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[ziggyandjazzy]

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I'm sorry, what do you dramatically sing in the kitchen while you bake Christmas cookies? Honestly I figured you would know this song is up my alley given my entire desired aesthetic is "suspicious looking widow" lol

I mean, the drama alone. It's basically this and Mariah Carey and I refuse to apologise

(I listen to a lot of Sufjan Stevens Christmas songs too, because I am dramatic but also sad)

I love Sufjan Stevens. He also has an entire album about Oregon <3

 

[CoffeeQuestionMark]

I feel like I opened up Pandora's box here hahaha.

Is Last Christmas the new beans in chili?

beans no meat

 

[ziggyandjazzy]

My guess is there is a trail because they were dragging their dog because they didn't want their dog to poop because they had no bag

Could be. My parents' dog walks when he poops though. like he doesnt take stationary poops lol. There are bag stations around though so even if they didnt have a bag, it's not like it wouldn't have been difficult to get one and pick up after their dog.

 

[finnickthedog]

My guess is there is a trail because they were dragging their dog because they didn't want their dog to poop because they had no bag

I swear my dogs only poop when I don't have a bag. But I don't leave it there. I just stand around asking every person who passes if they have a bag and eventually someone does.

Except for one time when I was at a big show and my dog pooped indoors and I had no bag and I stood there for like 15 minutes and nobody was walking by, so I decided fine, the crates are really close, I'll just quickly put my dog away and come back with a bag. I came back like a minute later to see three people who were working the show cleaning up this one tiny turd. And I just slowly backed away with my bag in hand.

 

[vetmedhead]

I love Sufjan Stevens. He also has an entire album about Oregon <3

I love his albums about Michigan and Illinois as well!

 

[twelvetigers]

I love his albums about Michigan and Illinois as well!

He said he was gonna make one for each state but I guess not.

An album about Oklahoma would be boring anyway. We already have that one song. You know... what’s it called...

 

[PippyPony]

Honestly I figured you would know this song is up my alley given my entire desired aesthetic is "suspicious looking widow" lol

I mean, the drama alone. It's basically this and Mariah Carey and I refuse to apologise

(I listen to a lot of Sufjan Stevens Christmas songs too, because I am dramatic but also sad)

I love Last Christmas

It’s my absolute favorite.

Pips, combined with your hatred of Spongebob, you’re breaking my heart 🙁

I feel like I opened up Pandora's box here hahaha.

Is Last Christmas the new beans in chili?

I'm honestly so confused right now...are we talking about the same song? Did I miss something that came out in the last couple years because I'm out of touch with pop culture?

The song I'm thinking of is super annoying -- it's up there with the snoozefest laser-synth vamp that is 'Wonderful Christmastime'

I'm sorry, what do you dramatically sing in the kitchen while you bake Christmas cookies?

Like...literally any other holiday song. Big christmas music fan over here.

But I guess preferably ones by Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, and Pentatonix just because they're in my vocal range and I can screech them full blast now, because the deep snow provides some natural noise dampening which I'm sure my neighbors appreciate

 

[CoffeeQuestionMark]

I'm honestly so confused right now...are we talking about the same song? Did I miss something that came out in the last couple years because I'm out of touch with pop culture?

The song I'm thinking of is super annoying -- it's up there with the snoozefest laser-synth vamp that is 'Wonderful Christmastime'


Like...literally any other holiday song. Big christmas music fan over here.

But I guess preferably ones by Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, and Pentatonix just because they're in my vocal range and I can screech them full blast now, because the deep snow provides some natural noise dampening which I'm sure my neighbors appreciate

But T swizzle did a cover of Last Christmas

 

[Animal Midwife]

Pachelbel's Canon is the only real Christmas song

 

[SkiOtter]

Pachelbel's Canon is the only real Christmas song

Maroon 5 used that for the tune for one of their new songs

 

[PippyPony]

You know what doesn't get played enough but is actually the best christmas music?

The Little Women soundtrack by Thomas Newman.

Listening right now while I study, in fact.

 

[SkiOtter]

Pachelbel's Canon is the only real Christmas song

Maroon 5 used that for the tune for one of their new songs

 

[ziggyandjazzy]

I am so livid. There's been some changes in the dean's office recently and they are now saying they can't provide test accommodations and that we have to take the exams at the disability center. and they didnt even tell us this directly, they told the class presidents, neither of which actually have accommodations. Which is soooo inappropriate if not illegal due to privacy reasons. We can't schedule said finals because 1) they never told us we needed to schedule them and they would've had to be schedule 2+ weeks ago and 2) because literally the times of our finals haven't even been set yet so even if we knew we were supposed to schedule them, we wouldn't have been able to because THEY DIDNT GIVE US THE TIMES. I am literally so livid right now and idk what to do but I know im not going to be able to fall asleep tonight because I am so worked up. this is literally illegal on so many levels.
Please dont quote, may delete later.

 

[SkiOtter]

Have you brought up to the deans office that exams need to be scheduled 2 weeks in advance with the testing center? It’s possible they didn’t realize and would give a pass for at least this set of finals and let you do them at the vet school this time and get dates/times set for future exams sooner so that they could be scheduled by the students in need of accommodations.
If not, contact whoever you work with at disabilities and tell them and they should be able to either figure something out for you to take the exam there or they may yell at the deans office and tell them they’re not allowed to do this on such short notice.

 

[battie]

I'm here to say that I strongly dislike most Christmas music and that's one of the biggest contributing factors for my hate of winter in general.

 

[capri1722]

I'm here to say that I strongly dislike most Christmas music and that's one of the biggest contributing factors for my hate of winter in general.

I'll stand with you in this. I've heard people complain that they don't like listening to the radio because it's the same 10 songs over and over again. You wanna talk about the same 10 songs over and over again? Christmas music. ಠ_ಠ

 

[battie]

I'll stand with you in this. I've heard people complain that they don't like listening to the radio because it's the same 10 songs over and over again. You wanna talk about the same 10 songs over and over again? Christmas music. ಠ_ಠ

So. True. I'd forgotten about this aspect of December until Monday when I was driving to school. Changed from my CD and then scrolled through every station, just to change back to my CD. There very specific Christmas songs I like, and the majority of those are instrumental. Otherwise, it's a no from me.

 

[twelvetigers]

I legit like this Sia song for Christmas.

 

[awesomenessity]

Every time I come home to visit my horses are injured in some way [emoji19][emoji19] I need to stop visiting apparently... in the last year we’ve had chokes, a hoof abscess, big laceration, one of them ate a bee and had a swollen nose (seriously...), one poked himself in the eye with hay, and just last night I get home and my two big guys are dead lame at the walk. Thankfully they seem much better today with a little bit of bute so they probably just slipped or something but really you guys [emoji23] I just want to visit my horses and not have to doctor them!

 

[SkiOtter]

Every time I come home to visit my horses are injured in some way [emoji19][emoji19] I need to stop visiting apparently... in the last year we’ve had chokes, a hoof abscess, big laceration, one of them ate a bee and had a swollen nose (seriously...), one poked himself in the eye with hay, and just last night I get home and my two big guys are dead lame at the walk. Thankfully they seem much better today with a little bit of bute so they probably just slipped or something but really you guys [emoji23] I just want to visit my horses and not have to doctor them!

They’re just trying to help you practice!!!!!
Hope they stop trying to help.... 🙁

 

[capri1722]

Last year, NDMA, a probable carcinogen, was found in many preparations of losartan. This is a ridiculously common blood pressure drug and virtually all of it was taken off the market as a result of recalls. This caused demand for other meds in the same class to go up unexpectedly, and suddenly all ARBs were on backorder. It's still difficult to get these meds in reliably, and combination products with HCTZ are virtually extinct.

A couple months ago, NDMA was found in some preparations of ranitidine, also known as Zantac. First it was "nothing to worry about yet." Then there were recalls, but it was only the capsules and OTC stuff. Then whatever wasn't recalled was put on "quarantine" at some chains just in case it got recalled later.

Today another medication got the "well we found some NDMA but it's nothing to be worried about yet" treatment from Health Canada and the FDA: metformin. And oh lord if it gets recalled work is going to be hell for the next several months.

 

[awesomenessity]

They’re just trying to help you practice!!!!!
Hope they stop trying to help.... 🙁

It’s a good thing I’ll be graduated soon cause lord knows I can’t afford the vet fees to take care of them at this rate [emoji23]

 

[TheGirlWithTheFernTattoo]

It’s a good thing I’ll be graduated soon cause lord knows I can’t afford the vet fees to take care of them at this rate [emoji23]

You say that and yet you are entering residency.

 

[awesomenessity]

You say that and yet you are entering residency.

Shhhhh

 

[JaynaAli]

Last year, NDMA, a probable carcinogen, was found in many preparations of losartan. This is a ridiculously common blood pressure drug and virtually all of it was taken off the market as a result of recalls. This caused demand for other meds in the same class to go up unexpectedly, and suddenly all ARBs were on backorder. It's still difficult to get these meds in reliably, and combination products with HCTZ are virtually extinct.

A couple months ago, NDMA was found in some preparations of ranitidine, also known as Zantac. First it was "nothing to worry about yet." Then there were recalls, but it was only the capsules and OTC stuff. Then whatever wasn't recalled was put on "quarantine" at some chains just in case it got recalled later.

Today another medication got the "well we found some NDMA but it's nothing to be worried about yet" treatment from Health Canada and the FDA: metformin. And oh lord if it gets recalled work is going to be hell for the next several months.

My sister called me in a panic a couple weeks ago because Walgreens sent her notification that the ranitidine my nephew took around 4-6 months old was in the recalled lots or something. She didn't like my answer of 'he'll almost certainly be fine, nothing you can do'. She was like, "but what do I do"...I kept telling her what is done is done, lots of things cause cancer (like the chewing tobacco my BIL uses?), call her pediatrician if it would make her feel better, etc. Eventually I got frustrated with her and told her if she wanted to do something she should get in a time machine and go back and take it out of his mouth and she hung up on me. She was already spoiling for a fight though because my mom didn't answer her before she called me (twice), I didn't answer because my phone was dead (but in her mind I was ignoring her of course), and then she had to call my dad to get him to take me his phone.

 

[Coopah]

My sister called me in a panic a couple weeks ago because Walgreens sent her notification that the ranitidine my nephew took around 4-6 months old was in the recalled lots or something. She didn't like my answer of 'he'll almost certainly be fine, nothing you can do'. She was like, "but what do I do"...I kept telling her what is done is done, lots of things cause cancer (like the chewing tobacco my BIL uses?), call her pediatrician if it would make her feel better, etc. Eventually I got frustrated with her and told her if she wanted to do something she should get in a time machine and go back and take it out of his mouth and she hung up on me. She was already spoiling for a fight though because my mom didn't answer her before she called me (twice), I didn't answer because my phone was dead (but in her mind I was ignoring her of course), and then she had to call my dad to get him to take me his phone.

Hearing stories like this makes me feel better about my crazy family . I'm sorry you have to deal with that

 

[Stroganoff]

JaynaAli, I'll still happily trade you families.

 

[Stroganoff]

Try this:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surfacerecoveryimage

Leave it to Microsoft to make it convoluted to install their own operating system on their own hardware.

@Elkhart, I think this recovery image is the way to go if you wanna go baremetal.

 

[JaynaAli]

Hearing stories like this makes me feel better about my crazy family [emoji23]. I'm sorry you have to deal with that

JaynaAli, I'll still happily trade you families.

Oh don’t get me wrong, overall I got really lucky in the family department. My sister is a bit melodramatic and things were rough with her 4-5 years ago, but overall things are much better the last few years. She’s a bit of a hypochondriac and calls asking medical things pretty regularly and usually it’s not an issue...it was just a weird situation with the NDMA contaminated medication because like what am I supposed to do? It’s scary yes but what’s done is done. I mean we lived in a town with the largest inland oil refinery as kids...if anything was gonna cause cancer surely it’s that. (Kidding, kind of).

All that to say I guess I’ll keep her.

 

[dolphin106258]

So fun facts I haven’t been on here in a minute Bc I’ve been so busy working at Disney...(yay sometimes) but literally within the past two weeks I’ve just realized how much of a failure I feel like these days. Like yeah I did this fun Disney thing but it’s not that spectacular, I’m not doing the really cool, hard to get accepted for veterinary thing so it’s honestly not that exciting. I’m dealing with a bunch of people mostly younger than me, who I’m trying to make friends with and somehow losing the friends I do make for stupid things. Which then in turn just makes me feel sad and lonely. At Disney which sucks. And then of course I didn’t get in this past cycle sooo I’ve obviously been pretty bummed about that and have kinda reached the point of is vet school even worth it..? But then I’m like I know there are other things I could go to school for or get jobs in that are very animal related/dealing with animals but I feel like I didn’t explore it enough in undergrad that I’m just stuck now. And I hate it. And I feel dumb. So yeah that’s some of my feelings pls feel free to ignore me.

 

[Lupin21]

So fun facts I haven’t been on here in a minute Bc I’ve been so busy working at Disney...(yay sometimes) but literally within the past two weeks I’ve just realized how much of a failure I feel like these days. Like yeah I did this fun Disney thing but it’s not that spectacular, I’m not doing the really cool, hard to get accepted for veterinary thing so it’s honestly not that exciting. I’m dealing with a bunch of people mostly younger than me, who I’m trying to make friends with and somehow losing the friends I do make for stupid things. Which then in turn just makes me feel sad and lonely. At Disney which sucks. And then of course I didn’t get in this past cycle sooo I’ve obviously been pretty bummed about that and have kinda reached the point of is vet school even worth it..? But then I’m like I know there are other things I could go to school for or get jobs in that are very animal related/dealing with animals but I feel like I didn’t explore it enough in undergrad that I’m just stuck now. And I hate it. And I feel dumb. So yeah that’s some of my feelings pls feel free to ignore me.

Hang in there. Part of being human is to feel lost I think. Most of us question our choices and if the path not walked would have been/will be better. And even though there are friendships, I feel it is actually quite rare for anyone not to feel alone most of the time even when seeming to have plenty of support. The way our minds interpret reality is not easy to get a handle on. I noted the other day talking with @Trilt that reality is actually a hard thing to keep a grasp on. Everything is always relative. Do your best to keep the things/people that make you happy in your life, but it will always be up to you to prevent the doubt and fear that will always be present in your mind from taking over.

We are always here as a community to listen and encourage you when you feel like you are losing the battle. Much love. <3

 

[Lupin21]

My petty rant while I'm here. It's dry out and I have a nose crack in the very inner upper edge of my nostril. I keep picking at it and making it worse. Why do I never leave these things alone to heal??? I would be one of my own patients that needs a chill protocol and cone to heal. heh

 

[finnickthedog]

My petty rant while I'm here. It's dry out and I have a nose crack in the very inner upper edge of my nostril. I keep picking at it and making it worse. Why do I never leave these things alone to heal??? I would be one of my own patients that needs a chill protocol and cone to heal. heh

I'm so bad about this kind of stuff.

 

[CoffeeQuestionMark]

My petty rant while I'm here. It's dry out and I have a nose crack in the very inner upper edge of my nostril. I keep picking at it and making it worse. Why do I never leave these things alone to heal??? I would be one of my own patients that needs a chill protocol and cone to heal. heh

Actually me too. Started applying coconut oil and is helping a lot.

 

[Lupin21]

Actually me too. Started applying coconut oil and is helping a lot.

I should get a humidifier for the bedroom. I'm lousy buying such things.

 

[Lupin21]

Elkhart, you just keep doing you. Change is scary. It's one of the things people always say to me when I tell them how many different lives I've already lived. They don't know how I could be brave enough to do it. I'm almost in my 40's now and also going to get invisalign just because I have some crooked teeth that always bugged me. It means I'll be facing clients with a lisp, but you know what? I want some straighter teeth so they'll just have to deal with it. Everything needs to be for you, which you are on the path to. You'll get there, and in the mean time, know we here are in complete support of you and value you in our lives.

 

[SkiOtter]

I should get a humidifier for the bedroom. I'm lousy buying such things.

Amazon!

 

[battie]

@Elkhart, you gotta do you and the doubt others show is just their ignorance. Live your life how you want to and need to. If you're happier this way, then that's all that matters <3

 

[Stroganoff]

I should get a humidifier for the bedroom. I'm lousy buying such things.

Ultrasonic or warm mist ftw, except with the latter you can drench your room and it gets too humid. I regret getting the cool mist kind in the past. The filters get nasty, and they don't output moisture as much and hit a ceiling. Also digital hygrometer/thermometer to nerd out on different humidity levels and what they feel like:
Amazon product ASIN B01HDW58GS
I'm looking at essential oil diffusers for chamomile/lavender for better sleep or relaxation (?) and they seem to be ultrasonic humidifiers that also push out the oils.

 

[deleted676737]

@Elkhart, I think this recovery image is the way to go if you wanna go baremetal.

Thanks again for this. Took forever to download, extract the image, and move everything to the USB drive because it was a 10 GB behemoth of a ZIP file, but it actually went very smoothly. The OS install process itself was surprisingly super quick.

Time to get Windows Subsystem for Linux installed.

Spoiler: Big image

 

[Squeaksmom]

So this morning I clicked on the type of link I absolutely know better than to click on. Suddenly my processor speed ramped up, like it only does when it's downloading something. I exited and restarted my computer from the power menu. As soon as it was back online the processor sped up again. Shut it down completely for a few minutes and rebooted. Same thing. Then spent the next hour and a bit on two types of virus scans and a deep clean of my hard drive. It seems to be sorted now, but that wasn't exactly the way I'd planned to spend a chunk of my Sunday morning.

Don't be like me, kids!

 

[Coopah]

So this morning I clicked on the type of link I absolutely know better than to click on. Suddenly my processor speed ramped up, like it only does when it's downloading something. I exited and restarted my computer from the power menu. As soon as it was back online the processor sped up again. Shut it down completely for a few minutes and rebooted. Same thing. Then spent the next hour and a bit on two types of virus scans and a deep clean of my hard drive. It seems to be sorted now, but that wasn't exactly the way I'd planned to spend a chunk of my Sunday morning.

Don't be like me, kids!

It happens to the best of us

 

[cdo96]

So this morning I clicked on the type of link I absolutely know better than to click on. Suddenly my processor speed ramped up, like it only does when it's downloading something. I exited and restarted my computer from the power menu. As soon as it was back online the processor sped up again. Shut it down completely for a few minutes and rebooted. Same thing. Then spent the next hour and a bit on two types of virus scans and a deep clean of my hard drive. It seems to be sorted now, but that wasn't exactly the way I'd planned to spend a chunk of my Sunday morning.

Don't be like me, kids!

Spoiler: NSFW joke

bit too early to be watching porn, don’t you think? 😉

In all reality, that really sucks. I’m sorry squeaks!

 

[Balesofhay]

My sister’s horse is up at UPenn recovering from two colic surgeries. I’m a little frustrated and upset for him. The first one was for torsion of the ileum and they thought it turned necrotic so they opened him back up to find nothing overly abnormal. No resection needed. He’s 1.5 years old and was already up there last year for equine botulism.
Photo for the cuteness

 

[that redhead]

@Balesofhay Poor guy. Glad no necrosis or resection! Palominos are my favorites 🙂

 

[Balesofhay]

@Balesofhay Poor guy. Glad no necrosis or resection! Palominos are my favorites 🙂

Yea he’s adorable and Irene’s little brother. Sometimes a little turd but that’s adolescence. Their breed is American cream draft!

The thing that sucks about the second surgery is that the cost is adding up. They’re fundraising and my dad is debating selling his truck. I’d help contribute but student loans.

On another bright side, everyone remembers him from his last visit and wanted to come see him again

 

[elephants&cows]

I saw "RANT HERE" and i just couldn't help myself. I am a Veterinarian Assistant at a small animal clinic. I love the people i work with but in the 1 year + i've worked here the management has just really been so-so. Our manager had always been really nice to everyone but has always delegated tasks he should be taking care of to other people (EG he made me deal with a client who had been trying to file a complaint, telling me to stall her instead of actually communicating with her directly, which i thought was inappropriate because that seems like it should be the manager's job). I've been defending our clinic for a while, but there are just so many little things that don't work and so many mistakes are made so often. At first i thought maybe me and my coworkers were just not competent enough, but when 40 employees seem to make mistakes day in and day out, it starts to feel like the problem is higher up... We can't all be bad at our jobs.

And then last week, during one of our bi-weekly receptionist reunions (I sometimes work reception), I expressed concern for one of our vets who seemed burnt out. I simply wanted to find small solutions that might be able to help him, as he is a great vet and I think he deserves better working conditions. He recently became certified as a vet as he immigrated from another country quite recently. His appointments occur at 30 minutes intervals, and he gets 1 break in the middle of the day (a 30 minute break), but every time i work with him he doesn't get his break because things are lagging behind. I made it clear I was not questioning is abilities as a vet. When you have non-stop appointments at 30 minute intervals, and running tests can sometimes take 40 minutes themselves, and you are in your second month of working as a licensed veterinarian, it seemed to me it was normal he was exhausted and stressed. Additionally, burnout in this profession has become a growing concern and something I think is really important to address.

My manager pretty much told me to mind my own business. Told me that the vet was "a grown-up" and could express himself if the scheduling wasn't working out for him. I tried to clarify that maybe that there was a possibility the vet was conflicted culturally and had too much pride to ask for help, but that with the technicians he had expressed distress about the situation. Other receptionists backed me up, until my manager really started raising his voice at all of us. He expressed that he had the power to fire people who took advantage of the privileges they were given at the workplace. Mostly after that he paraphrased the things i've mentioned above.

I was REALLY upset when it ended. My intentions were good and I simply wanted to express concern for my co-worker's wellbeing. But in the end I thought to myself he is my boss and I would just have to agree to disagree. I sent him a message apologizing for the way things ended. I basically blamed myself (I didn't want any negativity to continue in the workplace). He never answered. I had to approach him the next time I crossed paths with him at work (he admitted he has read my message and hadn't answered..) to work things out in person. I was in awe that he didn't even take the time to reply and accept my apology. Everything is fine now and it's kind of been brushed under the rug.

I don't really know what i'm seeking from posting on this thread?? It's just been on my mind and I needed to get it off my chest, hopefully to some people that may be able to relate in some way and offer any sort of advice? OR am I completely delusional and in the wrong on this?

Anyways, thanks for listening. Sorry this is such a long post to read..

 

[CoffeeQuestionMark]

I saw "RANT HERE" and i just couldn't help myself. I am a Veterinarian Assistant at a small animal clinic. I love the people i work with but in the 1 year + i've worked here the management has just really been so-so. Our manager had always been really nice to everyone but has always delegated tasks he should be taking care of to other people (EG he made me deal with a client who had been trying to file a complaint, telling me to stall her instead of actually communicating with her directly, which i thought was inappropriate because that seems like it should be the manager's job). I've been defending our clinic for a while, but there are just so many little things that don't work and so many mistakes are made so often. At first i thought maybe me and my coworkers were just not competent enough, but when 40 employees seem to make mistakes day in and day out, it starts to feel like the problem is higher up... We can't all be bad at our jobs.

And then last week, during one of our bi-weekly receptionist reunions (I sometimes work reception), I expressed concern for one of our vets who seemed burnt out. I simply wanted to find small solutions that might be able to help him, as he is a great vet and I think he deserves better working conditions. He recently became certified as a vet as he immigrated from another country quite recently. His appointments occur at 30 minutes intervals, and he gets 1 break in the middle of the day (a 30 minute break), but every time i work with him he doesn't get his break because things are lagging behind. I made it clear I was not questioning is abilities as a vet. When you have non-stop appointments at 30 minute intervals, and running tests can sometimes take 40 minutes themselves, and you are in your second month of working as a licensed veterinarian, it seemed to me it was normal he was exhausted and stressed. Additionally, burnout in this profession has become a growing concern and something I think is really important to address.

My manager pretty much told me to mind my own business. Told me that the vet was "a grown-up" and could express himself if the scheduling wasn't working out for him. I tried to clarify that maybe that there was a possibility the vet was conflicted culturally and had too much pride to ask for help, but that with the technicians he had expressed distress about the situation. Other receptionists backed me up, until my manager really started raising his voice at all of us. He expressed that he had the power to fire people who took advantage of the privileges they were given at the workplace. Mostly after that he paraphrased the things i've mentioned above.

I was REALLY upset when it ended. My intentions were good and I simply wanted to express concern for my co-worker's wellbeing. But in the end I thought to myself he is my boss and I would just have to agree to disagree. I sent him a message apologizing for the way things ended. I basically blamed myself (I didn't want any negativity to continue in the workplace). He never answered. I had to approach him the next time I crossed paths with him at work (he admitted he has read my message and hadn't answered..) to work things out in person. I was in awe that he didn't even take the time to reply and accept my apology. Everything is fine now and it's kind of been brushed under the rug.

I don't really know what i'm seeking from posting on this thread?? It's just been on my mind and I needed to get it off my chest, hopefully to some people that may be able to relate in some way and offer any sort of advice? OR am I completely delusional and in the wrong on this?

Anyways, thanks for listening. Sorry this is such a long post to read..

1. What you feel is validated - if your are stressed, upset, etc how can you be in the wrong or be delusional? They're valid responses. I can think of 3 ways to handle that:

-continue feeling what you're feeling
-try to figure out if there are adjustments that can be made to make it more bearable (from personal experience, this is only ever temporary and eventually it'll be just as stressful)
-leave

2. Whenever I've left a stressful job, I've NEVER regretted it. The feeling is always "why didn't I do this sooner" . Just fyi.

3. However there is no guarantee that the next place will be any better

-and it's hard to tell how you'll like a place before you start. My favorite jobs have been ones that I really liked the manager/owner during the interview and has had less to do with my co-workers.
-the turn around of employees is a poor indication too.. I worked somewhere with high turn-around that I loved and stayed for 5.5 years, and a place with low turn-around (the others had worked there for 8+ years) that I stayed for less than a year because I didn't click with anyone.

 

[ajs513]

I saw "RANT HERE" and i just couldn't help myself. I am a Veterinarian Assistant at a small animal clinic. I love the people i work with but in the 1 year + i've worked here the management has just really been so-so. Our manager had always been really nice to everyone but has always delegated tasks he should be taking care of to other people (EG he made me deal with a client who had been trying to file a complaint, telling me to stall her instead of actually communicating with her directly, which i thought was inappropriate because that seems like it should be the manager's job). I've been defending our clinic for a while, but there are just so many little things that don't work and so many mistakes are made so often. At first i thought maybe me and my coworkers were just not competent enough, but when 40 employees seem to make mistakes day in and day out, it starts to feel like the problem is higher up... We can't all be bad at our jobs.

And then last week, during one of our bi-weekly receptionist reunions (I sometimes work reception), I expressed concern for one of our vets who seemed burnt out. I simply wanted to find small solutions that might be able to help him, as he is a great vet and I think he deserves better working conditions. He recently became certified as a vet as he immigrated from another country quite recently. His appointments occur at 30 minutes intervals, and he gets 1 break in the middle of the day (a 30 minute break), but every time i work with him he doesn't get his break because things are lagging behind. I made it clear I was not questioning is abilities as a vet. When you have non-stop appointments at 30 minute intervals, and running tests can sometimes take 40 minutes themselves, and you are in your second month of working as a licensed veterinarian, it seemed to me it was normal he was exhausted and stressed. Additionally, burnout in this profession has become a growing concern and something I think is really important to address.

My manager pretty much told me to mind my own business. Told me that the vet was "a grown-up" and could express himself if the scheduling wasn't working out for him. I tried to clarify that maybe that there was a possibility the vet was conflicted culturally and had too much pride to ask for help, but that with the technicians he had expressed distress about the situation. Other receptionists backed me up, until my manager really started raising his voice at all of us. He expressed that he had the power to fire people who took advantage of the privileges they were given at the workplace. Mostly after that he paraphrased the things i've mentioned above.

I was REALLY upset when it ended. My intentions were good and I simply wanted to express concern for my co-worker's wellbeing. But in the end I thought to myself he is my boss and I would just have to agree to disagree. I sent him a message apologizing for the way things ended. I basically blamed myself (I didn't want any negativity to continue in the workplace). He never answered. I had to approach him the next time I crossed paths with him at work (he admitted he has read my message and hadn't answered..) to work things out in person. I was in awe that he didn't even take the time to reply and accept my apology. Everything is fine now and it's kind of been brushed under the rug.

I don't really know what i'm seeking from posting on this thread?? It's just been on my mind and I needed to get it off my chest, hopefully to some people that may be able to relate in some way and offer any sort of advice? OR am I completely delusional and in the wrong on this?

Anyways, thanks for listening. Sorry this is such a long post to read..

I don’t think your were in the wrong entirely here. I do think that the vet should come forward about his stress to the manager if he wants things to get better though. Is there some sort of policy to run lab work same-day? If not, then running it overnight could be something that would be beneficial for patients who really don’t need it done right away. I’m not a vet, but where I’ve worked we never saw the value in running a CBC chem in house while the client is waiting in the room taking up space and time and being bored when it wasn’t urgent. It allows for a 15 minute appointment (we’d usually do 30 but that includes history from the tech) and quick turnover. You see more people, treat more animals, and everyone is happy.

But that’s sort of above your ability to bring up to the manager because, with how it sounds, they definitely would think that’s a recommendation that shouldn’t come from an assistant. I would definitely talk with the vet personally about this and let him know you’re concerned. I’ve had to very clearly tell both vets I’ve worked for that I was concerned for them, and both times it was appreciated. It’s obvious that if something is going to get done with this manager it’s going to have to come from the vet himself.

 

[Squeaksmom]

So glad I made a special effort to come in for this *completely non-testable* lecture! -_-