So I have this tech job that I use as a means to, you know, pay bills and stuff while in school. Well, because I'm a part time and temporary employee, my pay is kind of insulting but I like working and at least it's something so I don't fuss about it. However, now that I am nearing the end of my vet school career, I find myself being frustrated. When I work, it's typically 10 - 12 hour shifts (which you never get out of on time) and it's emergency so there are several different doctors that rotate through. Yesterday, when I was covered in bloody vomit, urine, and who knows what else...being consulted by the doctor on cases, I though to myself "I am worth more than I am being paid right now." I make $10 an hour at this job. In just a few weeks, with no additional knowledge or training than I have right now, just a few letters that they won't let me have until after I walk across a stage, I will be making significantly more money and cleaning up bloody vomit won't be written in my job description. I will still clean it up, but knowing that it's not actually my job feels pretty dang good. So this was a rant and a rave I guess, but there it is.