Jess

you know program like big brothers big sisters um but we are paid mentors which is the big difference right we're not volunteer based we are employees basically social workers for all of the families that we work with it's honestly like it's a great job and i think right now especially like super necessary um because things are falling apart yeah yeah

you know program like big brothers big sisters um but we are paid mentors which is the big difference right we're not volunteer based we are employees basically social workers for all of the families that we work with it's honestly like it's a great job and i think right now especially like super necessary um because things are falling apart yeah yeah

Yeah, yeah. And the truth of the fact, like, yeah, A, for any job, 12 and a half years is a really long time, right? I mean, six years is a really long time. And with this job, we're an emotional sponge for a lot of things, right? So our kids go through... Everything that you could imagine and within that, like everything good and everything bad that you could imagine.

Yeah, yeah. And the truth of the fact, like, yeah, A, for any job, 12 and a half years is a really long time, right? I mean, six years is a really long time. And with this job, we're an emotional sponge for a lot of things, right? So our kids go through... Everything that you could imagine and within that, like everything good and everything bad that you could imagine.

Yeah, yeah. And the truth of the fact, like, yeah, A, for any job, 12 and a half years is a really long time, right? I mean, six years is a really long time. And with this job, we're an emotional sponge for a lot of things, right? So our kids go through... Everything that you could imagine and within that, like everything good and everything bad that you could imagine.

And our job a lot of times is like we can't solve the things that are affecting these kids, but we can take in some of those things.

And our job a lot of times is like we can't solve the things that are affecting these kids, but we can take in some of those things.

And our job a lot of times is like we can't solve the things that are affecting these kids, but we can take in some of those things.

negative feelings and and that grief uh that anger we can take it in and almost like dissolve it a little bit right but within that like it can affect us so so much um and that's where yeah the sustainability part of like 12 and a half years in this job like that is a lot um and and you we need a lot for that to like at all be be possible

negative feelings and and that grief uh that anger we can take it in and almost like dissolve it a little bit right but within that like it can affect us so so much um and that's where yeah the sustainability part of like 12 and a half years in this job like that is a lot um and and you we need a lot for that to like at all be be possible

negative feelings and and that grief uh that anger we can take it in and almost like dissolve it a little bit right but within that like it can affect us so so much um and that's where yeah the sustainability part of like 12 and a half years in this job like that is a lot um and and you we need a lot for that to like at all be be possible

we're going through like the worst shit in the world like jesus christ oh good lord it's it's honestly like like hearing this it's always really helpful to hear someone's outside perspective of our job right because we get so so into it so into the muck of like what this job can be and and i think like overall like

we're going through like the worst shit in the world like jesus christ oh good lord it's it's honestly like like hearing this it's always really helpful to hear someone's outside perspective of our job right because we get so so into it so into the muck of like what this job can be and and i think like overall like

we're going through like the worst shit in the world like jesus christ oh good lord it's it's honestly like like hearing this it's always really helpful to hear someone's outside perspective of our job right because we get so so into it so into the muck of like what this job can be and and i think like overall like

um like social work it's not just like our our job but like i'm sure other social workers and people in care industries like we have that like continuous like vicarious trauma that makes us forget like how how our job is sometimes. And then it's helpful to hear other people mention it because it's like, yeah, wow, our job is kind of crazy.

um like social work it's not just like our our job but like i'm sure other social workers and people in care industries like we have that like continuous like vicarious trauma that makes us forget like how how our job is sometimes. And then it's helpful to hear other people mention it because it's like, yeah, wow, our job is kind of crazy.

um like social work it's not just like our our job but like i'm sure other social workers and people in care industries like we have that like continuous like vicarious trauma that makes us forget like how how our job is sometimes. And then it's helpful to hear other people mention it because it's like, yeah, wow, our job is kind of crazy.

And the work we do is like really important and really important for society. And also, yeah, like it's hard. It's hard work.

And the work we do is like really important and really important for society. And also, yeah, like it's hard. It's hard work.

And the work we do is like really important and really important for society. And also, yeah, like it's hard. It's hard work.