Tricky decision, I was in similar boat and I chose to leave work. I opted to look after Dad which turned out to last 5 years- much longer than I would have anticipated given all his health issues. I opted to do part time care work along side caring for dad which gave me an outside interest, different faces, a flexible and understanding employer and I still work for them. Sometimes life changes and you need to just let go of past jobs- unless you love it and really enjoy working there it may be time for a change anyway? To give a different perspective I have never had any regrets whatso ever about leaving the awful job I was in before, even though at the time it seemed a really hard decision.
I have only been in this job for just over a year and work part time evening hours due to caring for my Dad which they know about. Before this job I was on carers allowance and jobseekers allowance for just over a year. The job telephone customer service is OK but unfortunately I work in the only department in the company which is not flexible where you can work from home. Dad is getting better slowly but I think recovery from this will be long.Henrietta wrote: ↑Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:06 pmTricky decision, I was in similar boat and I chose to leave work. I opted to look after Dad which turned out to last 5 years- much longer than I would have anticipated given all his health issues. I opted to do part time care work along side caring for dad which gave me an outside interest, different faces, a flexible and understanding employer and I still work for them. Sometimes life changes and you need to just let go of past jobs- unless you love it and really enjoy working there it may be time for a change anyway? To give a different perspective I have never had any regrets whatso ever about leaving the awful job I was in before, even though at the time it seemed a really hard decision.