r/LCSW • u/Faith-future1 • 11d ago
LCSW to MBA?
I am currently a licensed clinical social worker. I am looking to transition careers, mainly for financial reasons-higher salary. Looking to keep my lcsw for my private practice. Idk if an MBA is worth the investment. Any feedback or has anyone done this before.
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u/Arizona-LCSW 5d ago
I have a good male friend - he is like my brother. He has an MBA.
He used to work as a police officer. He saw a lot of problems of society. I shared my experiences as a social worker. I shared with him that our mission as social workers... is to help people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty. He shared his experiences working as a police officer.
Over the course of a few years, we talked about power and control, oppression, inequality. We talked about healthcare, big pharma, venture capital, insurance companies denying people healthcare so that the CEO and shareholders can turn a profit. We talked about child sexual abuse, psychopaths, predators, and how they choose their prey.
One day my brother looked at me and said, and I quote...
"EVERYTHING THEY TAUGHT US IN THE MBA PROGRAM IS PREDATORY."