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“Home health aide. When I applied, I was told it was just like helping older people with daily tasks, doing laundry, cooking, and whatnot. I had been struggling to find a job for months, so I immediately said yes when I was hired. I didn’t have experience, but they assured me I would be trained and taught everything I needed to know. Then I showed up for training, which was basically just HR info, how to do time cards, and that junk. ‘We’ll train you on the job.’ Uhh, okay. So I showed up at my first job. A manager was there with me, and as she knocked on the door, she said, ‘Remember, if anyone asks, you’ve been doing this for 100,000 years.’ Direct quote. Didn’t like that, but we were already there, and I was just hoping it would get better.”<\/p>\n
“I spent a few hours there answering questions and running through what I was expected to do. I really started feeling uncomfortable and entirely unqualified. Then, towards the end, the daughter talked about everything she required from the caretaker, like certifications and whatnot. The manager assured her that I met all her criteria. The manager cued me to say what she told me to, and I mumbled something I don’t even remember. On the way home, I just kept thinking of all the ways things could go wrong, so immediately after I got home, I messaged them to say I wouldn’t be coming back. No, thank you.”<\/p>\n