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 Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:28 pm
Social work = blah IMO. Not trying to diss your choice of profession just my honest opinion.
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:45 pm
I'm a therapist. It doesn't get much more misunderstood than that.
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:10 pm
Satil Is Social Work. I swear, my professors arm you with answers to stupid questions and negative remarks people throw at you. People always say, "why? you're going to take away someone's kids?" "Oh! You can get me food stamps!" And last night I told someone I wanted to go into coordinating adoptions. He said, "oh, you want to watch the kids until they get sent to homes?" "No, I want to actually organize the adoptions, do the visits, match teh families, sign the papers..." "Oh, well someone has to sing the papers." mad There's so much more to Social Work than that. I couldn't even list all the different types of areas Social Work gets into. That's one reason I chose this major. I get tired of one field? Onward to the next! It is quite annoying but you can't really blame these people. They just know what they have heard or seen in movies, which is usually negative. Misconceptions you have about social work that I could clear up? People dissing your chosen profession. People having misconceptions about your profession that you have encountered.
I can help misconceptions too ^_+
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:51 pm
my family is disappointed that i chose NOT to be an artist,
especially my dad and my uncle, who are both artists
(an industrial designer and a graphic designer).
i do love art...A LOT...and when i was little i wanted to be an artist when i grew up.
but, i also love little kids…
so, when i was in high school, i got a job at a pre-school.
after working there, i loved my job and the kids so much,
i knew i didn't want to do anything else.
so, i decided to be an elementary teacher, instead.
i have plenty of opportunities to do artsy/craftsy things as a kindergarten teacher.
plus, i might even get to teach art at an elementary school someday.
i know there are drawbacks to my choice,
because teaching is such an undervalued profession in our society.
i would struggle to support myself as a single person
(luckily, i’m not single, so i don’t have to worry about that as much),
whereas my uncle can single-handedly support a family of seven on his salary.
and, even though it has never been a high-paying profession,
it used to garner a certain amount of respect that just isn’t there anymore.
but, i’m not in it for money or respect…
i just love working with kids and i’m really passionate about what i do.
it makes me feel like i’m doing something important with my life.
i definitely don’t think teaching is for everyone,
and it definitely would NOT make a good “fall-back career.”
the amount of work and the amount of pay are so mismatched,
it’s only worth it if you really love it.
and, even if you do love it, it's possible to get burnt out.
it can happen in any career,
but it's pretty common in social service careers like social work and teaching.
but, that's when you should get out.
no one says you have to do the same thing forever.
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:47 pm
Orpheros OMIGOSH. Lots to respond to! <3 And forgive me, I didn't go to bed last night, so I'm a little wired. Please overlook any run-on sentences. >>; Teaching - .. haha. Ha. ha. stare Right. My mom was a teacher for 13 years, and finally quit her job after almost having a nervous breakdown and now regrets ever going into teaching in the first place. No, they don't make enough money, and that's only the beginning. What about the bitchy parents that think their children are GODS and are therefore superior to other children? Or the little shits whose parents let them get away with everything and are a pain in the classroom? The salary is a common argument, yes. It's true. Mom had a Master's degree and you know what she was paid $36k/year. No benefits, thank you. Not a damn thing other than a bottle of Tylenol and bandaids for the blisters caused by that damn red pen she used for grading papers all night, every night. Summer off? Uh huh. Most teachers don't get paid enough to be able to support themselves over the summer, so they need to take up a full-time job in the summer to make everything work out. My mom even had to do a part-time DURING the school year on weekends to make ends meet. mm.. what else. Oh! What about their families? My mom never spent any time with me as a kid, once she started teaching. All her attention was shifted from me, to other people's kids. I didn't get to play games with my mom or even really talk to her.. all her time was spent making lesson plans and grading papers and mulling over what some stupid parent had yelled at her about that day. Not a day goes by that she doesn't regret going into teaching. Not one. By the time she realized what it was really about, it was too late. :/ Aw, I'm sorry your mom had a rough teaching experience. Was she teaching in a private school or public school setting? I am currently a teacher at a private school and can understand the "my child can do no wrong" parents- we call those overbearing and over protective parent helicopter parents cause they hover over EVERYTHING. We are at school for 8 hours a day teaching these children all the subjects that they need to know, integrate the bible into each subject and teach them the morals to be a good citizen cause it seems that the parents take no part in raising their child. Don't get me wrong, I love my job...I just feel unappreciated all the time. Think about this thou.....Teachers are the ones who teach people to take over all the other professions out there. I just wish we got paid more- come on we put up with so much.
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:44 am
vast_cerulean Manda_Tifa I work in the Video Department at a local grocery store. People seem to automatically assume that just because I work with movies means I've seen them all. I get sick of telling people that I've never seen the movie they are inquiring about, and then they look all insulted, like they've got an inexperienced worker. I was hired as a general grocery store associate and then PUT in that department after two years of being a cashier. I can tell you what sort of movies the general public seems to like, but I can't tell you about a particular movie if I haven't seen it! I plan on being an elementary art teacher. People seem to adore that goal for some reason. Except for my uncle. He (a teacher himself) warned me that there is no money involved, especially in the art department, because when the budget cuts come, the art department is the first to go! I still plan on continuing this though. You're not alone there. It's the same way in a bookstore. Whenever I'm working at information or in the kids department, people always ask if I've read a certain title. Then, if I say no (which is most of the time), they give me funny looks and are probably wondering if I'm truly "educated" enough to work in a bookstore... The other day was great. I had this one lady who was really testing my patience. She kept insisting that we carried this one game either called "Taxi" or "Traffic Jam". I told her that I couldn't find it in the system, and she asked if I could find someone with more emperience... I was so tempted to tell her that I was the most experienced one in the store (which I was at the moment...even my manager had been at our store for a shorter period) and that she needed to lay off. Of course, her husband's suggestion was completely infalliable and I was just a complete moron. That must be it... rolleyes Social work must deal with a lot of idiots like that too, so I admire anyway who has the patience to deal with it. It must be gratifying once you get around all of the setbacks though (yay...I actually made a point in the post to make it relevant sweatdrop ). I agree with the both of you. Personally, I think that a basic retail and/or a food service job (like the McDonald's I work at) should be severely and highly reccommended, if not required, for some people, at least under the guise of "teaching personal responsibility." But then, I do speak to rashly. I'm an English major in college, and at this point, have no desire to teach because I don't think that I'm personally ready to do something like teach at this time. Which leaves me, unfortunately, to fall back on my McDonald's job, which does not leave me as loving as the commercials claim that the workers are supposed to be. There are a lot of people in the world that amaze me, and I feel like I'm turning into one of the people that I don't like. But I do have to hand it to social workers, and other people like that; from my perspective, to deal with people all the time would be quite a feat.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:55 pm
Se Ga Takai I currently work Fast Food(have been for the past four years), and I despise teh people making the assumption that people work in Fast Food simply because they carry a lack of intellect. I believe my IQ is at 140, I carry a 3.5 GPA, I'm in College, and you can't figure out how to read teh ******** Menu three ******** feet in front of you, instead of harrassing me with "What hamburgers do you have?". Who's teh Moron?! scream I'm going into Automotive, as I'm sure I've told some, and Mechanic is a profession not understood very well, either. When people look into a shop, they see a guy in coveralls covered in Grease, wrenching on something on teh Engine compartment. What they don't see is the Two years of Automotive classes ALONE(that's not including the Generals classes like Math and English for teh so-called two-year Degree), the testing phases, the requirements for National ASE accredidation, or teh fact that the value of the guys Toolchest is higher than your Lexus he's working on. Oh my. I worked in fast food when I was in high school. It's amazing how stupid the people are sometimes when they order, and they just make the assumption that the one working there is the stupid one. I had a 3.6 GPA in high school. I got some of the most retarded questions at the register. Now, I'm attending community college and transferring to a university this fall, and I work in a store that sells medical scrubs and supplies. OH my, you won't believe some of the stupid people that actually became a nurse/doctor. Wow. Just...wow.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:17 pm
My profession has always been underfire by people. All kinds of people have given me huge problems and I have even been denied scholarships because I refuse to chnage my major. They think music is a dead end and music performance is for fools. Sad thing is that all of us performance majors are out scoring everyone else in the college tests and we work harder and enjoy our work. My professors even have narrow minds. I realize this is not a christian thread and that some of you may not like christianity, but since this is talking about our careers and it is my career this is what I am looking to do. I want tor create a fine arts organization (music, dance, art, drama, literature) that will span the globe. I not only love all music in the U.S. but I love the different cultural music and the idea of the world becoming the grandest of stages makes the adrenaline in my blood flow freely. I intend on being a missionary, but I intend on doing it my way using this organization, but I will not be closed off to music that may be "bad". I believe that as long as music has a message that is not harming it's listener that it is good, who cares if God is mentioned every five seconds. Anyways sorry about my rant... music really is my true passion in life. I kind of joke that my wife is music and that we make beautiful melodies as our children. I know I am strange... I hope not to far off topic. biggrin
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Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:41 pm
a` dieu At first, I wanted to be an artist. Art was my passion. All I ever did was draw, paint, sketch, think, and dreamed art.
But, then my Uncle told me that I would starve as an artist. Because, I looked up to him, his statement made a profound impact on me. It felt like he took my little dream cloud and stabbed it with reality's butcher's knife. I stopped drawing for a few years, but now I'm picking it up again. I'm angry with myself for listening to him, especially after thinking about all the years of practice I have lost.
Next, I wanted to be a teacher, an elementary teacher to be precise. Teaching others made me happy. Being around children made me happy. I know this career would make me happy, but that was ignored. All I kept hearing from people was, "But, they don't make a lot of money," especially from my parents. Apparently, it was unacceptable for me to become a teacher because of the salary.
I moved on to wanting to become a physician; with this decision, everyone was happy. My parents were happy, my aunts were happy, my uncles were happy, everyone was happy. I was happy too, until I thought about it more.
Now, I can't decide if I want to be a pastry chef or a teacher, or maybe both. But, with this change of mind, all I hear is "Are you sure that's what you want to do?" or "I still think you would make a wonderful physician."
I need support in my decision. Not doubt. Move to Canada if you want to be a teacher. We pay our teachers better over here. I'm in school to be a high school teacher. <3 I know that's a simplified answer but.. It's so true! Canada rocks. Free healthcare, less crime, less overcrowding...
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:43 pm
Social work is a very broad area. I mean they do everything from therapy to just paperwork.
I'm working on my masters in psychology in human factors. Closest most people get to it is industrial organization.
basically i look at human error in design of products or testing user interfaces for functionality. it's combination of applied research and..cognition.
My uncle and grandpa don't know why i don't want to be a psychologist.
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