Bob,
Difficult work, and truly underpaid. (I did the same work with dual
diagnosed adults for 5 years.) It is difficult and demanding work which
our society sadly undervalues. Don't neglect yourself as you are taking
care of others.
Jim Couch
Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Sorry to disagree, but this simply isn't true. And while I am loath
> to characterize myself as "highly intelligent," I still must add that
> I willingly and with malice aforethought took a job paying fewer than
> $10 US an hour five years ago. I work for an agency that provides
> residential support to mentally handicapped people. I get health
> insurance. I work a shift that runs from 7 p.m. Sunday to 9 a.m.
> Tuesday. This gives me a two-day work week and a five-day weekend,
> which I use to further my photography ambitions. (And yes, my
> "regular" pay drops to minimum wage for 14 of those hours, as I am
> asleep. See, I get paid to sleep!)
>
>
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