Hi all
I work in the care sector.
I find that due to my dyslexia I have a history of anxiety and depression . I used to cope by getting plenty of exercise mostly outdoors and the gym and trying to have hobbies like photography and reading and spending time doing these activities with my partner.
Having a good work life balance has been key to my mental and physical well-being.
Not anymore. For the last 2 years i have been working as a community support worker for a charity.
Having a work life balance is a constant battle with my employer.
I find the demands of working in the care sector, working long unsociable hours, is having a negative effect on my physical and mental health. I often work long hours that can be stressful for a dyslexic person and very tiring.
I am so fed-up with this and the lack of understanding from my employer that i want to quit my job, with no job to go to, as i feel my life is miserable at the moment and I can't see a future.
I feel so negative and pessimistic.
The Joy has been sucked out of life.
I feel I never want to work again.
DYSLEXIA DOCUMENTARY
Dyslexia and me.
Dyslexia and related conditions being talked about.
Why can we (adults) not get free dyslexia assessments after a referral from a GP.
I have a similar story I work in Education in a support role. I work in a low paid job because it makes my anxiety better. Unfortunately, there has been a culture change and Education is not the happy place it once was. People are being asked to sacrifice all their spare time to do double the work they used to with no extra money. The culture of mutual respect has turned to one of fear. The teachers are all unhappy and are leaving in droves the children are self-harming. We have to look around and realise that the modern world of work is out of control in a vicious spiral of competition. People are voting with their feet. Which is very hard if you are dyslexic because of a mountain of forms and training lie between you and a better job. There is also no guarantee that the next job will be better.
There must be a point that people stop paying personally to prop up an organisation. We as a society have to start protecting our sanity and the sanity of our children. If people say no to these increased demands as a movement and a societal change, employers must start listening and changing or they will not be able to run their organisations. Robots cannot replace everybody and the cost of having so many dysfunctional people who can no longer work will be too high for the government to ignore.
Hi rosetinted.
I totally agree with your points.
THe British obsession with work is out of control.
Employers don't seem to understand how exhausted dyslexic people can be at the end of a long day. My mind just goes to pieces.