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Social Worker Reviews
What is it like working as a Social Worker?
August 2021
Dismal.
Social Worker in New York:
Pros: Independence and security
Cons: The expectation to do more, risk more, work harder, with less resources, and less pay.
July 2021
I love it but the manager seems to belittle me and tries to control me rather than manage me.
Social Worker in Cape Town:
Pros: I like that I am dedicated to changing lives of innocent childre through the work that i do. i have even raise money through uplifting the community who buy donations from us and they are able to earn a living whilst we raise funds for the organisation
Cons: The good we do
May 2021
Stressful with large cases and unable to do any counseling.
Social Worker in San Diego:
Pros: I like my coworkers
Cons: Pay and the inability to work as a mental health profesional
April 2021
Working long shift every time from 8am to 8:15pm and 7 live night 8pm to 8am. One staff to 4 residents highly dependent on supporting 24/7.
Social Worker in Dublin:
Pros: Every day is the difference
Cons: No enough support from the management
April 2021
Depends on the clinic and number of clients to serve. I am now per diam. I retired 7 yrs ago but continued to fill in then became the perm SW at my current location for last 5 years.
Social Worker in Atlanta:
Pros: Clients the most; co always provides some recognition for employees
Cons: Decision makers can be out of touch with how the work really gets done b
March 2021
Social Worker in Brighton:
I love helping others and this job provides just that. I like working in a fast paced environment with deadlines and typing up notes. Supervisors are also very understanding and helpful! I’ve learned a lot through this job and the pay is pretty good especially considering I don’t have a masters degree.
February 2021
Montgomery County DSS.
Social Worker in Albemarle:
Pros: The children that I work with and some of my coworkers
Cons: Upper management, pay, and hours
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