Anonymous
Post 06/18/2026 08:07     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why aren't you paid for no-shows or late cancellations? Every appointment-based professional we've worked with for our kids charges us unless we reschedule at least 24 hours in advance (or more). It sounds like you didn't set up your contracts correctly.

Either way, I'm sure it's a frustrating job, but it sounds like you're lacking empathy for both the kids and the parents. Think about it. You're 6 to 10 years old. You're told you need to spend 45 minutes twice a week with some random person practicing how to pronounce your Rs. You'd rather be building legos or watching a show or playing with friends. Are you going to be happy making that tradeoff for a future abstract benefit that you may not even understand that you need?

Parents should be pleasant, agreed, but they too are probably exhausted and kid schedules are hard to manage on top of just general life, especially if both parents are working, let alone if you're dealing with a single parent or another life complication.

Either way, your "that's why I put mentioned my credentials" line - as if CCC-SLP is explains more to a layperson than SLP - indicates to me that you struggle to see or anticipate the perspective of others. If you want to continue in this field, I'd recommend working on that aspect of yourself.


Wow. The amount of assumptions on this board is insane. I work for a private practice. I do not set up contracts.

Lacking empathy? I have TOO MUCH empathy. That is why I'm burnt out. F*** you.


In OP’s defense, many once great jobs in our society have been downgraded in our society and current business structure that has turned the therapy fields into mills. Like teaching, even being a doctor or psychologist. This person needs to get out of the mill.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2026 08:01     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Isn't this supposed to be a dream job for working mothers?


+1. I know a few SLPs and they love the job. They have shared there is a lot of flexibility in where you work and who you work with. I’m not sure why OP won’t consider working with a different population if the problem is that she is tored of kid behavior.


Their husbands are probably the breadwinners. It is not THAT flexible. It's not just kid behavior. It is everything that is expected of SLPs. The paperwork is insane. I do not get paid for all of in the indirect work I do. I get paid fee for service and only 1 hour of paperwork time a day which doesn't even come close to covering it.


I went to SLPs as a kid and they had their own practices or paired up with another therapist. Is that just impossible now?
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2026 07:59     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Anonymous wrote:Yes, Speech-Language Pathologist. That's why I put my credentials above. CCC-SLP

Why would this be a dream job for working mothers? I guess maybe if you work for the school district. Definitely in private practice. Parents are insane. I tried early intervention and thought it would be better for many reasons, but I was only paid for when parents decided to show up to remote sessions or when I drove to their home and they remembered they had an appointment. Sometimes I'd drive there and they'd say they forgot and ask me to reschedule. So I was my gas money and do not get paid. And they'd be texting me on evenings and weekends. I went on vacation and told them I'd be on vacation and I still had parents and other providers texting me.



That sounds awful and similar to being an ABA tech for kids with autism. There are definitely other things you can be doing as an SLP. That sounds like a crappy entry level set up. If you have your masters, get thee to a school or hospital for full time work, get some experience, develop a specialty and go into private practice. Talk to your program, too. They should help you find something better.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 22:39     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Anonymous wrote:Isn't this supposed to be a dream job for working mothers?


Yes SLP was promoted on a TON of threads for SAHM returning to work or working moms going PT. Just an insane amount of promotion.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 22:28     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
OP has lost it. Her responses are completely unhinged. I would not want her working with my kid and hope she doesn’t display this temper and vulgarity with the kids she does work with.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 22:21     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Work for a clinic connected to a university, like UMD
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 22:16     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think OP might be the problem here. Very rude responses.

Hard disagree
OP was responding after several attacking responses. You have probably never worked in a helping profession a day in your life.


Sweetheart, you don't know me at all. Get bent.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 19:54     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Come work in the schools, OP! You can choose to work with older kids, at special needs schools, with preschoolers. It’s a lot of meetings and paperwork but there is always a team beside you at the table—we love our SLPs and value them immensely!

Unfortunately the degree/license doesn’t obviously translate into other jobs, so you’re probably looking at additional education if you want to change your career. I think you owe it to yourself to try a hospital or school based setting vs private practice before you give it up entirely.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 19:45     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Become an OnlyFans content creator. There’s a chance to make good money and you can use your skills to teach your fans new words.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 17:55     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Anonymous wrote:I think OP might be the problem here. Very rude responses.

Hard disagree
OP was responding after several attacking responses. You have probably never worked in a helping profession a day in your life.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 16:57     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Look into the River School in DC. They have a SLP in every class. And no screen time and then very low screen time in upper elementary.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 16:11     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The SLPs I know of do early intervention with preschoolers onsite at their preschools and also in elementary schools. They are employed by our local school district which is on a nice area that is solidly middle class with 2/6 elementary schools being Title 1.

They like their jobs. I agree with trying an onsite school job.


Preschool children are not EI age. EI is birth to three. They age out right when the hit 3. So no, do not do early intervention.


PP. I was just describing their jobs. Preschool work is called early intervention where I live because it is before public kindergarten. The person that I know best might also work with younger toddlers. It's possible because the daycare center where I saw her at work handles infants through pre-K. But I know she was working with a 3 year old when I saw her at the center. She also previously worked at my kids' elementary school. Two different jobs with the same school district. One traveling and one onsite.

"Michigan provides free early intervention speech and language services through two main programs: Early On (birth to age 3) and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) (ages 3 to 5). Evaluations and services are free for eligible residents through your local public school district or intermediate school district."
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 15:42     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
I think OP might be the problem here. Very rude responses.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 13:25     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
Anonymous wrote:If the practice isn't charging for cancellations etc that's a problem with its leadership and policies. Why are blaming parents and the whole field?


If the issue is a high percentage of Medicaid clients, they cannot be charged cancellation fees. I agree that this is frequently a problem with organizational leadership and policies, but it is also a structural component to the system, not an individual culture issue. Practices with high Medicaid populations sometimes deal with this by having everyone have an hourly rate regardless of cancellations, but that's not common. If the practice cannot charge the patient a cancellation fee - and for Medicaid clients, they cannot - they are not going to pay the provider for their time.

FWIW working in an organization like this causes burnout for all kinds of healthcare folks. People working in community health, community mental health, and any kind of home-based support services have a really hard job and OP is experiencing that burnout. One symptom of it is compassion fatigue. This can be an organizational problem, but it is also a system issue rather than an individual one.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2026 13:22     Subject: Please suggest careers I can transition to
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