I work in a professional role in a management position. I don't want to say what it is at this point but it may well become obvious. I work with service users as well as my management role. I've been in my organisation for over 20 years.
I've been a single parent for over a decade and receive no maintenance from ex as he's a low earner though he has the dc 4 nights per fortnight so all the financial responsibility is on me. My job is very stressful and there are times when I feel I can't cope, though I enjoy it overall and have put so much into it, sometimes to the detriment of my dc no doubt.
I think I'm burning out. Work has been horrendous over the last year and I have not been well-supported in dealing with a staffing issue that had nearly brought me to my knees. Leadership is weak overall and it's clear that many things I would like to achieve in my management role will not come to fruition due to factors outside my control.
So would I be unreasonable to stop caring so much and stop doing so much? Not to the point where it would impact service users but just so I wasn't working most evenings on the extras, the stuff I would like to push through. Not only am I exhausted but it just seems pointless now. I'm not appreciated and stuff can't work when others out of my control aren't doing their bit.
I'm looking for other jobs but there's not much out there and I can't take a pay cut when dc are about to go to uni, and I don't see why I should really. I'm good at what I do but it's harder and harder to be good where I am.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.