Last week I worked with a freshly-minted veterinary nurse who recently joined our practice. Read More
Team Culture
There, I Said It: Don’t Just Complain, Do Something
It’s tempting after a long week, or even on a Monday to huddle around leftover cake in the break room like it’s a life raft, or the bar a block away to talk about how it would be different if you were running things. Read More
When Is It OK To Fire Someone?
One of the biggest challenges in vet med is dealing with the vastly strong personalities in this field. I know I sure as heck am not a peach. Read More
Why Front Desk Staff Are the Unsung Heroes of Vet Med
Imagine walking into an animal hospital without someone at the front desk to greet you. Read More
8 Epic Holiday Gift Ideas for the Veterinary Professional in Your Life
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
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