Am I bov-vered?

Just came back from work. It was not too bad a shift I think. :> I did all that I was supposed to do, and my client was well... so... That's enough for me.

It was one of those shifts which I start wondering how my colleagues view my as a support worker. My colleagues are really nice, but there is a difference between being nice and respecting one's competency.

Today... my colleague was talking to me about what being a support worker means. My colleague was telling me that after I asked the her and 2 clients if they wanted tea or coffee, as I was making one for myself. She seemed to be implying that I should not be doing things for the 2 clients who were quite able. Yes... I know... a good support worker works herself out of a job. You support your client to be independent... and your objective is to make yourself redundent. But... I ask my clients to do lots of things by themselves. I was making tea for her today, because I was doing it for everyone else.

To think I had a colleague undermine me by opening my client's crisps (packet of potato chips) while I was encouraging her to ask me to help her with it. And also telling me I don't need to ask her what food she wants, that I was confusing her with too much information, and I should just give her what I think she wants. Sigh... I sometimes wished people would get off my back.

Anyway... back to the colleague today... perhaps she was just trying to generate some theoretical discussion about support work... haha I do admit I could be a tad defensive sometimes... :p I do have my insecurities.

I shall not analyze what happens at work anymore. Am I bov-vered? Do I care what other people think of how I do my work? I like my style and I think it works for me and the client. I take into account other people's comments, but I have my reasons for doing things the ways that I do... so there! :)

At the end of the day, I can account for why I do things the way I do. That is the most important.