stress

sometimes i cant control how much stress i have to handle, it could be small things from the kids fighting or things that go wrong like my electral problem ,
this was bad enough when it happend at home but when it happened at work last tues night i had other ppl who myself and the person i was working with were responsible for ,
we couldnt turn the power back on in the main part of the building as there were sparks comming of the trip so i started making phonecalls while the person with me checked the residents,
we have no onsite person on charge my first phone call was to the boss( the owner ) answer phone , then the assistant manager her phone was turned of so then tried the other assistant manger who was on leave who asked what we had tried as we couldnt get any other advice she sugested going into the office to see if there was a noumber for a electrician but it was dark and we couldnt find a noumber so i sugested using the one that i called a few days before she gave me the go ahead and then told me to leave a messsage on the boss phone using my mobile as our phones were out as they were plugged into the mains, the electricanm turned up sorted out what the problem was made it safe and got most of the eletric working but the boss phoned and said i should of just moved the residents , how no lights , stair lift was eletric , it was raining the fire exit isnt man enough to take a resident in a wheel chair and the distress this would of caused just to save him self the call out fee,
like i said some of the stress is uncontrolable ,
today my hubby and myself went to watch the footie in the club without the children normally they all find something to do when i came home my second eldest said my oldest had gone with my sister in law to the market but on phoning the sister in law she wasnt with them so now im panicking as i couldnt see her and she doesnt normally stray far away from the house my emidiate thoughts were that she had gone into the neighbours house which is not allowed but after a few more minutes my youngest came other from her friends and told us she had gone up to a juble sale up the road not taking her phone or telling anybody were she had gone,
as her mental age is average between 8 and 10 and not her real age of 21 1/2 my panicking just made lots of stress thanks for letting me rant

i just found your post and will return to it when i get off work. i have to return to shop now. xoxoxo pat

katheryn,

I think stress is particularly hard for any of us to handle.

I think you did very well when you were at work. You sorted out the problem! Your boss does'nt sound very good or appreciative of what you do. I thought you handled that very well. I would have panicked.

I think it is good that you are able to talk about your stress and off-load it too.

I think you should have a pay-rise!

thank you pegasus i to think i should have a pay rise , but my boss is cost cutting or thats what it looks to us the food is being bought as cheap as possible trying not to pay out for call out charges , i know they have to repair the roof on the older part of the building but hes blaming the old owners for this as it was in need of repair when they sold it , but if he had all the surveys done he would of known about this at the time of purchess we also belive that hes trying to dwindle out the older staff so that they can employ new staff easier to train in there way of working this might just be work gossip but we are finding it harder to work there at the moment but i like a lot of ppl cant aford to just leave .
again thanks

Katheryn, i'm really sorry that your boss seems undeserving of good employees...as you obviously are one....you saved the day. and i also understand about the "belt-tightening", i'm seeing it at my job also. i feel for you and will keep you in my thoughts. hang in there, love, pat

Stress and the ability to handle it always fluctuates at different times, and all one can do it to take it or leave as they need on a daily or even hourly basis.... you are doing great - hang in there and do not let any one pressure you into doing any thing you cannot handle at the moment.
YOU are your own person!

((((((( HUGS ))))))) ~ ~ ((((((( HUGS ))))))))

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