The agency I work for supporting folks with developmental disabilities has seen fit to cut costs again by taking away certain mileage re-imbursement that we folks who work in the trenches depend on.

Over the past year, they have made some really stupid choices and it all seems to fall on those of us who can least afford these changes. We are on the bottom of the list when it comes to rates of pay. We make squat compared to those who are behind a desk and have degrees up the yingyang. We work our butts off because we believe that these folks we support deserve every chance in the world to have as normal a life as possible. Yet, when it comes down to brass tacks, the agency could care less about how they treat us.

This was the last damn straw as far as I'm concerned!! I tendered my resignation this afternoon. I have mixed emotions as the individual I work with and I have become quite a team together. I will miss her and I will worry about her after I'm gone from the agency. At the same time I'm sick of being taken advantage of and refuse to be kicked once again by the agency. Screw them!

There are plenty of other places I can work for. I have already sent my resume out to 2 other agencies, one like the one I now work for and one for the mental health agency in my area. And there are more agencies I can apply to in the area.

Damn damn damn them! I hate this ... you have no idea how much I hate this. Not to mention the fact that I can't afford to be partially unemployed right now. I need both jobs.......grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Hopefully I will find something in the next 2 weeks that I can start at after I move on the 28th.

Gosh, sometimes life can be so freakin frustrating