Also recognise that what you think is worth money may not be in your employers mind, I am a foster parent but a 'professional one' so to speak and make good money doing what I do.
I also happen to be very good at it, my foster kids graduate school and get jobs and generally thrive, I help them long after they have left my house.
You would think this would be a good bargining chip for my annual contract review but it isn't, the ministry doesn't give rats arse in hell about how good a job I do, as long as the kids are housed. I can use the fact that I am a coveted placement to cherry pick the kids I look after and the general level of goodwill I have built up makes my job easier in many ways but it won't pay me a penny extra.
Last edited by afc wimbledon; 01-11-2012 at 04:01 AM.
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