Hey there ZenCareerist! How are you? I mean it. I’d love to know so hit reply or drop a line in the comments and let me know. Me? I’m exhausted to the bone. I’ll spare you the boring bits…and tell you this. Adoptees (like me) have been known to overcompensate at work to prove their worth - even in jobs that are supposed to be part-time to support a full-time dream. Yup. I got it all twisted in the last year, and I’m now working to realign my priorities and focus my work where I can help MORE people thrive in jobs they love. (aka, “don’t do what I did).
As a special education aide there is a lot of hurry up and wait that goes on...Gotta meet students where they are at, which sometimes makes me feel always behind, never caught up to others, and I have to remind myself...'With these kids, I don't have to keep up the pace as much'...(except for making sure they don't miss their bus ride home!)
When I worked outaide the home, on and off for about 40 years, I wqs constantly in motion. Always in strive mode. Often pushed myself to work through breaks, lunch, keep going.
As a special education aide there is a lot of hurry up and wait that goes on...Gotta meet students where they are at, which sometimes makes me feel always behind, never caught up to others, and I have to remind myself...'With these kids, I don't have to keep up the pace as much'...(except for making sure they don't miss their bus ride home!)
When I worked outaide the home, on and off for about 40 years, I wqs constantly in motion. Always in strive mode. Often pushed myself to work through breaks, lunch, keep going.