Superman

A few years ago, I retired from working at age 53, mostly due to my Parkinson’s symptoms interfering with my work. As a Social Worker, my entire professional career I always advocated for people who are underserved and disenfranchised. People with mental illness, people addicted to drugs, veterans, and the unhoused. Eight hours a day, five days a week, I put others needs before my own in an effort to ease the societal burden people felt as outcasts. For over 30 years, I was a civil servant, serving the needs of people who are mostly forgotten by society.

You might be thinking, “Steve, those are noble causes. You must really feel stuck not feeling so self important.” Or you might wonder how much I miss being a guiding light for the disenfranchised. Who could blame you for assuming that the world is a little worse off because I don’t work anymore. While all of your thoughts about me are true and those causes are still important to me, they play a small role in why I want to dust off my Social Work shoes and get back out there.

The real reason I want to return to work is I am bored! Especially since my DBS I am am quite certain my Parkinson’s will not be an issue. Sure, Rock Steady Boxing takes up about five hours a week. And then there are the two Parkinson’s Support Groups I participate in which take up three hours per month. There is nothing else I have to do to save the world.

So, if any of you are looking for a bored, self important, self-aggrandizing Social Worker (with a capital “S” and capital “W”) whose mission it is to save the world, give me a call. Just so you know, I need an office with a view and I am only available to work on Wednesdays.