March was Social Work month. Yeah don't worry noone else remembered either. Don't feel sorry for me though as I took a ridiculous long lunch one day and browsed the TJMMaxx nerby to celebrate.
I did receive this cute fax from a co-worker and it made me smile.
You Might be a Renal Social Worker if…
1. You think $50,000 a year is a really great salary
2. You don’t really know what it’s like to work with men
3. You can name a dozen high potassium foods right now
4. You’ve started a sentence with “So what I hear you saying is…”
5. You’ve had 2 or more jobs at once time just to pay the bills
6. You tell people what you do, and they say, “that’s so noble!”
7. You have had to explain what social workers do to fellow staff members
8. You use the words “Medicare, Medicaid, and transportaion” daily
9. You spend 3/4 of your day documenting and doing paperwork
10. You think nothing of talking about blood over dinner
11. People have said to you “I don’t know how you do what you do”
12. You have never been on a business trip or had an expense account
13. You know a lot of other social workers who have left the profession for another
14. Staying at a job for 2 years is a long time
15. Your phone number is unlisted for good reason
16. Your professional newletters always have articles about self advocacy
17. You’re very familiar with the term budget cut
18. You can can’t imagaine working at a bank or crunching numbers all day
19. You’ve had patients who liked you just a little too much
20. Having lunch is a luxury many days (not this social worker, I never miss lunch)
21. You’ve been cursed at or threatened… and it doesn’t bother you
22. Your job orientation has included how to avoid infection
23. You have the best stories at any cocktail party
24. Your spouse doesn’t know half of the stuff you’ve had to do at your job
AND
25. You secretly thank the Lord every time you have to pee.
