Work is getting to stressful :(

[mel28nicole]

To make a long story short, I have a psychology degree and right now I'm making no money working in a residential home for 18-22 year olds. Some of these young adults are troubled and it can be very difficult dealing with them. For the most part they do enjoy me being there so they don't give me a hard time. We only have one staff member per shift, and it's hard to communicate with other staff members. One particular co worker works night shift and is very unreliable. She calls off half the time to go out drinking, sleeps during her shift, and is very disrespectful towards staff and residents. I told on her for leaving during her (one of the residents told me) and she confronted me about it even tho my boss didn't say my name she just ASSUMED it was me. She thinks she high and mighty. She calls off every single time it snows because "the roads are bad." This is the real world and you can't be doing that. I can't take her drama anymore. I'm in the works of possibly moving to a different department since I have my degree now (you don't need one for my current program for whatever reason). But they might wait til after the baby comes so they don't have to train someone else while I'm gone.

I'm in a pickle. I really just want to quit and get in this other program. But I really think they want to wait til after the baby comes. So what do I do? Do I suck it up and continue working til I have my maternity leave and go to the other department when I come back? Do I get on my boss to switching me over now rather than later? Or just straight up quit and wait til after my leave to find another job? This stress can't be good for the baby

 

[ms.tjulz]

I would look into getting moved to another department. If that doesn't work and your able to quit without it being to heavy of a burden then do just that. Your health along with your baby is more important. Good luck.