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A Thread, if you’ll indulge me... I’m really pleased I retweeted this earlier and that it’s hopefully made some difference. It’s reminded me of the power dynamic that exists when trying to carve out a career in clinical psychology. It’s reminded me of when I worked in an.../1 https://twitter.com/katewilliams26/status/1349273422040338432
2/unpaid role & was promised travel expenses. They never came. I sent countless, polite emails, nothing. I had worked for free. My sister (who works in HR) then helped me draft a letter to more formally ask for them. Then they replied. Reluctantly, they gave me.../2
3/my travel expenses (I think around £60 total in 2009). But it came with the words “I’m surprised you asked for this. Hundreds of other psychology graduates would be grateful for this position.../3
4/I hope this doesn’t impact on your future career”. I was outraged but more so terrified and powerless. This was directly from a Clinical Psychologist. This comment meant I almost gave up on my dream of becoming a CP.../4
/5 but 11 years later (!), I have my phd and I’m nearly there with my Clinical Psychology dream. I’m pleased I did something so simple as retweeting this today but in hindsight, I wouldn’t have had the courage to do this years ago. We must keep challenging.
