Reflective Essay: Why Did I Shadow My Father?

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When starting this project, I knew I wanted to shadow someone I knew since I am a shy person. I decided to try and understand what both of my parents did for work before picking who to shadow. My mother works for MRC (Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commision) who is a supervisor and mostly works on getting jobs for people with disabilities. My father works for DMH (Department of Mental Health) who is a case manager and works with clients. That was all I knew about my father’s job before starting this project. Yet, I decided to shadow my father because I have been interested in mental health since I researched a lot on schizophrenia last year. I can say that I have a lot more respect for my father’s work and understand how some days are a lot worse than others when he comes home and lies his head on the table. The shadowing went very well, it was interesting to see all the things my father even did before he got to work or what he did during work. I thought it would go a lot worse, because I knew for the most part that it was a desk job and desk jobs are usually boring. …show more content…

Starting off with differences: Ehrenreich interacts with her co-workers a great deal and starts to care about them deeply when she has only just started working there, while Gregg only receives and gives a small nod or a wave every now and then when passing by another co-worker. Ehrenreich also does not like the long hours given for her shifts mostly spent on her feet, Gregg however most-likely doesn’t like long hours at work but understands that it is something to be done and usually is sitting whether it is: in a meeting, in the office, or driving in the car. Gregory feels as though he gets paid better than most, as long as he can provide for his family it isn't a problem but for Ehrenreich, standing on her feet all day and not getting paid a fair wage which is far from

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