The holidays are approaching, and we’re just about to enter the panic phase – that part of December where we start freaking out about the fact that we haven’t even started our holiday shopping yet. But fear not, we’re here to help! We’ve compiled this list of 8 gift ideas for the veterinary professional in… Read More
Team Culture
Why Your Lunch is a Really Big Deal
Can we talk about lunch for a moment? I know, I know: “Ha! What’s that!?” Lunch – or its lack thereof – is treated as some sort of insolvable problem in veterinary medicine: “That’s just the way the work is”, “Animals don’t get sick to schedule.” There are busy and stressful days in… Read More
The 5 Dr. Seuss Characters in Your Clinic & Why You Need Them
Working in a veterinary clinic requires everyone to have devotion, ethics, and a sense of humor. It really does bring together people from all walks of life into a wubbulous melting pot. Yes, wubbulous because every vet clinic can be like stepping into a new story of the world of Dr. Seuss. No clinic is… Read More
Are You Stuck in a Toxic Workplace?
I have worked in veterinary medicine for 15 years. It has been an amazing journey, and during this time I have met, connected and formed friendships with many of my colleagues. These colleagues have shared their triumphs and successes as well as their struggles and losses. Some have stayed in the field and some have… Read More
TISI: I Had To Leave a Job Because of the Toxic Atmosphere
Welcome to There, I Said It- a column where we give you, the reader, a chance to get something off your chest in an anonymous fashion. Be it embarrassing, frustrating, or just something you didn’t want to admit out loud, it still might make someone else having a bad day feel just a bit better. If you… Read More
How Can You Improve Mentorship in Your Clinic?
I don’t know about you, but my introduction to veterinary medicine was rough. I was thrown in, sink or swim. I was expected to know things that I hadn’t been taught. Training was not an option; you figured it out along the way. It’s true that being thrown into veterinary medicine gave me strength, perseverance,… Read More