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Missworldxox · 02/10/2021 08:35

In need of some serious guidance.. currently furloughed cabin crew that ended yesterday so as of next month no money from my airline coming in no contact or clue what’s happening going forward they are just asking everyone to take unpaid leave .. In a panic about finances last month I took a job working 12 hr nights at a care home however got my rota & instead of the 2 nights I planned for its 3 which is going to make childcare so difficult :( that & I do not even want to really work there / definitely not 3 nights a week just sort of took it in a panic about finances.
The worst thing is by doing 3 nights a week at the care home my daughter will have to stay at her dads & the main point I wanted to change careers was to have more time with her / give her more stability now she is at school but that’s now definitely won’t be the case with 3 nights a week.

Im stressing out so much I really don’t know what to do with myself I am now dreading starting at the care home , my anxiety is through the roof I am all over the place I’m also in debt my car is being written off too & stressing as I won’t be able to afford a need one just feeling really fed up of struggling as I’m sure we all are this month but any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Missworldxox · 02/10/2021 08:39

Sorry I forgot to mention I am planning on leaving flying to work at the care home or a job closer to home but wanted to wait to get redundancy also i claim universal credit but with what little pay I will be receiving from my airline & working at the care home I’m worried that will stop my money too I am just so confused & stressed out .. as to what to do part of me thinks will it be better to just stay on the universal credit

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BritInUS1 · 02/10/2021 08:46

You sound very stressed, try and break it down

When you took the job at the care home did they offer you 2 or 3 nights? You say you planned for 2, but is that what they promised?

I know lots of airline staff who are on unpaid leave, I'm not sure how long they are allowed to get you to do this before they have to make redundancies - do you have a union?

Missworldxox · 02/10/2021 09:02

Yeh I’m trying too is just so hard because I have anxiety / panic disorder anyway :( I hate how worked up I get .. So when I got the job at the care home I was told it would be a week of 2 then 3 so one on one off which I was ok with but now I’ve got the rota it’s all 3s with exception of one week :/ I will speak to the manager but I just don’t want to annoy them before I have even started but it won’t work with my childcare always doing 3.

As for flying I’ve definitely decided to leave it it’s just not finically viable anymore due to no car & life changes also thanks for your reply

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Twickerhun · 02/10/2021 09:07

Care homes are often desperate for good staff so go in and hold your ground over the rota you want.

Then contact the airline. Ask for an update on the current situation

Then go to citizens advice for help with understanding your universal credit.

Take one step at a time. Try to take a few big deep breaths before you do each step and reward yourself with a small treat when each is done.

Break the issues down to manageable chunks

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