🇦🇺 Australia 14h ago · Carolyn Mullen

A job that changed me: I cried nearly every day working in aged care, then realised I could bring joy instead

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A job that changed me: I cried nearly every day working in aged care, then realised I could bring joy instead
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I once asked a resident what she would do if she could do anything. She replied: ‘I’d run in a field’In my 40s, I was beginning to wonder where I fit in the employment world. I had a variety of jobs including an improv instructor, actor and corporate facilitator, then Covid arrived and all those people-facing roles disappeared.Living in Sydney, with my kids at school and a mortgage to pay, I took on some temp work through an agency. Continue reading...

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