Reply #19: Help Me - I Live in Redneck Hell [View All]

Subject: I Live In Conservative Christian Redneck Hell - help me
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I moved from California to Idaho 20 years ago. It wasn't so terrible in the far north and people were friendly except for the racists, polygamists, child molesters, and christian fundamentalists.

Some people would even talk to me if they didn't know I was not born in the area. But I always ended up working for peanuts, and my bosses were usually hard core mormons or fundamentalist christians.

I thought things would be better close to a college town - Lewiston Idaho. It was worse. I started working as a Clinical Social Worker for private agencies. The pay is all by the "billable hour," so, even though I work 8-10 hours a day I get paid for 3-5 because I only get paid for the billable part that the state reimburses the agency. So much for privatization - no benifits - no health insurance - no overtime.

And, because I'm non-christian, pantheist, who is big on science and a "good forbid" liberal democrat, I get black balled everywhere I go. I've had three jobs in three years and they all suck.

My rant is :::: I hate this place. I despise Idaho. I want to go to Oregon or California - any blue state. I would live in a tent on the beach in Big Sir - anything to get out of here. Whatever you do don't sucker for the beautiful country, the rivers, the cheap real estate. It aint worth it - you'll be stuck like me "where the hills have eyes."
You will soom be in the hospital i call "Children of the Corn Memorial." Are there any places where there are Jobs for licenses clinical social workers? I'm am LCSW - my wife is college professor in business and communications EDD. HELP