My cousin works with a lot of people who have grown to resent and hate their job. They're so poorly paid, and they work such shitty hours and it's hard fucking work. My cousin has been physically attacked by some of the residents...slammed against walls, hit, spat on...Yet she's still very gentle and compassionate. I couldn't do it.
My wife worked at a facility for the mentally disabled. She would sometimes come home with chunks of hair gone from being attacked..all the while maintaining composure.
They are severely underpaid and scrutinized for every discrepancy. My wife and her collegues were investigated by the state after a patient with Downs hit and bruised her own face during a fit of rage, typical of residents with that syndrome. They were cleared of any wrongdoing...but that's when my wife quit. Too many liabilities for the pay.
God bless the people willing to take the risks for such a depressing, low paying, difficult job.
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My cousin works with a lot of people who have grown to resent and hate their job. They're so poorly paid, and they work such shitty hours and it's hard fucking work. My cousin has been physically attacked by some of the residents...slammed against walls, hit, spat on...Yet she's still very gentle and compassionate. I couldn't do it.
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My wife worked at a facility for the mentally disabled. She would sometimes come home with chunks of hair gone from being attacked..all the while maintaining composure.
They are severely underpaid and scrutinized for every discrepancy. My wife and her collegues were investigated by the state after a patient with Downs hit and bruised her own face during a fit of rage, typical of residents with that syndrome. They were cleared of any wrongdoing...but that's when my wife quit. Too many liabilities for the pay.
God bless the people willing to take the risks for such a depressing, low paying, difficult job.