So, I passed up promotion at work...

GregRexAdams · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2009, 9:38 am

I had a GOOD shot at promotion in the Division of Youth Services. They don't come open very often, and there's only really one more that'll come open in the next several years at my facility. I withdrew my application the day of the interview and had a voicemail from the assistant facility manager shortly thereafter to appear in his office. But, I don't know I want to do that the rest of my life, and it'd take at least 15 years for the retirement/advancement cycle to get me much over $40K a year running a facility with over 60 staff and 60 kids, where the teachers make $43K.

It pretty much sealed the deal-I'm going to take my personal business to the next level, and/or I'm going to get a graduate degree in psychology and open my own practice.

So... Oh yeah 2

...good luck to me! Haha.

BSP · **Joined:** February 17th, 2009, 4:11 pm **Posts:** 297

greg your a smart guy u'll get it worked out...the offer is still available on the building haha

jay_are · **Joined:** January 13th, 2009, 9:41 pm **Posts:** 142

congrats on actually taking a stand and trying to do what you want and not what other people think you should do. or at least thats what it sounds like you are doing. :)

GregRexAdams · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2009, 11:32 am

Thanks guys...I'm mostly just trying not to short-change myself. I'm think that I'm a pretty sharp guy and feel I can be successful anyway I want to. There was a lot of pressure to do this, even within myself, but I feel I've done the right thing for sure. Time will tell...haha.

Hamilton · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2009, 12:12 pm

greg what exactly do you do?

niv3k · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2009, 1:09 pm

GregRexAdams wrote:

I'm going to get a graduate degree in psychology and open my own practice.

We should team up. Psych grad and an English Major, just like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, give or take. That's a recipe for world domination, or at least a increased chance of survival for the impeding zombie apocalypse of 2012.

GregRexAdams · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2009, 1:21 pm

I do group-based residential youth counseling. If the kid is sent to a residential facility like mine by the court system, we decide what they will work on, and they stay until they do. Different facilities and groups do it different ways, but my group focuses on therapy. We deal with theft, trauncy, sexual offenders, murderers, etc. It's rewarding but trying work. We may have a kid for 3 years because we don't feel he's ready to be released (i.e., sexual offenders often take up to 3 years of treatment). The program uses peer influence on the youth, and often utilizes family therapy to help shore up family structure.

GregRexAdams · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2009, 1:22 pm

niv3k wrote:

GregRexAdams wrote:

I'm going to get a graduate degree in psychology and open my own practice.

We should team up. Psych grad and an English Major, just like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, give or take. That's a recipe for world domination, or at least a increased chance of survival for the impeding zombie apocalypse of 2012.

Hmmmm...world domination...I like it, I like it...

jinx44 · **Joined:** January 14th, 2009, 10:48 am **Posts:** 1410

niv3k wrote:

at least a increased chance of survival for the impeding zombie apocalypse of 2012.

My stockpile of ammo and firearms > grammar and shrink degrees during zombie invasions.

GregRexAdams · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2009, 2:16 pm

Not if I trick you into doing all the work for me! Heheh.

SuperSlow02 · **Joined:** October 4th, 2009, 10:54 pm **Posts:** 2015

woooooohooooo zombie apocalpyse

SuperSlow02 · **Joined:** October 4th, 2009, 10:54 pm **Posts:** 2015

looks like all those hours of playing left 4 dead will be payin off for me

you can have your thread back now greg :)

GregRexAdams · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2009, 2:35 pm

Hahaha, I don't care if it goes off topic...I've strayed many a thread myself!

Cape T/A · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2009, 5:21 pm

jinx44 wrote:

niv3k wrote:

at least a increased chance of survival for the impeding zombie apocalypse of 2012.

My stockpile of ammo and firearms > grammar and shrink degrees during zombie invasions.

this really did make me laugh out loud.

GregRexAdams · **Posted:** October 22nd, 2009, 8:02 pm

And if you think I'm lying or exaggerating when I say...

GregRexAdams wrote:

Not if I trick you into doing all the work for me! Heheh.

I give you, exhibit A.

BlackDevil05 wrote:

Ok Greg, Aka Mr. Antagonizer. You and I both know I'm not a well insulated person, but since you keep pushing me to go...

I'm calling you out as long as my car is ready to go.

Mission accomplished lol :