It really is unnecessary for you to remind me how difficult your job is. I don't need you to tell me all the things you have to do in such a short amount of time. It is also unnecessary to tell me that it "just won't work" and my expectations are "completely unreasonable" when I have been successfully working it this way for over a year. It takes a little effort, a little confidence and alot of patience, but it can be done. If you can't do it, GTFO. I don't need to be reminded about the limitations of the people we work with, and I certainly don't need their disabilities thrown in my face like excuses when you can't do your job.
Please keep in mind that I did what you do - not only for much longer than you have, but completely and entirely by myself. You have the "privilage" of working with a self-proclaimed "expert" in the field, who really is just riding out the last of his denial that he has experienced full and complete burnout, and is no longer an asset to the mental health profession.
Your years as a mother mean damn near nothing to me. Managing a home with a partner and 4 healthy children over whom you have a certain amount of control and authority is absolutely nothing like running a group home with a team of coworkers and 8 unstable adults with all the rights and privilages of being an adult, including the right to tell you to go fuck yourself if they don't like what you're saying. You can't bully these people and you can't baby them. You need to find and maintain a balance in which they respect and trust you, and you challenge and help them.
Please don't talk down to me because I am younger than you are. I don't care if you've got children my age or grandchildren my age. Experience is everything in this field, and right now I'm 3 years your senior. It would do you well to try and learn from me and the others who have stood in your spot, who you continue to disrespect, because at the end of the day, your role is small and your shoes are easy to fill. Don't forget that.
Please keep in mind that I did what you do - not only for much longer than you have, but completely and entirely by myself. You have the "privilage" of working with a self-proclaimed "expert" in the field, who really is just riding out the last of his denial that he has experienced full and complete burnout, and is no longer an asset to the mental health profession.
Your years as a mother mean damn near nothing to me. Managing a home with a partner and 4 healthy children over whom you have a certain amount of control and authority is absolutely nothing like running a group home with a team of coworkers and 8 unstable adults with all the rights and privilages of being an adult, including the right to tell you to go fuck yourself if they don't like what you're saying. You can't bully these people and you can't baby them. You need to find and maintain a balance in which they respect and trust you, and you challenge and help them.
Please don't talk down to me because I am younger than you are. I don't care if you've got children my age or grandchildren my age. Experience is everything in this field, and right now I'm 3 years your senior. It would do you well to try and learn from me and the others who have stood in your spot, who you continue to disrespect, because at the end of the day, your role is small and your shoes are easy to fill. Don't forget that.
