Lana Watkins:
CLASS OF 1964
Hollis High SchoolClass of 1964
Hollis, OK
Lana's Story
Lana is from Stratford, Texas. Lana's schools include Hollis High School.
Music Lana likes includes Miranda Lambert, Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean. Books Lana likes include James Patterson, John Grisham. Movies Lana likes include Pride and Prejudice, Varsity Blues, How to Train Your Dragon. TV shows Lana likes include Big Brother, Food Network, HGTV.
One of Lana's favorite quotes is:"One person DOES make a difference!
You know you're a social worker when...
1. You think $40,000 a year is "really making it."
2. You don't really know what it's like to work with men.
3. You know all the latest lingo for drugs, where to get them, and how much they cost.
4. You've started a sentence with "So what I hear you saying is..."
5. You've had 2 or more jobs at one time just to pay the bills.
6. You tell people what you do and they say "that's so noble."
7. You have had to explain to people that not all social workers take away kids.
8. You use the words "validate," "'appropriate," and "intervention" daily.
9. You spend more than half your day documenting and doing paperwork.
10. You think no...Expand for more
thing of discussing child abuse over dinner.
11. People have said to you "I don't know how you do what you do."
12. You've never been on a business trip or had an expense account.
13. You know a lot of other social workers who have left the profession for another.
14. You're very familiar with the concept of entitlement.
15. Staying at a job for 2 years is "a long time."
16. Your phone number is unlisted for good reason.
17. Your professional newsletters always have articles about raising salaries...but you still haven't seen it.
18. You're very familiar with the term "budget cut."
19. You can't imagine working at a bank or crunching numbers all day.
20. You've had clients who liked you just a little too much.
21. Having lunch is a luxury many days.
22. You've been cursed and or threatened....and it doesn't bother you.
23. Your job orientation has included self defense.
24. You have the best stories at any cocktail party.
25. Your parents don't know half of the stuff that you've dealt with at your job.
26. You know all the excuses clients use for a failed a drug test by heart.".
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