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anniesavage

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Sunday Aug 12, 2007

Aug 12, 2007
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Harsh day at work.

If i haven't mentioned it elsewhere already, i work as a care assistant for the elderly in the holidays to pay my tuition fees. The work takes some getting used to, but it's never boring. Today was one of the worse days, i spent most of the day in an argument i was never going to win. One of the residents was having a hazier day than usual, and had become convinced that we had taken him away from his home against his will. I couldn't calm him down, whatever i tried we just ended up back at square one. It's gutting when you know you can't do a thing to help someone, and when you know that they're convinced you're their enemy.

This job has convinced me that there is no such thing as infinate patience, everyone has they're breaking point. I've seen some of the kindest people i've ever met snap having repeated the same answers to the same arguments for 6 hours to no avail. I know that might seem like a pessimistic notion, but if anything this realisation has helped. Knowing that the whole ideal of people in my line of work being infinatly patient automatons is bullshit gives most of us the stamina to try just one more time, and sympathise with someone for the next minute, and the one after that. It's not exactly optimism, but it'll get you through the day.

Roll on tommorow...

VIEW 4 of 4 COMMENTS
puff:
sounds like a tough job, i don't think i'd be able to do it.

what are you studying to do?
Aug 16, 2007
anniesavage:
Cheers for all the positive comments, and i swear its not always that bad there...
Aug 17, 2007

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