Would you be annoyed—“Fun” as response to MSW degree?

[Anonymous]

Op she easily could have misheard you or in that moment gotten confused and thought you meant an mfa or something.) or maybe she has a friend who is an msw who has a great thriving private practice where she does play therapy and that’s what she was imagining. in any case, who cares!

[Anonymous]

OP comes across as insecure because the MSW was not viewed as impressive. Sad.

[Anonymous]

OP, sorry, I wasn’t sure what you said. I said “fun” as a neutral, non- judgmental response to something I was unsure about, but somehow you took offense.
Let it go, please. I meant nothing by it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone I just met asked me what my DD is doing and I said she is getting her MSW. The woman responded, “Fun” in what I perceived to be a dismissive way. DD has a clear career path, a terrific paid internship, graduated from a top school and is at a top grad program. She will graduate without loans. I don’t get the judgment on kids who don’t go into more prestigious fields like IB, medicine, law, or even CS or engineering. She asked about my DS and he is pursuing one of the above fields and she was a lot more interested in that. I didn’t really respond. How should I respond? Still bothers me several days later.

She either does not know what social workers do, so she punted...or she is superficial and you should forget about her.

I would be SO proud if my child was pursuing such a worthwhile career. She will change people's lives. You must have raised someone with great values, feel proud.
And ignore people who are less admirable than your child.

[Anonymous]

Maybe she has no idea what a MSB is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She probably didn’t know what an MSW was. This is not a big deal.

Also, why on earth would you need a top program for social work? There is huge demand for social workers and insufficient supply. Are there even top programs in social work? Also such a tough profession with a high burnout rate.

Probably because she is a top student. In all fields there are better or worse training programs.

Why are you being so dismissive, about having standards across the board? It sounds like you are really narrow-minded and judgmental. That is too bad.

[Anonymous]

It’s not prestigious or well-paid. That is important to your acquaintance, so more of a reflection on her values than yours or DDs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I swear so many DCUMs are just looking for reasons to be miserable.

x1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not prestigious or well-paid. That is important to your acquaintance, so more of a reflection on her values than yours or DDs.

That’s probably it. Social Work is viewed as a pink collar job and when your social circle is lawyers and doctors and such, they look down on you. It’s like you’re a failure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, sorry, I wasn’t sure what you said. I said “fun” as a neutral, non- judgmental response to something I was unsure about, but somehow you took offense.
Let it go, please. I meant nothing by it.

LOL. Are you really the acquaintance referenced in the OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She probably didn’t know what an MSW was. This is not a big deal.

Also, why on earth would you need a top program for social work? There is huge demand for social workers and insufficient supply. Are there even top programs in social work? Also such a tough profession with a high burnout rate.

I find your post interesting....first you say that the person had no idea and then you proceed to insult the OP even worse.

It is an insult to say MSWs are in demand and we don’t have enough of them? As for burnout, that is simply a fact. And I speak from experience of having an MSW sibling who worked very hard to help kids for many years as a social worker before going back to school for psychology and private counseling.

[Anonymous]

Social work can be traumatic. Clearly she knows nothing about it.

But if you said MSW, maybe she didn’t quite catch what you meant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP comes across as insecure because the MSW was not viewed as impressive. Sad.

This. OP, learn, and teach your daughter, to find your validation from within, and not expect it from outside sources, especially from “acquaintances.” It will serve you both well in life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She probably didn’t know what an MSW was. This is not a big deal.

Also, why on earth would you need a top program for social work? There is huge demand for social workers and insufficient supply. Are there even top programs in social work? Also such a tough profession with a high burnout rate.

I find your post interesting....first you say that the person had no idea and then you proceed to insult the OP even worse.

It is an insult to say MSWs are in demand and we don’t have enough of them? As for burnout, that is simply a fact. And I speak from experience of having an MSW sibling who worked very hard to help kids for many years as a social worker before going back to school for psychology and private counseling.[/quote]
you had me until there. Burnout? yup. But going back to school to go into private practice? You realize that MSWs with a clinical license (LCSWs) do just that right? It would have made no sense for your sister to go back to school to study psychology. You keep sounding more and more ignorant about MSW degrees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She probably didn’t know what an MSW was. This is not a big deal.

Also, why on earth would you need a top program for social work? There is huge demand for social workers and insufficient supply. Are there even top programs in social work? Also such a tough profession with a high burnout rate.

I find your post interesting....first you say that the person had no idea and then you proceed to insult the OP even worse.

It is an insult to say MSWs are in demand and we don’t have enough of them? As for burnout, that is simply a fact. And I speak from experience of having an MSW sibling who worked very hard to help kids for many years as a social worker before going back to school for psychology and private counseling.

you had me until there. Burnout? yup. But going back to school to go into private practice? You realize that MSWs with a clinical license (LCSWs) do just that right? It would have made no sense for your sister to go back to school to study psychology. You keep sounding more and more ignorant about MSW degrees.