Tag: employment
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Is it ok to be eccentric? (Plus some digression about communication)
I’m wondering, if I allowed myself to be eccentric, would I be accepted by other people who also work in care? That’s what I started wondering about after my training yesterday. There were only 3 of us and the trainer. The trainer was very energetic and passionate about what she was doing but also rather…
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Twisting things
One of the main issues that I can’t cope with is when people twist things during a conversation. My mind just goes totally blank and I don’t know what to say so as a result I agree with whatever they suggested and then get angry with myself. One of the interviews that I had last…
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The strangest thing ever just happened to me
I was meant to have an interview in a care home not too far from where I live at 2pm today. It was this one that was arranged by a recruitment consultant who really insisted on me going there. I felt a bit uneasy today, thinking, I have no written confirmation for that interview and,…
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Having a mini meltdown
The last couple of days I tried to look for a job the same way a neurotypical person would, or at least how I imagine they do it. That means applying for every job that I think I have chances of getting, even if I don’t particularly want to work in that place. And the…
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Fragile
This post will be about parcel tape, or at least that’s how it’s going to start as I may then move onto something else. So, I finally decided that it’s time to post my mum’s clothes to her care home. I feel kind of sorry for her that I didn’t do it earlier but not…
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Home at last
I felt very weird when I got into my flat yesterday, it seemed like something is different. I remember thinking to myself ‘this is your home now’. I never thought about it as my home, home was in Smardzewice, the flat in Swindon was only a place where I lived. I suppose now, after I…
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Another day…
Trigger warning: mentions self harm but also talks about nice weather and speaking up. It was another warm and sunny day so I made an effort to spend couple of hours outdoors. It still surprises me how the town changed since I was in secondary school. We didn’t have McDonald’s at the time and instead…
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