lizfh
Member
How do you cope with a full time job and having horses?
The most difficult time for me is if they are injured. For example this week I went out to bring them in at 6.30am and one have got caught in a fence and badly cut both back legs. As he was bleeding and in shock this meant a vets visit and there was no one else to wait at home with him. I had to call in a 'sicky' because the last time this happened and I told the truth my boss docked me a day's pay!
If I had children and one of them was ill and needed to be taken to a doctor that would be a different matter and the policy at work allows three days per year (if needed) to stay off with sick relatives.
There isn't anything I can do about this problem, but it would be nice to hear from others who may have found themselves in a similar situation. By the way I am a full time secondary school teacher so I know I get good holidays and can finish work quite early each day - but there is no flexibility.
The most difficult time for me is if they are injured. For example this week I went out to bring them in at 6.30am and one have got caught in a fence and badly cut both back legs. As he was bleeding and in shock this meant a vets visit and there was no one else to wait at home with him. I had to call in a 'sicky' because the last time this happened and I told the truth my boss docked me a day's pay!
If I had children and one of them was ill and needed to be taken to a doctor that would be a different matter and the policy at work allows three days per year (if needed) to stay off with sick relatives.
There isn't anything I can do about this problem, but it would be nice to hear from others who may have found themselves in a similar situation. By the way I am a full time secondary school teacher so I know I get good holidays and can finish work quite early each day - but there is no flexibility.