Hey Terri Ann. It has been my experience that most people do not really understand CF. I'm thinking that when you told your employer you would need more time off than most people, they were not thinking it would be as much as it has been. I know you wish it wasn't as much either, but that's the way it is with CF. We'll be sailing right along, and then all of a sudden there will be one illness right after another.
As an employer, I am very understanding of my employee's needs where their families are concerned. I feel that a happy employee does a better job. However, in the end, I have a business to run, and if I could do it all myself, I wouldn't have hired employees in the first place. If I have to find someone to fill in when one person is gone, say from a temp. agency, it costs me twice as much as I normally pay the guy who is gone. They don't really know the job, because they don't do it all of the time, and I am out more than just money in the long run. It doesn't matter how much I like my employees, I am in business to make a living to support MY family.
It's hard to find a balance between career and family in the best of situations. You throw CF into the mix, and it's a recipe for disaster. I hope you find a way to earn the money that you need, and be available for your child.
Stacey
As an employer, I am very understanding of my employee's needs where their families are concerned. I feel that a happy employee does a better job. However, in the end, I have a business to run, and if I could do it all myself, I wouldn't have hired employees in the first place. If I have to find someone to fill in when one person is gone, say from a temp. agency, it costs me twice as much as I normally pay the guy who is gone. They don't really know the job, because they don't do it all of the time, and I am out more than just money in the long run. It doesn't matter how much I like my employees, I am in business to make a living to support MY family.
It's hard to find a balance between career and family in the best of situations. You throw CF into the mix, and it's a recipe for disaster. I hope you find a way to earn the money that you need, and be available for your child.
Stacey