Post whatever you can think of about social outreach workers....good, bad or indifferent.
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Post whatever you can think of about social outreach workers....good, bad or indifferent.
That would be Blurt. It must be a heart wrenching job. The underclass in Vancouver is really destitute.
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Post whatever you can think of about social outreach workers....good, bad or indifferent.
That would be Blurt. It must be a heart wrenching job. The underclass in Vancouver is really destitute.
He seems to enjoy his work.
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Post whatever you can think of about social outreach workers....good, bad or indifferent.
That would be Blurt. It must be a heart wrenching job. The underclass in Vancouver is really destitute.
He seems to enjoy his work.
I believe that.
I'll throw the turd on the table.
Many social workers that I had experience with were social workers for a very significant and disturbing reason; they wanted to make themselves feel special and important by dealing with the misery of others. This, in my view, is NOT a good rationale for picking a career in this field, because it challenges objectivity. The duty becomes a crusade, and the crusade becomes a cause.
Most were embedded in ideology, usually left to far left. Many viewed their role as a warrior in class warfare against the ruling bourgeoisie.
True, some were objective, rational and balanced in their approach...but these were in the minority.
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I'll throw the turd on the table.
Many social workers that I had experience with were social workers for a very significant and disturbing reason; they wanted to make themselves feel special and important by dealing with the misery of others. This, in my view, is NOT a good rationale for picking a career in this field, because it challenges objectivity. The duty becomes a crusade, and the crusade becomes a cause.
Most were embedded in ideology, usually left to far left. Many viewed their role as a warrior in class warfare against the ruling bourgeoisie.
True, some were objective, rational and balanced in their approach...but these were in the minority.
Personally, I've only met volunteer outreach workers..
They were very sincere in their desire to improve the lives of the people they were helping..
Blurt is the only person I know of that gets a salary for it.
I do not question their sincerity.
I question their motives and objectivity.
I can't stand the idiots generally. I try to abuse them any chance I get. They tend to be very self righteous and easily triggered. Which is fun.
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I do not question their sincerity.
I question their motives and objectivity.
I don't, but I've only met volunteers.
I generally have a low opinion of them..
Just that I know what kind of people usually apply for these jobs.
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I generally have a low opinion of them..
Just that I know what kind of people usually apply for these jobs.
Liberal arts majors, who else.
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Post whatever you can think of about social outreach workers....good, bad or indifferent.
That would be Blurt. It must be a heart wrenching job. The underclass in Vancouver is really destitute.
He seems to enjoy his work.
That he does.
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That would be Blurt. It must be a heart wrenching job.
Agree. Every day would bring new heart wrenching situations.
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The underclass in Vancouver is really destitute.
True. Van has so many. I had thought Blurt worked in Victoria??
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That would be Blurt. It must be a heart wrenching job. The underclass in Vancouver is really destitute.
Agree. Every day would bring new heart wrenching situations.
I had thought Blurt worked in Victoria??
I talked to him privately and I don't know for sure. I thought he is in Montreal or was. Location never came up.
Yes. Was in Montreal. I believe moved to Vic several months ago
Blurtsky - Where are you when we need you? ac_biggrin
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I generally have a low opinion of them..
Just that I know what kind of people usually apply for these jobs.
Liberal arts majors, who else.
I remember them from school times and their motivations behind their choice of profession..
They were being very witty in choosing a less demanding job and they often thought of construction professionals as idiots.
Very few of them chose these professions because they wanted to help people.
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I generally have a low opinion of them..
Just that I know what kind of people usually apply for these jobs.
Liberal arts majors, who else.
Teach English in Asia, the civil service or barista at Starbucks. That's what they do. My boy did the second one.
I am very pleased that there are those who would do this work because I cannot. My hats off to them. I am strong but not that strong. Every day of dealing with social outreach will probably depress me. Whatever their reasons are for doing this kind of work, they go there daily to do the work. Good. I'm too busy with my life I can't be bothered with what drives people to do whatever they do.
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I am very pleased that there are those who would do this work because I cannot. My hats off to them. I am strong but not that strong. Every day of dealing with social outreach will probably depress me. Whatever their reasons are for doing this kind of work, they go there daily to do the work. Good. I'm too busy with my life I can't be bothered with what drives people to do whatever they do.
Their paychecks would depress the hell out of me.
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That would be Blurt. It must be a heart wrenching job.
Agree. Every day would bring new heart wrenching situations.
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The underclass in Vancouver is really destitute.
True. Van has so many. I had thought Blurt worked in Victoria??
Maybe he does. I assumed he lives in Vancouver.
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Thanks for the bump, Fash. ac_hithere Hadn't seen this thread.
I live and work in Victoria. Came here in the falll of 2016 from la Belle Province. This is a return for me, as I lived here for a couple of years in the late 90's and for just over three years in the mid-80's. Montreal is my home. Victoria is my home, too.
Per capita, Victoria has a bigger problem with homelessness than does Vancouver. The weather here is much more clement than in Vancouver. It rains far less. They call this part of BC "Canada's South Pacific" for good reason. It's also the end of the line. No wonder those with no fixed address wind up here.
I would agree that there are many people who become social outreach workers for the wrong reasons. Then again, many people become cops or technicians or rig pigs for the wrong reasons, as well. That doesn't mean they're not good at what they do, though.
I was invited into the field by social workers and outreach workers who knew me and who believed I might have a certain talent for the work. I took to it like a duck to water. My enthusiasm for the work I do stems from the fact I feel a certain affinity for marginalized populations. Also, I'm a cool customer when under pressure; weapons, overdoses, psychotic rages, cops, brawls and rumbles, accidental deaths, ambulances, end-of-life dramas... bring 'em on, we'll sort this out right quick. I bathe in it every day and, as it turns out, thanks also in part to my experience as a security worker, I'm very good at de-escalating individuals and stuations, in calming things down and making sure cooler heads prevail.
As Leo himself has said elsewhere, people working closely with humans in crisis can, and eventually will, burn out. I avoid this by looking at human crisis not as proof of how ugly and savage we humans can be but as proof of how fragile we actually are. In that sense, I feel there's an element in my work that's akin to spiritual work for me. To remember, and even to honour, that fragility.
I don't know if I'm in this field for the right reasons. It certainly feels like I am..
About the money part, yeah, so it's not the highest salary in the world (anywhere between $20 and $28 an hour) but the incredible satisfaction I derive from earning a living in a way that coheres with my most deeply held beliefs and cherished values more than makes up for the low-ish wages.
Also this: the kind of work I do is almost at the bottom of the list for professions and occupations that are threatened by automation. I won't be out of a job any time soon.
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Thanks for the bump, Fash. ac_hithere Hadn't seen this thread.
Hey, I started the trend!!!
You're welcome!!
:howdy:
Thanks Blurt, that clears the confusion about where you live..
I had a pretty good of what your job entails because I know volunteers who do it..
The pay is a little better than what I thought it would be..
I expected slightly higher than minimum wage..
That's good you can earn enough money to live doing something you enjoy..
And yes, Victoria has more homelessness per capita than any city in Canada I've been to.
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Per capita, Victoria has a bigger problem with homelessness than does Vancouver. The weather here is much more clement than in Vancouver. It rains far less. They call this part of BC "Canada's South Pacific" for good reason. It's also the end of the line. No wonder those with no fixed address wind up here.
That is true. But, the homeless in Victoria seem less messed up and aggressive. I saw a lot able bodied young homeless people that didn't appear crazy or hooked on drugs. That is just a casual observation of a tourist like me. But, Victoria being a tourism centred city it would make sense that the homeless beggars are a little different too.
I became a rig pig because I really wanted to make a difference and help people.
I became a cop so I could get half price burgers.
You guys! :001_tongue:
You're so... you know... funny!
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Thanks for the bump, Fash. ac_hithere Hadn't seen this thread.
Hey, I started the trend!!!
You're welcome!!
:howdy:
You did, yes.
After all, there must be some reason for your legendary status, Leo.
ac_biggrin
I became an administrative assistant because I don't have a university degree.
:sad:
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Thanks for the bump, Fash. ac_hithere Hadn't seen this thread.
I live and work in Victoria. Came here in the falll of 2016 from la Belle Province. This is a return for me, as I lived here for a couple of years in the late 90's and for just over three years in the mid-80's. Montreal is my home. Victoria is my home, too.
Per capita, Victoria has a bigger problem with homelessness than does Vancouver. The weather here is much more clement than in Vancouver. It rains far less. They call this part of BC "Canada's South Pacific" for good reason. It's also the end of the line. No wonder those with no fixed address wind up here.
I would agree that there are many people who become social outreach workers for the wrong reasons. Then again, many people become cops or technicians or rig pigs for the wrong reasons, as well. That doesn't mean they're not good at what they do, though.
I was invited into the field by social workers and outreach workers who knew me and who believed I might have a certain talent for the work. I took to it like a duck to water. My enthusiasm for the work I do stems from the fact I feel a certain affinity for marginalized populations. Also, I'm a cool customer when under pressure; weapons, overdoses, psychotic rages, cops, brawls and rumbles, accidental deaths, ambulances, end-of-life dramas... bring 'em on, we'll sort this out right quick. I bathe in it every day and, as it turns out, thanks also in part to my experience as a security worker, I'm very good at de-escalating individuals and stuations, in calming things down and making sure cooler heads prevail.
As Leo himself has said elsewhere, people working closely with humans in crisis can, and eventually will, burn out. I avoid this by looking at human crisis not as proof of how ugly and savage we humans can be but as proof of how fragile we actually are. In that sense, I feel there's an element in my work that's akin to spiritual work for me. To remember, and even to honour, that fragility.
I don't know if I'm in this field for the right reasons. It certainly feels like I am..
About the money part, yeah, so it's not the highest salary in the world (anywhere between $20 and $28 an hour) but the incredible satisfaction I derive from earning a living in a way that coheres with my most deeply held beliefs and cherished values more than makes up for the low-ish wages.
Also this: the kind of work I do is almost at the bottom of the list for professions and occupations that are threatened by automation. I won't be out of a job any time soon.
I thought you lived in Vancouver.
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You guys! :001_tongue:
You're so... you know... funny!
There's nothing funny about half priced hamburgers!!!
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You guys! :001_tongue:
You're so... you know... funny!
There's nothing funny about half priced hamburgers!!!
Particularly to everyone else who pay full price.
If I ran a burger stand, cops, government workers, lawyers, real estate agents, politicians, and red heads would be charged double.
If you ran a burger stand, it would be just like this forum.
No-one buys your shit.
I'd probably spit in Bricktop's burger too.
https://youtu.be/WlKr-yg-y5I
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You guys! :001_tongue:
You're so... you know... funny!
There's nothing funny about half priced hamburgers!!!
Did you really pay half price for burgers?
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If you ran a burger stand, it would be just like this forum.
No-one buys your shit.
ac_lmfao
How's that bumhurt salve working out for you, IHJ?
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You guys! :001_tongue:
You're so... you know... funny!
There's nothing funny about half priced hamburgers!!!
Did you really pay half price for burgers?
Yep.
What's the best way to get cops to visit your business?
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How's that bumhurt salve working out for you, IHJ?

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I generally have a low opinion of them..
Just that I know what kind of people usually apply for these jobs.
Liberal arts majors, who else.
Teach English in Asia, the civil service or barista at Starbucks. That's what they do. My boy did the second one.
:roll:
My gf did the 3rd one lol.
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You guys! :001_tongue:
You're so... you know... funny!
There's nothing funny about half priced hamburgers!!!
Did you really pay half price for burgers?
Yep.
What's the best way to get cops to visit your business?
Yup, Papa Johns did half price pizzas for cops too, if they picked them up.
I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Nah we save that for the n1ggers :laugh:
They never tipped, made sure they got exact change back even if they had to go out to their car, had the worst attitudes, raised their kids to hate whitey, haggled over the specials, etc.
The normal black people were fine, but they were only 1 out of 10.
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Like your burger stand, it would fail.
Like you, the pizzas would be half baked.
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Nah we save that for the n1ggers :laugh:
They never tipped, made sure they got exact change back even if they had to go out to their car, had the worst attitudes, raised their kids to hate whitey, haggled over the specials, etc.
The normal black people were fine, but they were only 1 out of 10.
Their money is as good as anyone else's.
Their attitude, on the other hand, is less than exemplary.
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Like your burger stand, it would fail.
Like you, the pizzas would be half baked.
He is one weird dude.
That's the commonly held view wherever he is known.
An infantile serial pest that, like Peter Pan, never got beyond puberty.
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Nah we save that for the n1ggers :laugh:
They never tipped, made sure they got exact change back even if they had to go out to their car, had the worst attitudes, raised their kids to hate whitey, haggled over the specials, etc.
The normal black people were fine, but they were only 1 out of 10.
Their money is as good as anyone else's.
Thats just it, they want yours too, hence why we had to cut off certain neighborhoods because of all the crime. Its different down here, Im tellin' ya. Hell I wouldnt even care if they didnt tip if they jus treated me fairly.
Anyone who believes the US has achieved racial harmony is deluding themselves. The Smollett case as an example.
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Like your burger stand, it would fail.
Like you, the pizzas would be half baked.
You mean like half of the drug squads in Australia after a bust? :laugh:

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Lame, perhaps. But often true.
Because you're an expert on police matters...
No, wait...you're an expert on EVERYTHING.
Been to enough after hours cop parties to know that they're not paying for their candies.
Course you have, sunshine...and you probably drove a train to them.
Was that between semesters whilst earning your PhD?
Walter Mitty has got NOTHING on you, has he?
I drove that train in a rural area under the guidance of two experienced drivers and I have not attained a PhD, yet.
And yes, cops love their confiscated drugs.

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Anyone who believes the US has achieved racial harmony is deluding themselves. The Smollett case as an example.
I still wouldnt say harmony, but I felt things were much better before Obama.
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Anyone who believes the US has achieved racial harmony is deluding themselves. The Smollett case as an example.
According to progs, nor has Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. White people are the problem in every country. :001_rolleyes:
And look at the squalor and impoverished societies we offer these primitive tribes...
Maybe we should ship them off to Africa, or Bangladesh, or Syria, where they would be happier living under non white governance and civilisation.
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Nah we save that for the n1ggers :laugh:
They never tipped, made sure they got exact change back even if they had to go out to their car, had the worst attitudes, raised their kids to hate whitey, haggled over the specials, etc.
The normal black people were fine, but they were only 1 out of 10.
Their money is as good as anyone else's.
What about the women..
I´ve heard talk that a womans dollar is actually 70 cents.
Does that mean that we have to raise prices for female clients?
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Nah we save that for the n1ggers :laugh:
They never tipped, made sure they got exact change back even if they had to go out to their car, had the worst attitudes, raised their kids to hate whitey, haggled over the specials, etc.
The normal black people were fine, but they were only 1 out of 10.
Their money is as good as anyone else's.
What about the women..
I´ve heard talk that a womans dollar is actually 70 cents.
Does that mean that we have to raise prices for female clients?
You mean the claim by some people that women earn seventy cents for every dollar men earn for the same job.
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Does that mean that we have to raise prices for female clients?
No, you have to lower them by 30 cents in the dollar.
I don't know about gay people though. On average they earn more than straights, and rarely have children to pay for.
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Does that mean that we have to raise prices for female clients?
No, you have to lower them by 30 cents in the dollar.
I don't know about gay people though. On average they earn more than straights, and rarely have children to pay for.
ac_umm
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Nah we save that for the n1ggers :laugh:
They never tipped, made sure they got exact change back even if they had to go out to their car, had the worst attitudes, raised their kids to hate whitey, haggled over the specials, etc.
The normal black people were fine, but they were only 1 out of 10.
Their money is as good as anyone else's.
What about the women..
I´ve heard talk that a womans dollar is actually 70 cents.
Does that mean that we have to raise prices for female clients?
You mean the claim by some people that women earn seventy cents for every dollar men earn for the same job.
Yes.. But it implies that a womans one dollar note is worth only 70 cents.. ac_biggrin
When you pay me 100 dollars, you actually give me 70 bucks.
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Nah we save that for the n1ggers :laugh:
They never tipped, made sure they got exact change back even if they had to go out to their car, had the worst attitudes, raised their kids to hate whitey, haggled over the specials, etc.
The normal black people were fine, but they were only 1 out of 10.
Their money is as good as anyone else's.
What about the women..
I´ve heard talk that a womans dollar is actually 70 cents.
Does that mean that we have to raise prices for female clients?
You mean the claim by some people that women earn seventy cents for every dollar men earn for the same job.
Yes.. But it implies that a womans one dollar note is worth only 70 cents.. ac_biggrin
When you pay me 100 dollars, you actually give me 70 bucks.
It means that women are paid thirty per cent less than men for the same work, hours, experience and so on..
It's disingenuous by the way.
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I'd hate running a pizza business. Imagine having to spit enough mucus to evenly top a cop's pizza pie. Sounds like too much work.
Nah we save that for the n1ggers :laugh:
They never tipped, made sure they got exact change back even if they had to go out to their car, had the worst attitudes, raised their kids to hate whitey, haggled over the specials, etc.
The normal black people were fine, but they were only 1 out of 10.
Their money is as good as anyone else's.
What about the women..
I´ve heard talk that a womans dollar is actually 70 cents.
Does that mean that we have to raise prices for female clients?
You mean the claim by some people that women earn seventy cents for every dollar men earn for the same job.
Yes.. But it implies that a womans one dollar note is worth only 70 cents.. ac_biggrin
When you pay me 100 dollars, you actually give me 70 bucks.
It means that women are paid thirty per cent less than men for the same work, hours, experience and so on..
It's disingenuous by the way.
I know... I was just joking..
Its just another half-truth liberals use to get more votes from feeble minded women and other idiots.
Taking stuff out of context is the same as lying.
Oh, I know Odi..
Our provincial government imposed a very punitive carbon tax on everyone..
If anyone opposes it, they don't believe in climate change.
:001_rolleyes:
And while we are on the topic of politics, how are you voting in Finland's upcoming election?
What issues are important to you?
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And while we are on the topic of politics, how are you voting in Finland's upcoming election?
What issues are important to you?
Odinson will not vote for leftists.