Will I let my mum down when I start my new job and can’t help out anymore?
DEAR DEIDRE: BEING offered a full-time job should be exciting but if I accept, will I be letting down the people I currently help?
I was made redundant from my job in hospitality at the start of the pandemic and have been unemployed ever since. I’m 33.
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I quickly found things to fill my time.
A couple of days a week I’d help Mum look after my elderly grandparents, doing their shopping and running them to the doctor.
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I joined a tennis club and volunteer at a soup kitchen.
But knowing I’ll disappoint them really gets to me.
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DEIDRE SAYS: It is understandable you feel apprehensive ahead of starting a new job and the life changes it will prompt.
But you are not letting these people down – you are simply shifting your priorities. I am sure they will be delighted for you.
Can you help your mum and the soup kitchen at the weekends?
The same goes for the tennis club. Could you go in the evenings?
I am sending you my support pack on self-esteem to help boost your confidence before you start your new job. Good luck.