Although nobody asked I really want to share why I literally just quit working for my now former company after only being there for three months. Firstly the training, besides a handful of shadow shifts I didn’t really get any in depth training and most things I needed to learn I had to ask about or hope that I would just gain experience overtime which I did for the most part but I still never felt like I was giving the kiddos the best I could. Secondly the low pay ($17), driving from clinic to clinic and the constant (unpaid) cancellations. It’s impossible to actually financially survive when one paycheck is a full one but because of cancellations your next check is literally less than half of what you made previously. Thirdly BCBAs who (hopefully) unintentionally would escalate the kids behaviors and then leave the session with me having to deal with the situation. Also BCBAs who only ever supervise on zoom. I just don’t understand how you can never meet with the client in person and be able to create educational/treatment plans for them. But that can be because of my lack of understanding of this field. But I’ve literally been “supervised” while the BCBA is driving for the entire session with the camera off.. My main trigger for leaving abruptly was being told I should leave a session (school setting) early as “they’ll be fine by themselves” to work with a client I never had before without any information beforehand about the client’s behaviors or programs because someone didn’t show up for their shift. Lastly (although I can go on and on) the scheduling, three days out of the week I worked 9.5-10.5 hours and they somehow still had the audacity to continuously ask me to work 6 days a week. I also had the most annoying gaps in my schedule that prolonged my workday from 7:45am to 7pm. I absolutely love the kids I worked with and I don’t hate ABA but if the company is not great it will definitely ruin your experience but I am still grateful for the opportunity.

Edit: I also should mention that I literally didn’t receive any supervision nor was i contacted by one of my BCBAs for two months and only received one day of training with that client. I was left to figure out everything on my own. Looking back that situation seems very unethical.