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2011.12.25 00:33 blindteach Career Guidance

A place to discuss career options, to ask questions and give advice!
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2008.07.01 22:41 Pharmacy

A subreddit for pharmacists, pharmacy students, techs, and anyone else in the pharmaceutical industry.
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2017.09.14 00:10 coloneljdog I had a question about...

This subreddit's mission is to provide resources, support, feedback, and a community for those interested in emergency medical services. Discuss, ask, and answer questions about EMS education, certifications, licensure, jobs, physical & mental health, etc.
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2024.05.21 23:40 ThrowRA0973374 Is my(21F) relationship with (M23) over?

Is my (21F) relationship with (23M) over?
I (21F) have been with B (23M) for almost 10 months now. We have been doing fine up until recently. For context, my family basically kicked us out of the house because we weren’t working (we were dealing with mental health crises) so we moved in with his family.
It all started when S (18F) (his stepsister) broke up with her boyfriend. She was going to the gym with her boyfriend because he works out and she needed training. After they broke up, S asked B to train her. I was a little uncomfortable with the idea as B had thought S had a crush on him at one point. But regardless, I wasn’t going to tell him what to do and the three of us started training together, but he would give her more attention and praise where as I would get little to no attention unless it was to critique me and no praise.
Recently, I’ve begun to get jealous (which I admit is unhealthy) and I have expressed to him that I wanted to spend more time together as we don’t really do anything together anymore since he has been spending time with her but he chalks it up to working on his goals. I try to ask about our goals in a relationship but they essentially get ignored.
One of the goals I mentioned was getting a place of our own. I have been DoorDashing consistently until I find something better whereas he hasn’t had a job since we’ve gotten together. I try to have a conversation but he immediately takes it as me attacking him and lecturing him. I vented to S about my feelings and she immediately went and told B what I said.
B and I had another argument today, and when we resolved it his mother pulled him aside and they had a talk. He came to talk to me and when he mentioned that I was brought up, he wouldn’t tell me what was said. Said he didn’t want to have negativity. But then immediately went upstairs and told his mom what happened.
I understand I have behaviors I need to work on and am making progress towards but anytime we have an argument I’m made to feel like the villain no matter what. I am so upset that I got in my car and just left. It feels like I’m back in high school and I can’t tell anyone anything.
What do I do? Any advice would be helpful, I’m so conflicted.
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2024.05.21 23:39 Frequent-Courage-118 MPH vs Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics MSc

Hi all,
I am in a bit of a conundrum. I have offers for Masters in public health and Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics MSc both with scholarships.
I like both but i am a more techy kind of person. Career wise, what is sustainable with good wages. I have been looking for public health jobs in my area and struggling to find them.
Thank you
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2024.05.21 23:38 Theluckytortoise NHS 111…. Any Thoughts and advice please?

Hi there, posting here for some advice if that’s ok? I can’t really talk to any of my colleagues as I don’t want my employer to know how dejected and fed up I feel (even though I have lovely and supportive managers). After a bit of a kick in the teeth for career progression in my trust, and the stress of working flat out nights and weekends I’ve had enough. I’m an ICU nurse, been qualified 3 years. After being promised an MSc place for this year, they’ve passed me because although I’m academically very capable (and told I’m very good at what I do). It’s now going to be at least another 3 years before I can progress to a band 6 role, despite an absolute dearth of senior nurses (who are all excellent, have had enough and are leaving!) I have a child with additional needs, and I feel like I need more flexibility to support her and not be burned out. Although I love what I do, It’s really taking its toll on us as a family and our health (including my own). Fed up (as so many of us are) with being put upon , worked into the ground and paid so poorly. Now looking at jobs that will be more flexible, and less physical/stressful. I don’t think I can go on with doing it anymore. I’ve seen a few jobs online for clinical nurse advisors at NHS 111 in my area through a private company. Money looks REALLY good, and they are completely flexible with hours (bespoke rostering). But is it too good to be true? Does anyone have any experience of this that they’d be willing to share? Sorry for the long post. Thanks in advance for any help!
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2024.05.21 23:37 Calm_Barracuda4362 would dropping out of art school to do community college first be an awful idea?

would dropping out of art school to do community college first be an awful idea?
This post is as the title says. I have absolutely no idea what to do with myself anymore, but I know that I want an actual degree (masters as well) and a job where I won’t be struggling with money. Or at least I’m not too worried about it. I’m M20 btw.
I’d say my ADHD is definitely a reason for my horrible slacking, but even when I took ADHD meds, I was still failing all the way until my Senior year of high school. Maybe I have an undiagnosed mental health disorder or something, or I haven’t addressed childhood trauma, because I have no direction anymore. I make art and I’m a pretty good writer, but that won’t make me real money.
So I’m thinking Community College, and maybe I can do something with Coding thats also art related. Or not? I wanted to learn html and css to create my own website, so maybe if my parents pay for community college, I can build up my artistic skills on the side, and if someone sees my website they might ask me to work w them idk. I have so many animation/va/script writing related dreams that just are not worth persueing. Journalism seems pointless money wise too. Working for game devs or on games would be awesome, but I don’t think It makes sense to try and persue that anymore. Not when Ive had 2 years to put in effort to try. Im 20 now. I js wanna stick w Coding maybe.
I just wanna go to school and actually try, but I never want to actually do anything or work on my assignments. It’s like im compensating for never having real trauma or something and thats why I dont put effort into getting out of this slump. Im smart, but even with Adhd meds and tutors I was failing. I let myself fail.
Am I doomed? Do I need to shut my phone off to actually study? I have potential!!!
Most schools would probably not accept me for science or anything but whats another good degree option? Im smart w languages and linguistics i guess, and i think i could maybe do coding?? Idk this was more sad than anytjing else!! LOLOL
Silly art attached + i made a conlang for fun.
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2024.05.21 23:34 RglrmanTX Mental Health C&P Today - Keeping Fingers Crossed - Said it Could By 4-7 Months Before I Get a Decision. Where Can I See Reports?

Had C&P today with Optum Serve Psychologist for Major Depressive Disorder. Submitted two psychologists evaluations where both agreed that it is service connected; one completed the questions for the DBQ (not actual form) and stated "Total Occupational and Social Impairment".
Optum Serve Psychologist was nice and professional. Interview lasted an hour (booked for 105 minutes). I completed four assessments that were sent to me and returned prior to the interview. Questions were more high-level: Did you use drugs in the before, during or after service? What was your alchohol consumption before, during and after service? No detail questions about mental health - mainly generic. Have I attempted suicide? Answer was yes. Did not want any details other than when. Note that I did submitted a typed Personal Statment that stuck to the questions what, when, how often, etc. Included additional page as it was needed to address all the symptoms.
Said it would be 4 to 7 months before I got a decision from the VA based on their experience.
Is it possible for me to see the reports they submitted to the VA (DBQ, notes, etc.)? If so, how?
Thanks!
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2024.05.21 23:34 Heavy_Philosophy9823 Getting bullied by ex friend

So I’ve been getting severely harassed since November by an ex friend who I had been friends with for 4 years. We decided to dance together at a club for work. Shit hit the fan when I started dating a man and at the time I didn’t know he had a girlfriend. He lied to me so my ex friend had been giving my number out to lots of other dancers to harass me and call me awful names such as: homewrecker, whore, slut, white trash etc. She says I am a horrible human but she shouldn’t of inserted herself into this when it’s not even her business to begin with. How is it my fault I didn’t know this man had a girlfriend? Men lie all the time about shit like this but I’m the problem? I’m really upset. I tried going to the police in my area, they couldn’t help me. Fast forward she stopped bothering me until the other day I woke up to a mean text message saying “You look like you do meth and eat dick that doesn’t love you🤢”
I have left my job not only because of her but because it was wearing on my mental health. She is using new numbers to send me these awful texts. She has made a fake IG Account of me making fun of me. Luckily I was able to get friends to report it and get it banned for good. This woman is miserable and won’t leave me alone. My best friend took the initiative asking her to kindly leave me alone and she won’t.
The girl is looking for an apology but I didn’t do anything and I didn’t know he had a gf. Once I found out I cut ties with him.
I’m not sure why she’s being a child. She’s 29 and is just trying to ruin my life or at least hoping I end my life which I won’t do because that’s not the answer but I just don’t know what else to do or how to make it stop.
Can someone please help and is there any legal action I can take to make her leave me alone forever😣
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2024.05.21 23:31 7billionandthenme im 15 and planning to run away

so im planning to run away in the next few months and im going to start planning from today.
i just cant handle my family anymore and my mental health is so bad and nobody believes me so i cant get any help and i just feel so fucking trapped and suffocated and ive thought about offing myself but i still want to live so my last option is to run away.
ive read a few sources these past few hours but im still abit clueless about what i'm going to do so here's what ive planned so far: -for money im going to take it from my parents i already have £300 gathered and i think i'll need about £1.5k to make it last a while - for id im going to take my sisters bcs she looks exactly like me and she's about to turn 18 - im gonna look for a job for more money and limit my spendings - going to take black clothes like 1 pair of leggings, 2 pair joggers, 2 pair hoodies, 3 pair socks and some t shirts and underwear and a black cap and just a little bit of makeup - gonna find a place to hide in my town for a little bit and then i'm going to go - going to use my friends bus pass - i might find someone else to run away with me bcs i don't wanna go alone - i want to take my phone and delete any tracking apps and socials but i need my sim because it has unlimited data so when i need it i'll quickly put it in for data and take it back out idk if it'll track me tho - find a cheap motel to stay at after a few nights or weeks on the streets - a big black backpack or maybe 2 and just hide the other one somewhere like my friends house (my parents dk these friends) - sharp object and im very good at self defence so i dont think i have too much of a problem w that
that's all i have so far so can someone give me any tips and if anyone wants to run away with me then dm me
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2024.05.21 23:29 sunnyoceanwaves Left bad living situation

I left a bad living situation a few months ago and I'm partially in therapy because of it. I wanted to move but my significant other did not. I lived under one of the worst people imaginable for 3 years.
This person lived above us and used to work out in the unit and slam his weights on the floor for hours and hours on end. Our fan would shake, it sounded like it would come through the wall. This person stomped around all day and never left the house for more than 15 mins at a time. They were home all day everyday and once I started working from home part time, my mental health took a nose dive. Watch tv or a movie peacefully? Not happening. He was tearing up the place upstairs, non stop moving and never sitting down. Read a book? Not happening. Whether he had mental illness or drugs who knows, it was bad.
He would do construction projects in the unit, mess with the tub in the bathroom for hours, it always sounded like they were listening to what I was doing. I became paranoid. Dropped heavy items at 2AM in the morning above our heads. All the complaints didn't do much. I was told he had "tenant rights" and it was hard to evict him. So we moved instead and found a better place.
As we were packing up to get away, he told the apartment manager "I'm looking for a job now". I think some people really find joy in tormenting others, sad.
In short, it's tough and you shouldn't have to, but sometimes for your own health and well being...if you can....move.
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2024.05.21 23:28 Tyrone_davis98 Job decision

I recently became licensed and took a position at a job around 40 minutes from my house paying in the 70s with decent benefits. I’m less than a month into the job and another company 10 minutes from my house reached out offering in the 90s with better benefits, a better facility, and mentorship opportunities. To make this situation extremely awkward, the hiring manager is a distant relative. If this wasn’t the case I wouldn’t even be asking this question. My concern with the current job is the pay (15% less), the fact that I’ll be the sole PT at the facility outside of PTAs after a few months leading to a lack of growth, and the commute being so much further. How would you go about having this conversation, they already said they weren’t able to go in the 80s in the initial interview, and I think giving them an ultimatum to meet the other companies pay would be both unrealistic and a bad idea even if somehow they would. I just feel really bad leaving a job so soon but the pay swing is massive since on top of everything I can dump way more time into home health.
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2024.05.21 23:26 Wandering-Villager ICSD Budget

Good afternoon!
To all my fellow Ithaca residents, please make sure to take to the polls today, to vote in the Ithaca City School District Board of Education election. If you believe in public education, making sure our students, teachers and support staff are getting the resources and tools they need to thrive and succeed, you will make time to get to the pools, between 12pm and 9pm. If you don’t have access to transportation, I am happy to transport folks (send me a message on Facebook or email)
As many of you know, I spent 6 years on the Board of Education, until I made the difficult decision to resign two years ago. After receiving many Facebook messages, text messages, and phone calls in the past 24 hours from friends and community members asking me who they should vote for and if they should vote yes/no to the budget, I have decided to share my thoughts publicly so I can get back to my 9-5 job for the day . As a single mom of three and a homeowner, I empathize with the sentiment of people feeling like they can no longer afford to rent or own a home in Ithaca. However, Ithaca has been becoming unaffordable for quite some time, I say this as someone who has lived in this community for 21 years. This feeling did not start with our assessment that increased this past year or the rollout of the BoE budget. Voting NO to the budget will not change your assessment, it will not “stick it” to administrators, who will get their raises along with other unionized ICSD employees as part of contractual negotiations. Voting NO will punish and hurt children, teachers and supporting staff. Teachers and support staff will have less resources and support to educate and inspire our children if we have to adopt a contingency plan. And our most vulnerable students will suffer the most. “How a society treats its most vulnerable is always the measure of its humanity” – Ghandi. In this context, how ICSD cares for and educates its most vulnerable students is an indication of how well the school district fares in educating its school community.
As we have all read about four of our schools losing “Good Standing” status with NYSED, and our Black and Brown students feeling the impact of this the most; how can we as a community in good conscious, say that we will provide our children, our future leaders with less than they deserve to overcome the many obstacles that the pandemic has created. For all the caregivers, educators, mental health workers out there, we all know - no one is okay! Some of us were not okay before we were forced into a few years of isolation, so to expect our educators to be able to reconcile the damages that the pandemic created with fewer resources is setting our educators up for the impossible. And yes, taxpayers should not have to bear the weight of this alone when we live in a town with college/university campuses. So instead of glorifying the problem, why don’t we talk about structural solutions? How many of us know Anna Kelles and Lea Webb personally, socially or professionally? Why don’t we bring in our state representatives to help us think about structural long-term solutions of state aid and university contributions? And while we are at it, invite Governor Kathy Hochul who sits on the Board of Trustees of Cornell University to this conversation; why are we not thinking strategically about those who hold power to shift this paradigm? I know this will take time, and folks are concerned with the now.
What can we do now? We can do an inventory of what ICSD offers and provides our students and staff from academics to extracurricular activities. We can ask the questions of, what is the district allocating funding for and is it effective and for whom? The district has an Evaluation Officer, we need to hear from her on what are the impacts of our initiatives, programs, and the curriculum offerings. Our teachers and support staff have unions and union leaders. We need to hear from the union leaders, not just during budget season or when chaos is amiss, but throughout the academic years so we know how best to support teachers all year long.
I will be voting yes to the budget. Yes, it is a huge increase. But guess what folks? We have 12 schools in our very small city, and we are living during a time of high inflation so the services needed to support all these 12 schools have increased. A typical classroom in our building has many adults. I bring this up because I constantly hear the comparison of salary of ICSD teachers to teachers outside the district who are making more than ICSD teachers. 9/10 times these teachers in other districts are making more money because they don’t have co-teachers, teachers assistants, teacher aides, 1:1s, etc. I am in NO way making the argument to have less support in the classroom or to eliminate positions, I am pointing out that our district has a larger supporting staff than many other districts. Teachers and supporting staff deserve a HIGHER wage without question. But this is not an ICSD only problem, this is a nationwide issue. Our country has not put anywhere near enough funding into public education that is needed. And this is not an excuse for the Board or the highly paid administration team. But we have to be real about what are the root causes vs. symptoms of the problems. Give this article a read if you have time: Schools are bracing for widespread teacher layoffs. Here’s why CNN Politics
Now the tricky part of this post, who I am voting for. I am going to be brutally honest because that is just who I am. After attending the public forum with all seven candidates, I left with very very strong opinions of what I witnessed and heard. I plan to vote for Barry Derfel, Moira Long, and Eldred Harris. I know Barry Derfel very peripherally from sitting on the BoE, as well as when I worked for the Multicultural Resource Center, and he was supporting teachers with culturally responsive teaching as well as participating with the Talking Circles initiative. What I know of Barry, is that he is a supporter of equity and inclusion, meaning NO CHILD GETS LEFT BEHIND. Barry has been a teacher, an administrator, and is a parent – he understands the many facets of public education and how we are thriving as a district and how we are failing as a district. Two truths can stand side by side.
I was on the BoE with both Eldred and Moira during my tenure, and it was not always cordial and a walk in the park between us. But what I can say, is that in those behind the door conversations, heated debates, I rarely ever questioned their commitment to children and teachers and support staff. Moira has always championed for teachers and retirees; she understands their plight and struggles as a former teacher herself. Eldred and I both grew up in NYC (though he is my senior by maybe a couple decades) and understand the struggles of being hyper visible yet unseen, overcoming adversity, attending underfunded schools, and taught by teachers who were tasked with the impossible. I know Eldred to be someone who is going to champion for what is best for every child, someone who is going to tap into their radical imagination to think of another way forward, someone who has institutional knowledge and knows how far the district has come, and someone who is willing to ask the hard questions.
I’m going to close this long monologue by saying I believe in creating space for new voices at the table. However, some of these new voices are advocating for changes that will hurt specific populations of children, like candidates who are advocating to bring back policies such as "tracking", while research shows tracking has a disparaging outcome for students and frankly is a racist policy. I said it. There are also candidates who have flip flopped on their support of the budget, telling ITA they would vote yes and after receiving the teacher’s union endorsement telling community members, they would vote no for the budget. Misleading your constituents is never a good sign and not a good way to build community trust and engagement. If I had to vote for a fourth candidate, it would be Todd Fox. He was honest and transparent about his talents and his lack of knowledge of the processes within public education. However, he spoke with passion and authenticity when speaking about his experiences in the school district as a student, and the support he wished he had as a former ICSD student. What I hope for in a school board member, is someone is not afraid to ask the hard questions, someone who listens with compassion and empathy (even if they disagree), someone who takes the time to get to know their constituents and can be honest with themselves and their fellow board members when they are individually or collectively are missing the mark. And most importantly, someone who is is always thinking about equity, and who is at the table and who is not. Our district is in need of school board members who are looking beyond what their individual child needs and instead is looking at what all of our children need in order to receive an equitable education that allows them to more than survive but to thrive within ICSD.
(excuse my typos I don’t have the energy to edit this another time, apologies)
Nicole LaFave
Nicole LaFave Interim Director of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Office of Diversity and Inclusion Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management Cornell University
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2024.05.21 23:24 hollow4hollow 2 weeks off work enough?

Hi all, I’ve got a laparoscopic hysterectomy (cervix, ute, fallopian tubes, probably 1 ovary, as well as excision and appendectomy) coming up in June.
The surgeon’s office called for a pre op and they suggested taking 2 weeks off work. I have a desk job. Does this seem like enough time?
I’m in my mid forties, not in the best of health (NAFLD, osteoarthritis, depression, hysterectomy is for adenomyosis and I I have confirmed endo).
Those of you working desk jobs, do you feel 2 weeks would be enough? I’m leery because I can’t even get STD from work for 2 weeks and under so I’d be losing 2 weeks pay which I genuinely can’t afford.
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2024.05.21 23:23 Sufficient-Rush2706 do i quit?

I've been at my job for 8 years. My boss and coworkers and I are incredibly close (it's a small business). But when it came time for my wife to have a baby, my boss gave me terrible parental leave, and when I asked her for a raise (it had been over a year since I had one, she has ALWAYS said yes historically), she went on a weird thing about feeling like i'm "not present" (for context, that year she was out of the country a total of 9 weeks.
I got offered a job that's actually a little less money but its so much more formal and has actual protocol and rules instead of what i believe to be my boss making policy up as she goes.
BUT: one manager is already leaving and another is about to be on pat leave. i'm so anxious to tell them i'm also leaving because i feel like i'm leaving the remaining people, who are my friends (i mean it like they came to my wedding) in a lurch and making their lives hard. but is being willing to take a paycut a sign that i def should go elsewhere for my mental health?
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2024.05.21 23:21 daisypeterpan I have a Job interview for pharmacy technician, what should I except?

I've been a pharmacy technician at walgreens for 3 years however I had to leave for personal reasons like a health issue that is resolved now. Anyways it's only been about a month since I worked in walgreens and i got a job interview in cvs. I decided not to go back to walgreens for many reasons. What should i expect at my interview at cvs? What kind of questions will be asked?
Also please don't say to not go, at this point I can't afford to be without a job as my bills are piling up.
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2024.05.21 23:19 hydroflask97 are there usually this many steps to join the union?

located in charm city, md. been in & out of landscape construction for a decade (im 26) and had been doing construction for 3 years until recently which was alot of hardscaping work and exterior home improvment. i am very interested pursuing carpentry or masonry when it comes to the union. i do plan on keeping up with painting, plaster, landscaping, home diy level plumbing and electrical on my own time just for extra cash every now and then. the unions here that cover masonry and carpentry are BAC Local 1 for masonry, ABC for both but also a shit ton of other trades, and MACTC for carpentry.
BAC Local 1 seems to want you to already have an employer to sponsor you. Or to find work under a union contractor and then apply as an apprentice. The guy i talked to kept answering in really short sentences and not really seeming interested. But I’m gonna call back. MACTC has an info session but seemingly only in one location which is 1.5 hours away at 6 pm and i work until 5pm. ABC needs a physical done that approves you for construction work, a proof of work signed by your employer, and an employer reference. i’ve been working solo for about a month specifically because i quit my construction job because my boss paid me 2 weeks late and kept wanting me to use MY truck for work. during covid i was purely self employed. i also do not have health insurance.
i am sorry to make a post about this but would appreciate some experienced guidance on the subject. been trying to find work specifically in carpentry or masonry but seems hard to come by. cheers!
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2024.05.21 23:18 Klept0bite 28M i cant hold a job due to my anxiety and it makes feel like a burden.

Since covid my anxiety has only seemed to spike, pre covid i worked fine. It wasnt easy by no means but i was able to make it through fulltime shifts with ease. After covid hit, and waves of set back. (I.e losing my job, my then gf breaking up with me, becoming homless and living in a tent in my best friends backyard.) I feel like it was the start of it, this cycle of finding working then in afew weeks to afew months id just quit. Cause id have panic attacks in the breakrooms. Or convince myself i shouldnt go. Even when i knew i needed to work and needed the money. Its been 3 years and i still cant seem to hold a job and im just not sure what to do.
Recently ive been doing therapy and taking anti depressants, will soon be on anxiety meds too. Therapy is helpful and my depression isnt as bad as it was. I thought maybe focusing on that would help me get back into the swing of things. And when i finally found work recently i was only there for a week before i couldnt stomach it anymore. Im lucky and grateful to have my friend and his family as they have taken me in as their own, but i know how they must think of me. Some freeloader who cant hold a job. I dont want to be like this, but i dont know what else to do. Working on improving my mental health has been my main priority and even that has its challenges. The downside to working now, if i make too much money the state will revoke my benefits. I sit at a crossroad. I could work with a chance of losing my insurance. Or not work and still be where i am now. Its really just madness, im doing the best i can but i still dont feel like its enough. Im just tired. Thanks for listening to my rant. O7
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2024.05.21 23:17 dontaskwtvmynameis What is the youngest age you have graduated from college? I graduated from community college at 16 and college at 20.

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2024.05.21 23:08 turnedtosilverglass Trapped and Trying to Escape

[Note: Living in western NY state, since I'm sure that's relevant.]

The Situation

Married for over 20 years, abused by my wife (emotionally, financially, escalating to physically) over the majority of that time. She's also been cheating with numerous men over the past several years, but I'm not sure how far back that goes. Family friends, random truckers, you name it.
I have long-term chronic health problems, and after she tried to throw me down a flight of stairs after the last time I found out about her stealing from and cheating on me, I knew it was time to get out. I've been the Dad/Mom for our two kids for the entirety of my daughter's life, and most of my son's. She doesn't do anything to them except complete neglect, so they're safe by virtue of a single parent who is tanking the damage and making sure they get everything they need. It's the best I could do.
I come from a religious fundamentalist family, so there's little to no support for any kind of divorce or getting us out of the situation. The best I've gotten was that this is the result of not following God. No resources to be had there.
My health situation means the only work I can do is writing. Fortunately, I'm good at it. Unfortunately, I don't have a degree or means of getting one, so I'm stuck scratching for freelance work that wouldn't even come close to paying any bills, in a highly competitive market full of people who aren't ~40 and perpetually sick with two kids to care for.
The kids are old enough (youngest just turned 13) that it seems like custody won't be an issue. Both of them avoid her on the rare occasions she's around when they are, and both also want out of this situation. Both break my heart promising me when they get old enough they'll get big jobs and we'll all escape together, but I don't know if I have that long due to the aforementioned medical conditions.
I am currently very malnourished and severely underweight. My psychiatrist, therapist, and doctor are all saying I won't live much longer if I don't get out, but none of them are offering ways. I can't move us into a shelter; right now our neighborhood is safe, the school is good, and I've done enough volunteer work with abused kids (I was one, so I am compelled to give back when I can) to know how those places are.
So I need a plan, and I need one who a diagnosed severely bipolar woman with what have been described by my psychiatrist as "strong psychopathic traits" will agree to, since she's the only one who earns enough money to hold the family above water.

My Only Idea

My best idea: I offer to not file any charges against her, sue, or any of that, in exchange for her agreeing not to contest the divorce and pay whatever is the maximum allowable alimony. She avoid criminal and civil prosecution, she never has to deal with being a mom again, and I can have the closure of not needing to monitor what's going on with her or fear for my safety. Maybe we don't move out right away -- that would depend on a lot of other factors -- but it's my best idea.

The Problem

I just don't know how to navigate any of this, I have almost no money, and she makes just enough to keep us stable paycheck-to-paycheck, so there's no money in a settlement to get or use to pay for a lawyer. Is there a way I could draft a legally viable document like that?
Right now her primary motivation is to maintain appearances for her family, and keep everything the way it is. (She does whatever she wants, she thinks I don't know she's cheating and such because I play dumb for my own safety and keeping things stable while I try to figure this out) so I think she has motivation to sign the agreement.
We couldn't move out right away, so she'd basically have what she wanted, I'd have ensured security of some sort to figure out our next steps, and there would be some closure so when there was an opportunity to move out and move on, we could without the divorce further traumatizing the kids.
I don't know how all of this works. I don't know if this idea makes any sense. I don't know how to do it or who would help us. So here I am, hoping there's a lawyer with the time and kindness to point me in the right direction, since I can't find one.
Please help. I don't know how many years I have left, but I don't want to spend them afraid anymore.
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2024.05.21 22:59 TurbulentGene694 Why can't we just hang out and talk

I'm in my mid-20s.
In my introverted nature, I get exhausted after socializing. But I love it. I love my friends and hopefully one day I'll get to love an SO.
Either way it's fun to hang out... that is until they bring up a pacifier in the form of games or Netflix. Why? You can do this alone and at your own pace and peace. Sure we can play some matches or watch an episode of two but hanging out just to binge shows and go home?
The reason I'd go with someone to let's say a cinema is to wait until the movie is over and talk about it after - not to watch the movie. I can watch movies at home and for free.
Whether it's a date, a chill session with friends, a celebration, anything involving socializing, I just want to talk. My focus is 100% on the other person/people. My energy is gonna run out either way so why don't we utilize it in better ways rather than doing the same thing we do alone?
Or we don't even have to talk. We can just sit in silence, listening to the clock ticking or the leaves rustling. It may seem like a waste of time but it's actually very meditative.
I used to talk to this cool girl but she found a boyfriend and since then I have 0 friends that just wanna hang out and actually chill. It's always "we should do something" no we don't. Get out of your TikTok head and let's touch grass and watch the sunset.
But that's just too boring for most people. Like bro, I work in IT and like games. I watch screens ALL day ALL night. I love my job and games (duh). But it's NOT something I wanna do ALL the time.
Please, anyone, I beg you, let's just hang out. Just like we used to 15 or even just 10 years ago. It was always so much fun and we always went to to bed at 9pm because of exhaustion. These days we just watch screens until 2am and wonder why we suffer from insomnia and mental health issues.
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2024.05.21 22:58 wander4lifer Advice from AB unit clerks?

I was accepted into a unit clerk program for the fall but after having some discussion with nurses/ health care professionals I have heard that due to the Patient Connect updates with AHS the unit clerk role was essentially being phased out slowly. A RN even told me “I didn’t even know that program was still being offered”…
Obviously this is discouraging to learn and I don’t wish to pursue a career path with little opportunity for myself in the future. I’m just searching for advice from others in the field to see if they can confirm if this information is true or not. Would you recommend pursing something else instead? I’m willing to make a change/pursue a longer program if it will ensure better job security and success for myself.
Thank you so much in advance! 😊
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2024.05.21 22:57 Material_Revenue1418 Rude cert 2

I am an apprentice, In my second year I started with a different company to carry out my apprenticeship with. Now half way through my third year and I’ve been working with multiple different techs and get along with them all great. In my first year I did straight install and the guys all loved my work ethic but I felt the need to leave as I wasn’t learning much. Fast forward to now. I’ve been working with 2 install guys with my company. One I have no issue with but the other I have started working with recently as another apprentice has broken his knee and is off. This guy seems to continuously ridicule me and make me feel like shit. It’s hardly like what we are doing is hard but he curses and swears at me and tries to make the job harder than what it actually is. He’s not even a cert 3, he’s a cert 2. I told him to F off today but I doubt it’s going to change and It’s really fucking with my mental health and I’m coming home dreading going to work.
They want me to go on a 4 hr road trip and spend a week with him at a job next week.
m wondering whether I should just find another company as he is the bosses mate or carry out working with this guy
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2024.05.21 22:56 Material_Revenue1418 Rude cert 2

I am an apprentice, In my second year I started with a different company to carry out my apprenticeship with. Now half way through my third year and I’ve been working with multiple different techs and get along with them all great. In my first year I did straight install and the guys all loved my work ethic but I felt the need to leave as I wasn’t learning much. Fast forward to now. I’ve been working with 2 install guys with my company. One I have no issue with but the other I have started working with recently as another apprentice has broken his knee and is off. This guy seems to continuously ridicule me and make me feel like shit. It’s hardly like what we are doing is hard but he curses and swears at me and tries to make the job harder than what it actually is. He’s not even a cert 3, he’s a cert 2. I told him to F off today but I doubt it’s going to change and It’s really fucking with my mental health and I’m coming home dreading going to work.
They want me to go on a 4 hr road trip and spend a week with him at a job next week.
m wondering whether I should just find another company as he is the bosses mate or carry out working with this POS
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2024.05.21 22:54 tiffforever123 30 [F4M] Canada - Looking for someone to experience life with

Hey everyone (:
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Young lady seeking a life partner to love and be loved in return . Dating apps are long and exhausting so I'd rather get straight to the point and be direct.
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If you don't think we'd be a good match don't message if you don't have the capability to communicate and get to know me .
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Send message via chat ! My Dm/pm doesnt work (:
I'm black , 5'3 , born and raised in Montréal , Introverted, Demisexual. Healthcare worker .
I'm kind , loyal , supportive and looking for the same in a partner who also values honesty , communication, commitment.
I want to go through life with someone that's willing to grow , heal , learn , openminded , We accept each other for who we are but are open to criticism and respect, love , kindness is the center of our relationship.
Location: Montréal Canada
Interests : working out , concerts , hockey fan, romance novels .
Looking for : life partner 28-40 Someone willing to take things slow , open minded , emotional available and can communicate must be a good texter, phone calls , video call is a must
Religious beliefs : Christian but mostly spiritual / liberal views .I believe in God
Deal-breaker: I can't date someone without a job , doesn't take accountability, doesn't apologize, any form of abuse will not be tolerated . Men with children unfortunately.
Likes : Beards, sense of humor, family oriented, liberal views , British accents . Puts 100% in all aspects of their life ( friendships, job , Relationships, mental health , self care )
I take pride in communicating effectively, effort being reciprocated so I expect the same in my partner.
I don't see myself living anywhere else so if you're open to long distance relationship keep in mind I'm not moving and if you aren't either then there's no point in us talking .
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