Care specialists.

[Durlston]

I can't really express how angry i feel at the moment but last night made my blood boil completely.

A sibling of mine is going through one of the worst times of their life at the moment and a care specialist worker on mental health problems was so out of it last night she made me the angriest i've ever felt with the salary she's on, supposed to be earning every penny she gets paid. She was so out of control, clenching her hands and grinding her teeth whilst swigging from a pint.

Now i understand she was on a night out but the thing that really pissed me off was that she couldn't even remember my sibling's name! This is someone that earns at least £50k a year and is supposed to be 'professional'. I wish i'd confronted her about her obvious cocaine use but as usual i get led on about how tough things are for her and how she needs her time off.

It just sums up the state of this country and how overpaid these 'care workers' are.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

If she's not on duty, she's not on duty. 50k doesn't buy someones entire life.

 

[bhaexpress]

I can't really express how angry i feel at the moment but last night made my blood boil completely.

A sibling of mine is going through one of the worst times of their life at the moment and a care specialist worker on mental health problems was so out of it last night she made me the angriest i've ever felt with the salary she's on, supposed to be earning every penny she gets paid. She was so out of control, clenching her hands and grinding her teeth whilst swigging from a pint.

Now i understand she was on a night out but the thing that really pissed me off was that she couldn't even remember my sibling's name! This is someone that earns at least £50k a year and is supposed to be 'professional'. I wish i'd confronted her about her obvious cocaine use but as usual i get led on about how tough things are for her and how she needs her time off.

It just sums up the state of this country and how overpaid these 'care workers' are.

Not making excuses for said individual but bear in mind that taking care of many peoples' problems is bound to take a toll, who takes care of the carer's issues ?

 

[tedebear]

Goodness, personally I think thats a little unfair. Maybe she should have remembered the name, but to be honest she shouldn't be discussing it with you anyway so she might have just been saying she couldn't remember when she probably does but just doesn't want to talk about it.

Have you never been out and laughed a pissed work colleague and not thought any more of it the next day, except for the odd jibe?

 

[Rowdey]

Not making excuses for said individual but bear in mind that taking care of many peoples' problems is bound to take a toll, who takes care of the carer's issues ?

Quite - every psychologist needs a psychologist and all that..

 

[macky]

what on earth was you doing trying to get here to talk about her work
if she had of said anything at all to you
shewould have been very unprofessional'

 

[Durlston]

Not making excuses for said individual but bear in mind that taking care of many peoples' problems is bound to take a toll, who takes care of the carer's issues ?

They're trained to be mentally strong for a wage that i will never get even close to earning. It's the impact on a family when someone has a breakdown and how it affects everyone.

 

[borowha]

There is a complaints procedure if you really feel as if you have one.Mental Health issues are difficult and complex and it sounds to me that you are misdirecting your frustration.I hope things get better for your family soon,but remember there are no quick fixes and Mental Health Staff don't always have the "cure or the quick fix"

 

[bhaexpress]

They're trained to be mentally strong for a wage that i will never get even close to earning. It's the impact on a family when someone has a breakdown and how it affects everyone.

Yes but it's clear that you have little empathy which is part of YOUR problem. Have you ever tried to consider what the carer has to deal with ? Or are you the kind of person who goes to Casualty with a cut finger and then moans about having to wait four hours ?

 

[Durlston]

There is a complaints procedure if you really feel as if you have one.Mental Health issues are difficult and complex and it sounds to me that you are misdirecting your frustration.I hope things get better for your family soon,but remember there are no quick fixes and Mental Health Staff don't always have the "cure or the quick fix"

No, that's not necessary. There's a lot of anger in me that needs to be controlled. Nobody's life is perfect and there are far worse things happening in the world.

Apologies to everyone for feeling sorry for myself. Need to toughen up and be a much stronger person.

 

[withdeanwombat]

They're trained to be mentally strong for a wage that i will never get even close to earning. It's the impact on a family when someone has a breakdown and how it affects everyone.

You have personal experience.

You care.

You want £50k pa really badly ?

Start training.

Easy money,really,except every waking hour is spent at work and you need a phenomenal memory to remember all the names and the name and face of every family member in case you're talking to that undercover reporter from"Care in the Community" sniffing around for salacious stories.

 

[supaseagull]

Don't tarnish every one with the same brush. My wife is a carer and earns just over the minimum wage. She cares deeply about those she looks after as do most others who earn peanuts.

It's not indicative of the state of the country and that's just a silly cliched comment. I suggest you learn your facts before coming on here and pissing others off

 

[Stat Brother]

Blimey this really is a terrible thread.
How can you expect someone away from work, out with friends, to stop their enjoyment just to answer your issues about a sibling.
Might I ask the exact relationship?
And what you do for a living?

I wonder if at half time Saturday week, you would like to take your 'happy head' off to talk work.

They are paid for 40 hours if you have any problems make an appointment, don't go people when they are trying to relax.

 

[Lush]

No, that's not necessary. There's a lot of anger in me that needs to be controlled. Nobody's life is perfect and there are far worse things happening in the world.

Apologies to everyone for feeling sorry for myself. Need to toughen up and be a much stronger person.

Durlston you're obviously really really worried about your sibling and a lot of what you're thinking and posting is borne out of anger and frustration that you can't do more to help.

Perfectly understandable.

 

[highway61]

Worked twenty years in social care in mental health and other challenging areas, and am also qualified counsellor. ive not practised for some 4 years now due to total burn out. even with the proper supervision in place i can assure you that i have known many go the same way. my last work was with violent young persons in care. i really did have a heart for the work but however strong a person you are there is only so much you can take. i had to get out after one to many physical assaults on my person. and drinking off duty got steadily worse. dunno what im trying to say here really, other than we are all human and despite all the training involved, we each and every one of us has a limit.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Blimey this really is a terrible thread.
How can you expect someone away from work, out with friends, to stop their enjoyment just to answer your issues about a sibling.

Surely it would breach patient confidentiality rules if she told him anyway?

 

[Lush]

Worked twenty years in social care in mental health and other challenging areas, and am also qualified counsellor. ive not practised for some 4 years now due to total burn out. even with the proper supervision in place i can assure you that i have known many go the same way. my last work was with violent young persons in care. i really did have a heart for the work but however strong a person you are there is only so much you can take. i had to get out after one to many physical assaults on my person. and drinking off duty got steadily worse. dunno what im trying to say here really, other than we are all human and despite all the training involved, we each and every one of us has a limit.

I have so much respect for people who take on these kinds of jobs - and can easily imagine that there's a limit to your personal resources. When the job finally does you in, it must be difficult to find something else - do you get much help? In an ideal world it ought to be a bit like coming out of the army - and you ought to get assistance to retrain IMHO.

 

[Dave the OAP]

So basically, you are having a pop at someone you "think" is on £50 k, but don't actually know, they were on an evening out and had had a drink.....and finally they didn't know your siblings name (whilst they were inebriated) when probably they have a case load as long as your arm and your sibling is one on a list!

self centered....moi?

 

[pasty]

Don't tarnish every one with the same brush. My wife is a carer and earns just over the minimum wage. She cares deeply about those she looks after as do most others who earn peanuts.

It's not indicative of the state of the country and that's just a silly cliched comment. I suggest you learn your facts before coming on here and pissing others off

This. Mrs P is a carer too. Incidentally out working right now whilst the rest of us are enjoying the bank holiday sunshine.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Don't tarnish every one with the same brush. My wife is a carer and earns just over the minimum wage. She cares deeply about those she looks after as do most others who earn peanuts.

It's not indicative of the state of the country and that's just a silly cliched comment. I suggest you learn your facts before coming on here and pissing others off

My experience of the carers who looked after my Mum in her final days is that they were very professional and very compassionate. They looked after her more intimate needs very discreetly and just having them around helped the family greatly at a very difficult and emotional time. Having seen the invoices they were certainly not being paid much for a night shift.