Social Work My calling...

You Know You are a Social Worker If....

1. You think $40,000 a year is "really making it"

.2. You don't know what it is like to work with men.

3. You know all the latest lingo for drugs, where to get them, and how much they cost.

4. You've started a sentence with "so what I hear you saying is..."

5. You've had 2 or more jobs at one time just to pay the bills.

6. You tell people what you do and they say "that is so noble".

7. You have had to explain that not all social workers take away kids.

8. You spend more than half of your day documenting and doing paperwork.

9. You think nothing of dicussing child abuse over dinner.

10. People have said to you " I don't know how you do what you do".

11. You have never been on a buisness trip or have had an expense account.

12. Staying at a job for over 2 years is "a long time".

13. Your phone number is unlisted for a good reason.

14. Your professional newletters always have articles about raising salaries..but you still haven't seen it.

15. You can't imagine working at a bank or crunching numbers all day.

16. You have had clients who have liked you just a little too much.

17. Having lunch is a luxury many days.

18. You have been cursed at or threatened...and it doesn't bother you.

19. Your job orientation has included self defense.

20. You have the best stories at a party.

21. Your parents don't know half of the stuff that you've dealt with at your job.