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Is this job too much? Help please :(

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wishesandkisses · 13/12/2016 22:30

A few months ago i thought i landed my dream job.I work in social care and do 1-1 work with clients along with networking, group work and community work. I was going to ask to do part time (due to having a 2 year old) before I signed my contract but I got too scared and didn't do it. At first it was fine, I had 2 managers who I liked with a team I liked and enjoyed the job. In the past few months my 2 managers have left (along with half my team) and I have been left with a new tyrant managet, and due to this I am left with a bitter unmotivated team. Since then my caseload has increased way beyond capacity, my supervision has decreased to way below what policy states it should be and my probation has been extended 2 months due to extreamly minor mistakes. I am going home stressed every night (it probably impacts on my family but my partner doesn't say),. I'm exhausted and miserable through the week, the house is always a mess due to this and im failing to do the smallest tasks at home (like the washing) because I'm too tired. I really know I need this job and I won't find another salary like this for my qualifications. I'm too scared to tell my boss because he could get rid of me with no explanation and is a person who will question my capabilities rather than his support. What do i do :(

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Crazeecurlee · 14/12/2016 16:42

Hi OP, sorry you are in this situation. I didn't want to read and run, but I don't think I have much advice here. Hopefully a more informed poster will come along soon. In the meantime:

Could you speak to your manager and ask for part time work or if there are any opportunities to transfer to another team or area? You can make it more about your family commitments rather than anyone's capability?

You say you were thinking of going down to part time work initially. Does that mean you could survive on less money than you are earning right now? If so, and you can't get part time or move within the current company, since you are so unhappy maybe it is worth taking a pay cut to work in a job that suits you better?

LouiseBrooks · 14/12/2016 16:56

Can you go and discuss with someone in HR in the first instance? I can't really offer any other advice but I do feel for you. I've had a couple of jobs that started out beautifully and turned out to be a nightmare. I left them in the end , one without anything to go to, which I appreciate isn't an option for you.

If your caseload is bigger than it should be and lack of proper supervision is part of the reason why you made some mistakes, HR needs to be made aware of that too.

Best of luck.

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