I work in mental health, my job is pretty much just to make connections with people who are struggling and check up on them and be their buddy both in hospital and when they go home.
Someone actually pays me to do this, I love it! And it's beneficial to patients and to the healthcare system!!!
But I can't live on this income. So I work 7 days a week to make up the amount I need (just about).
I can still barely make ends meet, but I at least feel connected to my work. I'm sad that working 7 days a week still leaves me with my head just above the water. Really wish this government run healthcare job could pay it's employees a living wage. I don't need to be rich, I just want to be able to make my car payments on time and maybe be able to save a bit of money.
I'm on the verge of burnout and I feel so much guilt. I don't want to abandon my buddies without a support network, but I also can't sustain this amount of work and I think I need to look elsewhere for a less fulfilling job.
Why is life full of Faustian bargains?