When You Are Interviewing An Intern And They Launch Into A Long, Complex Story About How Their Life Has Been Leading Up To This Moment:

That's nice, but I just need to know if you can file paperwork or not.

How It Feels To Lose Your Job Due To A Loss In Grant Funding:

What You Really Mean When You Say That You're "Taking A Mental Health Day:"

The Moment When You Realize Your Alcoholic Client Leads A Far More Exciting Life Than You, And That's Not A Good Thing:

That Moment When You Come On For Your Night Shift At A Youth Shelter And You Find Out Someone Donated A Case Of Energy Drinks Earlier That Day:

When, Years After Leaving A Job, You Happen To Run Into Your Replacement Who Is Trying To Run A Similar Program:

That Moment When You're Hiding In Your Office Trying To Get Paperwork Done, But You Suddenly Have To Pee:

Please let no one see me run the five feet to the bathroom!

How You Feel Day 3 Of A Government Audit:

When You Find Out You Got The Grant You Applied For:

When You're Talking About An Important Social Issue And Someone Tells You, "Just Cool It, It's All Ok:"

Have a safe Labor Day everyone!

When You've Been At Work For Ten Hours And Someone Wanders In With "One More Client..."

Just let me go home!!!

When That Sarcastic Comment To Your Boss' Announcement Becomes An Out Loud Comment:

Did I just say that? I think you're imagining it... I think you're ALL imagining it.

How I Feel Leaving Work On A Particularly Rough Day:

When You're At A Social Function And Someone Decides To Refer To All Homeless Persons As "Degenerates:"

When You're A Female In Any Helping Profession You Will Inevitably End Up With Male Clients Hitting On You... And It Will Basically Look Like This:

That Moment When You're Telling Your Client For The Tenth Time That Week To Go To Their Mental Health Appointment:

I'm going to have to tell you again, aren't I?

When You Walk Through The Lobby Of The Shelter And Suddenly Smell Alcohol:

Alright, who has the beer?

What Happens When You Try To Set Up A Program Without Enough Planning:

What I Imagine My Clients Are Seeing Sometimes While On Ecstacy:

Truer Words Have Never Been Spoken: