Afraid to Tell Your Boss You're a Caregiver?

Are you afraid to tell your boss you're a caregiver?

by: Sally Abrahms, from: AARP Bulletin, September 1, 2011

En español | Even though Roxanne Aune's boss is aware that her 59-year-old husband has early onset Alzheimer's, he'll never know how much it impacts her work. "I feel I can't say I'm a caregiver because a red flag will go up and my boss will think, 'Oh, there's something wrong with her husband again,' " says Aune, 57, of Minneapolis. "I can't afford to be absent, or start over again, so I don't discuss this part of my life." … Back to Article

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