Time For A Change

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Skips
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That's exciting, Hazey, are you looking forward to it?
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Good luck Hazey!

How’s your new job Skips, are you enjoying it?
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I've only had one day in the care home, it's a lot to take in and I wonder if I'm in over my head. I have another two days shadowing so hopefully it'll fall into place more. I've been sleeping better and I don't feel so wretched about everything so I definitely my old role played a large part in my bad mental state.
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“In over your head” sounds very like the start of every new job I’ve ever had :lol: I hate the first few weeks as my head always feels as though it is going to explode, and I reckon it takes at least three months before I settle down. I am particularly bad at changing jobs though :)
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You're definitely not in over your head. I think caring roles are hugely underrated in terms of the skills you need, but you've got this, Skips.
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How are you getting on now, skips?

I appear to have a job :look: A one year teaching contract in the department where I've done my undergrad and PhD. I don't know exactly what's involved (some mix of teaching and learning technology) but it's an income for a year and hopefully the first step in my academic career :wanker:
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Oh that's good.
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Congrats Smund! That’s great. V pleased for you.
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Congratulations! That’s great after the director was so weird with you.
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Congrats, Smunder!
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Brilliant, well done you!
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Well done Smunder!
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Good news!
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Well done Smunder!

I think I've might the right change, but it's definitely knackering and loooong days. I do struggle a bit with some of the personal care (poo :vomit: ) but I'm hoping with time I'll become immune to it. I said I'll give it a year and if I haven't got used to the hours I'll have a rethink, it's great I get 4 days off a week, but at the moment most of those are wiped out by me needing to recover from the day before if I've been working.
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That's brilliant, Smunder!

I'm glad you're enjoying it, Skips. I found you got more used to the poo after a while.
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Pippedydeadeye wrote: Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:27 pm Congratulations! That’s great after the director was so weird with you.
That's who's offered me the job :mog:
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Congratulations, Smun.
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Nice one, Smun!
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Excellent news, Smun!
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Thank you all :)) I have oddly mixed feelings about it (probably because of that meeting), but it is good news really, and a relief to have something lined up!
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