I couldn't do something like that - go against everything I believe in and play at manipulation and war games... I have always believed in standing up for the "right thing" rather than try to be devious and cunning. It isn't me and it isn't something that sits well with me at all.

BTW Social work is incredibly tough emotionally. I've met some brilliant ones and some rubbish ones in the past. It's the rubbish ones who don't seem to ever get affected by all their job entails which, by proxy suggests you care about your clients and that makes you a "good guy"