Guest guest Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Hello list! I've been having thoughts of leaving my job this last week. I returned home from Oklahoma a week ago on a retreat of sorts, and I decided not to make any big decisions for at least a few weeks. I'm torn...a part of me feels like I'm helpful to the people I'm working with. (I work with mentally handicapped, most who are very high functioning) Another part of me knows that I'm not in a very healthy/positive environment, and that I should look for a new job. Some of the consumers I work with tend to be angry and negative overall. I know that its near impossible to not ever come into contact with this in some way, but I also know that I have a choice. And I spend a lot of time around these people. Some nights I leave feeling stressed and drained. Writing this makes me it pretty clear to me what I need to do. There's just that little voice inside of me saying that I'm leaving these people behind, that I have some responsibility to them. Choices, change...most of all I want to feel good about what I'm doing. Anyone have any similar experience and willing to share? please do! Peace to All, Jessica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2007 Report Share Posted April 4, 2007 Hi Jessica, I felt the way you do many times. I'm 21 years at my present job. It was a Nursing Home for many years, then it went into Asssisted Living taking in those on Medicare, its a State run pilot program. Most have mental illnesses of many types and I wasn't trained for that type of interaction but I'm still there. I find it goes through cycles of really sickening negativity then swings back to bearable. hahaha Everytime I was ready to leave and had begun the process of job hunting, things would change again for the better. Yes, it tugged at my heart and I would give it another chance. Your responsibility is to you. If it is unhealthy for you and you're feeling like its time to move on, then it probably is. Someone else will move into the space you leave...you're not abandoning anyone. I personally love my job, but there are times I have to draw the line be it in the physical or in the spiritual. If it was too negative all the time I would definitely leave. I think the secret is finding what you love to do, following your bliss. Then the job becomes a classroom where you grow into your self through the different challenges that come up. All imho! Sorry this was so long. sigh... Hug. Hope you find something helpful in all this. Love, dhyana --- Jessica <jdehne88 wrote: > Hello list! > > I've been having thoughts of leaving my job this > last week. I > returned home from Oklahoma a week ago on a retreat > of sorts, and I > decided not to make any big decisions for at least a > few weeks. I'm > torn...a part of me feels like I'm helpful to the > people I'm working > with. (I work with mentally handicapped, most who > are very high > functioning) Another part of me knows that I'm not > in a very > healthy/positive environment, and that I should look > for a new job. > Some of the consumers I work with tend to be angry > and negative > overall. I know that its near impossible to not > ever come into > contact with this in some way, but I also know that > I have a choice. > And I spend a lot of time around these people. Some > nights I leave > feeling stressed and drained. Writing this makes me > it pretty clear > to me what I need to do. There's just that little > voice inside of me > saying that I'm leaving these people behind, that I > have some > responsibility to them. Choices, change...most of > all I want to feel > good about what I'm doing. Anyone have any similar > experience and > willing to share? please do! > > Peace to All, > > Jessica > > ______________________________\ ____ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Games. http://videogames./platform?platform=120121 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Dhyana, this is such a thoughtful response! Bless you! Jessica, I, too, have been in jobs that took such a toll on me emotionally that it was affecting me physically, too. Sleeplessness, constant diarrhea, catching every illness that came along... it just ain't worth it. I feel that Dhyanna's observation that 'you would not be abandoning anyone because someone will take your place' is right on target. I would not let that weigh heavily in your decision. YOU are important, too. I know it is a difficult decision. God bless you as you make it. Claudia --- novalees <Novalees wrote: > Hi Jessica, > > I felt the way you do many times. I'm 21 years at my > present job. It was a Nursing Home for many years, > then it went into Asssisted Living taking in those > on > Medicare, its a State run pilot program. Most have > mental illnesses of many types and I wasn't trained > for that type of interaction but I'm still there. I > find it goes through cycles of really sickening > negativity then swings back to bearable. hahaha > Everytime I was ready to leave and had begun the > process of job hunting, things would change again > for > the better. Yes, it tugged at my heart and I would > give it another chance. > > Your responsibility is to you. If it is unhealthy > for > you and you're feeling like its time to move on, > then > it probably is. Someone else will move into the > space > you leave...you're not abandoning anyone. I > personally > love my job, but there are times I have to draw the > line be it in the physical or in the spiritual. If > it > was too negative all the time I would definitely > leave. > > I think the secret is finding what you love to do, > following your bliss. Then the job becomes a > classroom > where you grow into your self through the different > challenges that come up. All imho! Sorry this was > so > long. sigh... Hug. Hope you find something helpful > in all this. Love, dhyana > > > --- Jessica <jdehne88 wrote: > > > Hello list! > > > > I've been having thoughts of leaving my job this > > last week. I > > returned home from Oklahoma a week ago on a > retreat > > of sorts, and I > > decided not to make any big decisions for at least > a > > few weeks. I'm > > torn...a part of me feels like I'm helpful to the > > people I'm working > > with. (I work with mentally handicapped, most who > > are very high > > functioning) Another part of me knows that I'm > not > > in a very > > healthy/positive environment, and that I should > look > > for a new job. > > Some of the consumers I work with tend to be angry > > and negative > > overall. I know that its near impossible to not > > ever come into > > contact with this in some way, but I also know > that > > I have a choice. > > And I spend a lot of time around these people. > Some > > nights I leave > > feeling stressed and drained. Writing this makes > me > > it pretty clear > > to me what I need to do. There's just that little > > voice inside of me > > saying that I'm leaving these people behind, that > I > > have some > > responsibility to them. Choices, change...most of > > all I want to feel > > good about what I'm doing. Anyone have any > similar > > experience and > > willing to share? please do! > > > > Peace to All, > > > > Jessica > > > > > > > > > ______________________________\ ____ > Be a PS3 game guru. > Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and > previews at Games. > http://videogames./platform?platform=120121 > ______________________________\ ____ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. http://autos./new_cars.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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