If you've been reading this blog for a while you may have noticed that one thing I never talk about is my job. Now that I'm no longer working, I'm going to talk about my job. For the last fifteen years I worked for Centrelink.
I had a very interesting career, worked in different sections and across the country. Most of the time I worked in the investigations section, dealing with customers who either deliberately or unknowingly were receiving payments that they were not entitled to. Working in Investigations permanently changed the way I look at the world. I am cynical, skeptical, unsympathetic and unapologetic. Having said that, most of the time I loved my job.
Anyone who thinks that public servants don't work hard have never worked for Centrelink. The staff there work very hard with constant abuse and little to no thanks for the work that they do.
I accepted a redundancy from work so am
now officially a stay at home mum. After having Chai I didn't want to go back to work, I hate the idea of him being in day care and someone
else looking after him, so I am very glad that I won't be returning to
work. I always knew I wanted to be a stay at home mum, but wondered how I'd feel about being dependent on hubby and having no income. Surprisingly, that's the last thing on my mind. Since I've been home with bub I haven't felt like I've lost my independence. I'm lucky that hubby is very generous with money, he never makes me feel like it's his money, he always talks about it being our money and he doesn't mind that I have no income as he doesn't want bub to be in day care either.
There are times when I think it'd be nice to go to work for a break and some time away. It'd be great to eat a meal in peace, go to the toilet on my own and wander around the shops on my lunch break. But then I look at my little boy and know there is no way I could leave him. When Chai is older I will return to work, but for the next few years I'm going to be a stay at home mum and I couldn't be happier.