To think being a carer is actually quite a nice job?

[Shouldbeworkingnotreadingtalk]

It's a honest question.... I've taken on a (subject to completing the training) a new job as a carer, visiting clients in their homes ... , having never done it before in my life. So far, the training is all Zoom workshops / e-learning. The trainers and management seem lovely, really caring about their clients and I'm actually quite excited to start in real life. Family and friends seem to think it's a grim job and think I'm mad to be doing it .... so, am I being unreasonable to think it's quite a nice job? Or is it grim?
If I'm looking at it with rose tinted glasses tell me now

It depends nursing homes IMO are grim there are too many residents to staff so you can't build therapeutic relationships.
Community care is better as is supported living.

Some clients have very little in their lives , other than a steady stream of carers. So they like to gossip. Be warned.

My mil did like the work, it's hard, most her clients die so emotionally tough, physically demanding of course. The main issues are that they didn't allow enough time at each job, they didn't allow enough time or pay for travel between jobs meaning even less time at the clients, the state pays the care company insufficient to cover the time they really need (state funded clients obviously), the next of kin don't book enough hours (private clients). Oh and the rate of pay is a joke for such an important job.

The rewards are there though, building relationships with some lovely people etc. so if the agency is good and sorts some of the negatives below out I can see how it really is a good job for the right kind of person (not impatient types like me!)

@randomer

We were paying £14.85 pro rata (until December 20 when he died), the carer got £10.25 per hour plus mileage (not all appointments are an hour remember) the care agency was barely breaking even, they relied on wealthier clients booking multiple hours in a row or clients being close together to ensure they were able to balance the books.