I’ve cried today because I’m in a job working 4-6 nights in a row, mostly with only 1 night off in between and caring for a relative most days.
The only suitable jobs around are temp or PT with nowhere near enough hours, and if I leave I’m worried I won’t be able to find anything in time before money runs out. I’m constantly sleep deprived, and causing arguments with my OH, I’m so tempted to hand in my notice but I just worry I’ll cause more problems in the long run.
I can’t even get the annual leave I need to rest, as they have a ridiculous policy allowing only a set amount of AL hours to be taken each month by the whole department. So even if my shift is fully staffed for the entire month, if the day shift has people off we can’t get anything.
It’s not even a rewarding job, if I atleast made a difference to the world it would feel a bit more worthwhile.