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Monday Jul 13, 2020
(#44) The REAL reason I left my $100,000 job
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
One of the topics being brought up in her psychology class is the importance of being assertive and aligned with working in a place that you feel good at. Building a rapport with the kids in a juvenile facility is one of Doctor TK’s strong suits, therefore her job at the county lets her work with the population that she loves while earning a six figure income at the same time. So, what triggered her to leave the job? In today’s episode, brace yourselves as she reveals the full-blown story of the reason why she left her $100,000 job at the county.
Topics discussed in the podcast:
- Pros and cons of working at the county
- Encounters of power struggle and micromanagement
- The impact of work-related stress to the physical and mental health
- Series of events that led to leaving the job
Episode Timeline:
- The individuals who knew 80% of the story [01:22]
- A context on the job at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health [02:00]
- A take on management issues [02:40]
- The first job at Lancaster’s Juvenile Camp [02:58]
- Reason why Doctor TK left the Juvenile Camp after a year and a half [03:21]
- The 6 months work at the Juvenile Hall [04:06]
- Disregarding the “Doctor” title on psychologists [04:25]
- Other psychologists’ reaction towards the program head’s handling [05:47]
- The breakdown after three weeks [06:23]
- How Doctor TK dealt with the micromanaging issues [08:01]
- Being questioned on the amount of work done in a short period of time [08:30]
- Work at the Aftercare for a year and a half [10:18]
- Pros in working at the Aftercare [10:55]
- Cons in working at the Aftercare [11:01]
- The return to the Juvenile Hall [11:25]
- Overview on the setup of the Juvenile Halls’ units [12:18]
- Number of boys and girls distributed in each unit [13:30]
- Staffs assigned in a particular unit [14:08]
- The unit assigned to Doctor TK [15:00]
- Tension headaches linked to work [16:42]
- Meeting with the supervisor and program manager on the unit changes [17:50]
- The unit Doctor TK’s being transferred to [20:10]
- How the unit changes were being relayed to senior staffs [21:23]
- Meeting with program head together with the senior staffs [23:00]
- Breaking the news to the kids [23:38]
- Conversation with the supervisor of the probation [24:18]
- Emotional outburst due to panic attack [29:31]
- Session with the therapist who used to work at the Juvenile Hall [31:00]
- How the 7 days off work were spent [32:00]
- How Doctor TK left her job at the county [33:00]
- Conclusion on the work experience [33:35]
Standout Quotes:
- “Even if that means that my income has to drop a little bit, I’d rather have my health than have all this money because I’m not gonna be able to enjoy it if I’m in the bed. I want you to remember that when you’re constantly chasing the money.” [34:05]
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