Is it hard to find a job out of vet medical school?

[dyachei]

Yup. I'm not saying those owners are being unreasonable - they have to pay what the business can support, and as an owner with more risk exposure they certainly deserve to be compensated appropriately.

There's a disconnect between what (many) new grads legitimately need given their debt, and what typical (especially rural) GPs can pay.

yeah, I agree completely.

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[DVMDream]

Salary is based on height?

Yeah, short people deserve more than tall people...

 

[Abnerrs]

I'm not really that short. And if that's the case @Abnerrs is fooked.

Oh no...

 

[psilovethomas]

A place that I interviewed at last year is still looking for an associate. I liked the clinic a lot and the owner and head DVM were amazing people, but they couldn't offer me anything above $50k. They even looked into taking out a loan to pay me what I was asking for ($70,000-75,000). I feel really bad for them because I know they're hurting for help, and if they could pay me what I asked for, I would drop my job like a hot biscuit, even though it would mean commuting an hour each way when my current commute is 15 minutes.
The kicker is that my debt is low ($33,000 and dropping), but I refused to sell myself short at $50k, when I had other offers for $85k + prosal. So it's not all about the debt, but self worth, too.

 

[RadRadTerp]

Ha, I was the vet who only wanted to live in urban areas and now I'm paying for it. I applied to jobs in Seattle, Portland (OR), DC, Denver, San Diego, NYC, and eventually settled for a job on Long Island before finding something in NYC a 1.5 years later. It's fun, and worth it, but I'll never be able to afford a home here and my apartment is tiny. If you want kids and to own your own home and you have a good amount of debt, I strongly recommend avoiding huge urban centers because you will spend 60-75% of your income just to rent. I wouldn't trade my job for anything in the world, but there are definitely trade-offs. All the growth seems to be in suburbs like Northern Virginia anyways.

 

[pooter]

Long Island on an intern's salary certainly kept life interesting . . .

 

[Louper]

... but they couldn't offer me anything above $50k. They even looked into taking out a loan to pay me what I was asking for ($70,000-75,000).

Wow. Don't care how nice they were...wouldn't touch that offer with a ten foot pole. Not trying to be judgmental, but either they are too cheap or have financial issues...