave.

I recently got a new job ... I was surprised at how many decent jobs are out there now

I feel exactly the same OP. It’s shit!

I felt the same as you (, not the same job). Public sector, low paid roles, where we are expected to put in a level of accountability that we are simply not being paid for. Squeezing more and more from us, not replacing staff when they leave, and exploiting the fact that there are real, vulnerable people who depend on us which is why we worked there in the first place and makes us feel that we cannot leave.

I cracked, I’d had enough, I left last week with nothing to go to. I’m very very fortunate that I can afford to do this and if it takes me 2 months or so to find something else, I will manage. But honestly, if you feel this way, it’s not worth it. You will find something better 💐

I'm live in in my work this week and I hate it. Breaks are limited and few and far between. Work like that is an early start with maybe a break in the day for an hour or so and then back to work til night time. The overall stint is a 5 or 6 start approx but there is potential for an earlier start. There's a break at some point during the day but its not definite either. I was waiting for another colleague to come in the other day. I started at 6 am. She came for 3.30, strolled in smiled and said sorry for being late and she's going in for coffee before she starts. I could have killed her. I was on the go since 6 am and my coffee was thrown down my mouth on the go. I did not have any sit down coffee while she lounged about with her cup. Then it's back to work for 6.30 to 7pm til finish and that's a whatever o clock finish. Waiting on other people to go to bed. It might be 10 or 11 or midnight or later. There's usually other work to do too outside of that but at that point I need to carry myself to bed.

Its gruelling. Not only are the hours long it's the load within those hours - mid the disabled people, cook meals, clean the kitchen, work on laundry and now there's a problem with the bins that are somewhat my fault. I am not in a position to leave the establishment to take the bins to the bin collection point.

My face is sore from not washing it all week. My hair was hardly brushed. My hair is greasy and I don't know if I will get a chance to wash it today or not.

Work day number 7 with no end in sight. I'm tired. I am so so so tired. Tomorrow is considered a mmtge start of a whole new work week without even a day off. A 12 day stint doing anything from 14 to 19 hours a day.

Prison would provide me with a better quality of life.

I worked in a care role. Leave. Now. They are breaking laws left, right and centre. Write everything down and give ACAS a call.

The care sector is massively understaffed. Not a good thing by any means but it does mean that you have options. Lots and lots of options. You can take your pick of employers because they're all crying out for staff. Then once you get the job, hold firm to what you agreed to. I did part time and had to be very strict that I gave extra only when I chose to. I would not be railroaded into working longer hours than I was contracted to do. If they became short staffed as a result then that is between them and whatever governing body had the power to inspect and shut them down. My own employers had been under tight control of the Care Quality Commission for a number of years due to disgruntled staff reporting. (Not I though). It's amazing what a company and its board members will spend on new staff and improvements to a liveable and safe standard when threatened with closure and/or legal action because if shitty management and staff abuse. It must have been annoying to have to downsize to just one or two holiday homes.

Seriously leave. I don't know how much you're paid, but if it's care work I'm sure it's no where near enough.

I have done lots of other low paid jobs that are wonderful in comparison to care work. Clothes retail, cashier in a supermarket, pub work, receptionist, coffee shop work - all potentially lovely jobs with similar wages and so much more sustainable physically and mentally (depending on employer obviously, but there are plenty of decent ones).

Your work as a carer totally undervalued. Don't stand for it.