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mucifer

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29. I have always felt that these jobs are very important and it is extremely hard work

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 09:59 PM

Sep 2013

It's not just the physical part of the job. It's very emotional. Especially spending long hours with people who have trouble moving and or communicating their needs. It's also a very isolating career to be one on one with someone.

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Obama to extend wage law to cover 2 mln home care aides [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2013 OP

Wow! Minimum Wage? snort Sep 2013 #1

hey, it's a start Skittles Sep 2013 #8

My daughter was on stage (at the WH) at a press conference with President Obama in Dec., 2011 deurbano Sep 2013 #2

Kudos to your beautiful daughter! frazzled Sep 2013 #3

Thanks so much! We are very proud of her. deurbano Sep 2013 #13

wow Skittles Sep 2013 #9

Thank you! She's a wonderful woman and a wonderful daughter. deurbano Sep 2013 #14

aw you did great Skittles Sep 2013 #18

They really got the President's attention, didn't they? It's great Judi Lynn Sep 2013 #11

Thanks very much...that's very kind of you! And thanks to you for the OP! deurbano Sep 2013 #26

I know her from the Area Board 5. Sivafae Sep 2013 #25

Yes, they went to school together! Tell her hello for me! deurbano Sep 2013 #28

Somebody help me out tabasco Sep 2013 #4

can we PLEASE give them paid sick time too? i mean, with the whole "caring for the sick" nashville_brook Sep 2013 #5

Now that would be something azurnoir Sep 2013 #7

well kudo's azurnoir Sep 2013 #6

The median wage may be above minimu, but that doesn't mean that all caregivers Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #15

I didn't say it wasn't however azurnoir Sep 2013 #19

N, I won't be surprised by that. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #20

I'm sure a lot of them are tabasco Sep 2013 #21

I pointed out a fact you don't like azurnoir Sep 2013 #22

You take good news for hundreds of thousands of workers tabasco Sep 2013 #23

well thanks for supplying us with a self portrait azurnoir Sep 2013 #24

2 Million.. Good for those workers. Cha Sep 2013 #10

This is what Democrats do Kingofalldems Sep 2013 #12

They Are Such A Vital Part Of Humane Care grilled onions Sep 2013 #16

Next up needs to be overtime after eight hours worked for all workers. Skeeter Barnes Sep 2013 #17

Awesome, I am a IHSS worker Bennyboy Sep 2013 #27

I have always felt that these jobs are very important and it is extremely hard work mucifer Sep 2013 #29