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Mid 30ies. But I used to work in a government retirement home for a year just because I was curious about it. And the loneliness in there is depressing. EDIT:
by fxtentacle 5y ago
Mid 30ies. But I used to work in a government retirement home for a year just because I was curious about it. And the loneliness in there is depressing.
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BTW, if it weren't for the fact that tech pays 20x the hourly rate, I might even have stayed working in social places.
But I have also experienced the other side, like when a restaurant refused to let us in because we came with kids. They argued that their mostly elderly customers would feel disturbed by the noisyness of kids talking to each other.
- monkeybutton 5y agoMy spouse is working in a government run long term care home. The conditions are bad and so is the pay. We're not the only couple like this I know, and at this point I feel like techs high salaries are indirectly subsidizing the system.
- mrguyorama 5y agoMeanwhile my significant other works in our state government granting public money to help needy elderly people have somewhere to live out the rest of their lives. The amount of money these places get per individual is fucking staggering, like $15k per month, every month. What does that get you? Like a shitty bed in a shitty room with shitty daily food and 1/10th of a nurse, who, like you said, is paid garbage. But don't worry, some rich fucker's portfolio is doing great now that the elderly had to sell everything they've ever earned to afford end of life care, instead of letting their family, children, or even the next generation inherit it.
- ben_w 5y agoOuch. UK comparison: my mother spent the last few months of her life in an Alzheimer’s care home 3 miles from the family home, and that was “only” £1,000/week. Owing to the pandemic, I wasn’t able to see the place in person, but it looked pleasant enough on video call.