Caring About Your Job

When someone goes into the social work field, they don't go into the field for making a lot of money. They go into the field because part of them wants to help the people in the world (or so I think that's why they go into the field - maybe I'm being a bit naive).

I definitely know that I didn't go into the field because I wanted to make a lot of money. I went into the field because of my family adopting 2 girls from China, I wanted to help people - whether it be the poor, disabled, the forgotten of the world.

Right now, I know I struggle with working with people who are at the job just for the money and the hours, not because they care about any of the clients. I struggle with that because I spend time getting to know the clients, their background, what they really need help with, and putting that down all on paper so that once I decide to leave the job, the person who comes after me will have an accurate picture of the client. When I am told that I can't write something on paperwork in relation to the client - even though it is true - because it'll make the coworker look like they aren't doing their job, is not right. I don't care if I have to put in more work to help the person - if I have to do that, so be it.

I'm just not a fan of people who don't do their job and just want the money.