13-01-2004, 10:35 AM
Well today I'm sad, I just found out that 1 of my colleagues is leaving her job today. It's horrible, as she is the one person that I get on most with but I'm also sad because of the reason she has to leave.
You see she took on a job part-time as she has a 1 year old baby and was just starting out from maternity leave. Now she has realised that she can't afford to work part-time anymore and that she needs to go back to full-time work where she can earn enough to provide for her family. Her partner also works, but they just don't get enough in to make ends meet.
It's just so horrible that she has tried her utmost to do the best for her child yet now she has to put him in full time care as its the only way she can provide a better life for him.
I just wish that all that money we pump into NI could go more towards mother's who wish to care for their own children.
You see she took on a job part-time as she has a 1 year old baby and was just starting out from maternity leave. Now she has realised that she can't afford to work part-time anymore and that she needs to go back to full-time work where she can earn enough to provide for her family. Her partner also works, but they just don't get enough in to make ends meet.
It's just so horrible that she has tried her utmost to do the best for her child yet now she has to put him in full time care as its the only way she can provide a better life for him.
I just wish that all that money we pump into NI could go more towards mother's who wish to care for their own children.
There's no place like home.............