My daughter is a social worker. Well, she is in upper management now, but she is still handling behavioral services and crisis. During Covid, she worked at home by herself. She was doing assessments, hearing the worst parts of a person's life and the most gruesome things that were done to them and that they had done to others. She did this for 9 hours, one per hour nonstop. Sometimes, she would have me come over and just be there doing regular stuff like cleaning or laundry, making regular household noises or just sitting scrolling the internet. She needed someone to just sit there during a very stressful time. The other day, a co-worker was having difficulty finishing a task that was very important to the accreditation of their new in-patient facility. The woman just could not focus on it. My daughter said, well, I will just come in and sit in your office, not to supervise you, I will be doing my own work and that will help you focus. The woman was amazed she would do this. The woman was able to focus and finish the task. Just having another person in the vicinity enabled her to finish the task easily. Never discount the value of having co-workers, or mothers, making their little noises, in helping you focus and enjoy the task at hand.
Thank you so much for sharing this with me. Your daughter sounds like an incredible person with a truly big heart. The work she does is so important and challenging, and it’s clear she approaches it with both compassion and strength. I really appreciate hearing about her experience, and it’s a powerful reminder of how much we can support each other, even in the smallest ways.
My daughter is a social worker. Well, she is in upper management now, but she is still handling behavioral services and crisis. During Covid, she worked at home by herself. She was doing assessments, hearing the worst parts of a person's life and the most gruesome things that were done to them and that they had done to others. She did this for 9 hours, one per hour nonstop. Sometimes, she would have me come over and just be there doing regular stuff like cleaning or laundry, making regular household noises or just sitting scrolling the internet. She needed someone to just sit there during a very stressful time. The other day, a co-worker was having difficulty finishing a task that was very important to the accreditation of their new in-patient facility. The woman just could not focus on it. My daughter said, well, I will just come in and sit in your office, not to supervise you, I will be doing my own work and that will help you focus. The woman was amazed she would do this. The woman was able to focus and finish the task. Just having another person in the vicinity enabled her to finish the task easily. Never discount the value of having co-workers, or mothers, making their little noises, in helping you focus and enjoy the task at hand.
Hi Katherine,
Thank you so much for sharing this with me. Your daughter sounds like an incredible person with a truly big heart. The work she does is so important and challenging, and it’s clear she approaches it with both compassion and strength. I really appreciate hearing about her experience, and it’s a powerful reminder of how much we can support each other, even in the smallest ways.
Cheers,
Walter