/b/ - Random

You are going to be assigned a troon bunkmate

Srsly tho it's either run by a non-profit or the government so you can expect that the place is primarily run for the benefit of the employees and your well-being will be entirely secondary to that

>>248907
Ah yeah, if only it were run by corpos for the benefit of the shareholders. Moron.

>>248911
I've worked in both public sector and private sector and public sector jobs are way better, you don't have to give a shit about the customer at all. Respect my lived experience

Sadly can't speak for the US, but the anglosphere has pretty similar conditions from what I've heard, so here goes.

>if you stayed at one, how long did you stay for
I've stayed in 2 shelters for a few weeks each, then a women's home for 3 months and a women's state care facility for 6 months.

>what were the living conditions like?
Shelters are bare minimum, but vary by the group running it. Generally state-run shelters have higher standards of everything, but still pretty grim. Women's homes vary immensely, but you'll get an actual mattress in a bay, between 0-4 roommates with public bathrooms and lockers or locked cabinets, which are miles better than shelters. You'll have to clean your own area, since cleaners are generally unmotivated to do much more than wipe down open surfaces and mop floors twice a week.

>were the staff respectful, strict, negligent, etc?
Universally strict, since they're used to working with women with substance abuse, mental illness, behavioural conditions ect. but not what I'd call mean. The rules are written in stone and cannot be changed by anyone who works there, so take everything very literally to avoid things like failing to vacate a locker by 12pm and finding a new lock there which you can't get the key to until the next weekend.

>was there a lot of children?
Generally housed in different areas, but it all rotates just by availability, which is how you get dorms that might have 3 neighbours or just you. You WILL be able to hear the kids screaming, but it'll probably be through multiple walls.

>did it actually help with your mental well being? were there proper mental resources, support groups, etc?
My hair was falling out from stress when I went into the home, and that stopped, so I guess it did. All the programs they run are hijacked by well-meaning idiots who think they can solve the world's ills by deep breathing and visualisation and mental health is in high demand, so getting a session with anyone is difficult and they'll try to get rid of you if it looks like you're improving.

>>248905
>if you stayed at one, how long did you stay for?
2 weeks
> what were the living conditions like? in terms of how crowded it was, sanitation, space for belongings, and comfort.

Very clean, we cleaned everything.
We had two bunk beds to a room. But only two occupants. We each had chores and went and looked for jobs and had group therapy / talk time.

> were the staff respectful, strict, negligent, etc?
They were chill and helpful.

> was there a lot of children?
>i’m asking this bc i’m hoping the one i go to isn’t chaos.. i’ve dealt with living through enough screaming and yelling

There were some children but they were pretty good. Apparently one woman's son who had come and lived there before had been AWFUL and a little chavenist pig, based on stories, but he left before I got there.

> did it actually help with your mental well being? were there proper mental resources, support groups, etc?

Yes a ton. It gave me time to find someplace to go and get myself together. It was really really helpful.

>i should just put up with the misery of being here until my lease ends, which is only about 3 more months.
The answer is definitely not this, no matter what else you choose to do.