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conulyFriday, overnight to Saturday at usual house.
Saturday, overnight to Sunday at usual house.
Monday, overnight to Tuesday at new house.
Tuesday, overnight to Wednesday at new house.
Wednesday, run home, get four hours of sleep, run back to work for 4-12 shift, ask N if he can stay late so I can leave early because I'm doing the overnight at the new house. Thank goodness the bus gets me right there.
That's seven shifts. Today I sleep, and tomorrow night I do it again because I do actually need cash this week and next.
(This other house has a cleaning checklist for the overnight shift. The manager assured me that it's not really intended to be all done each night except the laundry. Good to know, because I did none of it last night. All of it the night before, none of it this night so I could be more awake and focused for the morning part of the shift, the part that involves dealing with the people.)
Incidentally, anybody who tells you that working with intellectually disabled adults is super rewarding or inspiring is just lying. It's mostly laundry, and there's just nothing inspiring about laundry.
It's a necessary job, and I like helping people, but during the work part of work? Mostly I'm doing their laundry. Sometimes making their beds, or helping them shower, or making lunches.
Saturday, overnight to Sunday at usual house.
Monday, overnight to Tuesday at new house.
Tuesday, overnight to Wednesday at new house.
Wednesday, run home, get four hours of sleep, run back to work for 4-12 shift, ask N if he can stay late so I can leave early because I'm doing the overnight at the new house. Thank goodness the bus gets me right there.
That's seven shifts. Today I sleep, and tomorrow night I do it again because I do actually need cash this week and next.
(This other house has a cleaning checklist for the overnight shift. The manager assured me that it's not really intended to be all done each night except the laundry. Good to know, because I did none of it last night. All of it the night before, none of it this night so I could be more awake and focused for the morning part of the shift, the part that involves dealing with the people.)
Incidentally, anybody who tells you that working with intellectually disabled adults is super rewarding or inspiring is just lying. It's mostly laundry, and there's just nothing inspiring about laundry.
It's a necessary job, and I like helping people, but during the work part of work? Mostly I'm doing their laundry. Sometimes making their beds, or helping them shower, or making lunches.
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Date: 2026-04-30 03:06 pm (UTC)Kudos to you for getting it all done!
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Date: 2026-04-30 03:43 pm (UTC)How many shifts would there be for a more sustainable schedule? Is that number of shifts one that earns you enough to stay afloat financially? (awful questions to have to ask, so you don't really need to answer me, I just have to ask the questions)
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Date: 2026-04-30 06:23 pm (UTC)Yeah, I can see how it's a lot of laundry. Disabled folks busy 'inspiring' ourselves XD