It starts early. At least it did for me. I had decided to be a veterinarian when I was very young. Before I understood anything about money or the fact that the reason you work is related to making an income. Even once I got into veterinary school, I was incredibly naïve. It wasn’t until… Read More
Vet Tech Life
It’s OK to Love your Life Outside Your Work
I have a confession to make: Practicing veterinary medicine is not my favorite thing to do. It’s hard sometimes, being surrounded by people who say things like “It’s my calling” and “I’ve never wanted to do anything else” and “I can’t imagine my life if I were not a veterinarian.” I don’t feel that way… 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
The 5 Technicians You Will Meet At the Clinic
Veterinary medicine is comprised of a lot of different personality types. In many ways, it is why I love my job – I am surrounded by people of varying backgrounds, plenty of whom had entire previous careers before landing in an animal hospital. I was a dance major in college, who woulda thunk! However, the… Read More
There, I Said It: Your Medical Records Stink
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
Top 5 Ways Technicians Fail Doctors
Drs Andy Roark and Dave Nicol speak candidly about the 5 ways technicians fail veterinarians. But let’s face it, number four is difficult for anyone to endure. [tweetthis]How #VetTechs fail #veterinarians [/tweetthis] Read More