Social workers do not get paid well. That is just a fact.
I have been a salaried employee in every social work job I have ever had. In all of them, I have to say, I have not been able to confine myself to a 40 hour week. I am not time oriented. I am task oriented. So, I set myself an expectation task list, which is flexible and adjustable, but I plan my work day to try to accomplish my task list.
My thought is, if I am doing what I am suppose to be doing, I will be taking care of my patients, and working enough time to satisfy my obligations to my employer. But, I seem to always set my expectations too high, as I almost always work overtime.
When I was bottle feeding Taki, I had to go home during the day and after a certain time, to feed her. I think that has been the first time in years that I was close to working 40 hours a week. When I worked at the Texas Department of Health, we were discouraged from working overtime. I worked 40 hours, but I got to work early, and did not always leave at 5 PM.
But I have a hard time leaving early. I have a hard time going in late. And, I always seem to expect I can do more in the allotted time than I really can.
I am just task oriented.
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