decided not to go to uni does that make me a failure?

[nikcola]

im doing a access course at college in health and social care ive applied to uni to do diploma in adult nursing and ive decided i dont want to go to uni, im not regecting my place im just going to defer, just incase i change my mind, ive never really wanted to go to uni, but ive allways wanted to be a home carer (sp) or work in a elderly peoples home, everyone at college thinks im mad for not wanting to go to uni but i really dont want to go, i juat want to work with elderly people thats all i ahve ever wanted to do,

thank you all,

im so excited about working with elderly people dp thinks im mad he said that im a sucker for caring for people whatever that means!

uni isnt for me my mom will be disapointed but hey when have i ever cared what she thinks and my dad wuill say (when he finallly talks to me agin been 8 months now) "i knew you couldnt do it ur just like ur mom FFS" oh well at least dd will be proud of me xx

Just had a thought. Going into caring now means that probably within the next year your employer will require you to do the NVQ 2 in care so you will still have some academic work to do

And it is bloody hard work, but worth it!

do they pay for ot ?

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Nik, you have to do whatever feels right for you, and if that is not going to uni, and worling with the elderly uinstead then so be it, that doesn't make you a failiure.

I am back off to college again this september 3rd time lucky . Am doing it again cos i know it is really what i want to do, know matter how i try and persuade myself that i will be crap at it

goodluck nutty i bet ur excited if you need any help u no where i am xxxxx

Ahh thanks Nik, you may regret saying that though

NO definately not Nikcola. You can be just as much a nurse in the traditional sense of the word without doing the training. In fact, I might even argue more so (less paperwork, more patient contact etc). Reasons to do your training would be getting paid a better amount for the hard work you will do, becuase you want your career to progress, or because you want to have a better hand in changing things. I would finish your course you're doing now, get a job working with the elderly, and see how you enjoy it. I hope you find a good one, else you will want to end up in charge so you can look after them better! I know I would. Good luck sweetie.

It depends on the home. It is definately free if you are under 25 though. And I think after you have it you get paid 20p more an hour?

The money in caring is absolutely rubbish though, home caring pays more but it never appealed to me.

i wouldnt mind home caring, btw im 21 so its free then yey!!!!!

Home caring pays about £6 an hour, but you have to cycle around at 6 in the morning, nooo thank you

i can drive 6am doesnt bother me x but i think id prefer working in a home tbh

Oh sorry I meant caring in someone elses home you get £6 an hour. I think I get £5.05 as a care assistant in a residential home, um not sure actually!

I think caring in a residential home is better because you have more support, but it is very very tiring. And you will still be driving at 6am !

do you enjoy it ?

Very much so. But. Oh I don't know. I am sitting here falling asleep because I have worked this morning (7-3) and I am really really physically tiring. There are a million good points and a millio bad points.

In summary!
good things-very satisfying, love working in a team, challenging, so so funny sometimes, lots of independence within the job and responsibility, great breaks (20 mins every 2 hrs), free food, really seeing what old age is like is such a privilegde, can make a massive difference to someones life
bad things-death, frustrating, not all residents are nice and thats so annoying, violent residents, pee and poo and vomit, tiring, sore back, sore hands, early starts, late finishes, no respect, bad money

I adore my job, but its not what I expected at all.