Zoe Girl
8-9-15, 7:35pm
i just ordered two, Throwing the Elephant, Zen and the art of managing up plus Working With You is Killing Me.
even in the comments on the book i could see that detachment is on my list of things to learn, stay passionate about the work and detached about some of the relationships.
meanwhile i was checking in one student data system we use for billing and i saw that the homeless family i have been advocating for since last school year and have been told to back off on now has a zero balance. they had a $400 balance for the longest time despite proper paperwork, and i kept answering that month after month when they came up on my drop list. i withdrew the 3 other families that would not work out agreements for large balances, had agreements worked out for 3 other families, and the only other bill that was dropped was because the family lost custody of the children. it really has hurt my reputation to keep this up all year. Now it is entirely possible that in the beginning of year changeover this was a glitch and no one actually intended to correct the bill, but i have hope! not just for the family but because this may significantly change the perception of my work from pain in the rear to strong advocate for the families who need us the most.
even in the comments on the book i could see that detachment is on my list of things to learn, stay passionate about the work and detached about some of the relationships.
meanwhile i was checking in one student data system we use for billing and i saw that the homeless family i have been advocating for since last school year and have been told to back off on now has a zero balance. they had a $400 balance for the longest time despite proper paperwork, and i kept answering that month after month when they came up on my drop list. i withdrew the 3 other families that would not work out agreements for large balances, had agreements worked out for 3 other families, and the only other bill that was dropped was because the family lost custody of the children. it really has hurt my reputation to keep this up all year. Now it is entirely possible that in the beginning of year changeover this was a glitch and no one actually intended to correct the bill, but i have hope! not just for the family but because this may significantly change the perception of my work from pain in the rear to strong advocate for the families who need us the most.