I work at a school and my co-worker got tired of our work place since we can't do all the things we're supposed to be doing, so she's been hired by another school.
She's working full-time, but will be replaced by someone who's going to work 75%. Together with our third co-worker, also working 75%, we'll be 2,5 full-time workers, working with 40-60 kids aged 6-12. The school breaks will be the hardest (it's kind of a daycare kind of thing) when we have to fill the schedule with so few working hours.
I've already told the co-worker who's leaving that I won't be working for 1,5 person, I'll work for one person like I've always have, and if they want more, they'll have to hire someone full-time. At the end of the day, you get what you pay for.
I've applied to universities since I want to go back to school to work with something completely different, so we'll see how that goes.
We were short staffed for so long and then things got better, but now due to “cutting costs”, we “can't” replace her with someone working full-time, so in the end, it's the kids who suffer the most.My mental and physical health have been damaged for years, and I simply don't have it in me anymore. Like, even if they doubled my pay to work for 1,5 person, I wouldn't be physically or mentally able to. I've come to the realization that money isn't worth shit if I've gone into the woods to hang myself.
I can't wait for the day when I hand in my resignation.