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cheathac said:
Oh what did you get to do? Perhaps once I get to doing surgeries next year then clinics it'll be more fun? Being in a classroom all day just sucks lol
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I'll definitely miss the people and miss the environment of being with so many wonderful people all the time and the overwhelming feeling of support and love we have here. This is the first time I've felt a part of something good that's bigger than myself. So yes I will miss it
 
cheathac said:
TBH just make vet school fly in general. ALL OF IT. Do people really reminisce and miss being in vet school?
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I miss being able to wake up in the morning and going "nope classes not happening today" and rolling back to bed. I can't wake up and go "nope work not happening today" without risk of losing my job.

I miss the feeling that not all of the responsibility is on me, I have back up present, I am still learning. Now if something happens, even if I didn't do it (ex: tech gives wrong drug patient dies) it is MY license on the line, MY career and basically MY entire livelihood. Most vets are in a position that they can not survive without working in vet med because the loans are too big and there isn't anything else that they can get into that quite pays well enough to "off-set" or at least make the loans manageable. So one bad board complaint can literally be financial ruin.
 
DVMDream said:
I miss being able to wake up in the morning and going "nope classes not happening today" and rolling back to bed. I can't wake up and go "nope work not happening today" without risk of losing my job.

I miss the feeling that not all of the responsibility is on me, I have back up present, I am still learning. Now if something happens, even if I didn't do it (ex: tech gives wrong drug patient dies) it is MY license on the line, MY career and basically MY entire livelihood. Most vets are in a position that they can not survive without working in vet med because the loans are too big and there isn't anything else that they can get into that quite pays well enough to "off-set" or at least make the loans manageable. So one bad board complaint can literally be financial ruin.
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That's terrifying. Can I just stay in school forever?
 
SkiOtter said:
We don’t even have a style though

Nothing is Michigan-style bbq. We have bbq places but it’s so and so’s style bbq
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So so style is Michigan style bbq. I'm literally just joshing you. I have no idea what michigan bbq is suppose to be.

And sorry I was so late in replying. I've been traveling.
 
If I find another pile of bloody dog diarrhea in my yard, I'm going to lose it. Someone in this neighborhood has been walking a clearly sick dog through our yard for weeks now, and it's so messy I can't pick it up. We can't actually use our own yard anymore since my dog loves to roll in poop. Here's hoping this dog isn't riddled with parasites, because if so, my yard is probably infested by now. We can't even bring out the hose to try and clean some of it (winter in Michigan = hoses and outdoor faucets are shut for the season).
 
pp9 said:
If I find another pile of bloody dog diarrhea in my yard, I'm going to lose it. Someone in this neighborhood has been walking a clearly sick dog through our yard for weeks now, and it's so messy I can't pick it up. We can't actually use our own yard anymore since my dog loves to roll in poop. Here's hoping this dog isn't riddled with parasites, because if so, my yard is probably infested by now. We can't even bring out the hose to try and clean some of it (winter in Michigan = hoses and outdoor faucets are shut for the season).
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I've used buckets of hot water to try to wash stuff like that away or at least dilute it out. Sucks to deal with though.
 
KCgophervet said:
I've used buckets of hot water to try to wash stuff like that away or at least dilute it out. Sucks to deal with though.
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Yeah I could definitely do that if I catch it fresh. It's more or less frozen right now and there's so much of it that I feel like there's no point. My fiance didn't know it had been happening, we really only venture out into our yard when our dog is here (he's with me, and we're away at school primarily) or he's mowing when it's warm out. Walking through some parts of the yard is like playing hopscotch. It's not even right off the sidewalk, whoever is doing this is blatantly walking to the other side of our yard (corner lot) and letting their dog ****, and then leaving it. I have to imagine this person has stepped in his own dog's landmine by now.
 
pp9 said:
Yeah I could definitely do that if I catch it fresh. It's more or less frozen right now and there's so much of it that I feel like there's no point. My fiance didn't know it had been happening, we really only venture out into our yard when our dog is here (he's with me, and we're away at school primarily) or he's mowing when it's warm out. Walking through some parts of the yard is like playing hopscotch. It's not even right off the sidewalk, whoever is doing this is blatantly walking to the other side of our yard (corner lot) and letting their dog ****, and then leaving it. I have to imagine this person has stepped in his own dog's landmine by now.
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Gross. People are the worst
 
Coopah said:
I'll definitely miss the people and miss the environment of being with so many wonderful people all the time and the overwhelming feeling of support and love we have here. This is the first time I've felt a part of something good that's bigger than myself. So yes I will miss it
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I wish that was how I felt, I feel the least connected now in vet school than ever before. And MTV wanted to film my high school for being clicky :nod:. During first year I had a few friends, but they really only invited me to parties aka as "a party friend", but those relationships all fizzled out over summer and now Im friends with no one. Which is pathetic because I live with 4 other vet students. 1 is not in my year, but the rest are. Not only is going to school a big slap in the face every day, so is living with them. The new addition this year is already closer to them than I am. They braid each others hair and do things together. One time I was cleaning my room and going back and forth for supplies while they were blatantly planning on going out for food with everyone but me. That sort of thing happens fairly regularly too. Only one ever invites me to join for things and thats probably only out of obligation, doubt they even enjoy my presence. Im always the last one to be asked for help with favors like feeding pets while others are away, even with the new girl and I knew her well from undergrad. One of them also has quite a lot of friends so that makes me sad in comparison when I have none. I even notice the little things like they'll make the effort to ensure everyone sees a funny meme from their phone, except me when im sitting with them.

not going to lie when i signed on with them I was hopeful we would be close friends not just people living together that tolerate each other and seems like i fall into the latter group with all of them. Its sad that these are my future colleagues and I likely wont keep in contact with any of them (or even anyone from my school). I can tell because our only contact over break is them asking me if a package came because I usually stick around since I live close and go back and forth for my cat.

I feel like its too late to make friends because everyone has their group already.+pity+

the worst part of it all is that I live with too many pets and the landlord wont let us get any more so I cant even get a dog for more companionship (my cat is too independent)😛

ETA: I know its not because im a terrible roommate I go out of my way to be an excellent one since ive had bad roommates in the past. I think the only thing I do thats annoying is staying home a lot but thats because I have no friends lol. I know I havent aggravated them in any way because theyre still nice to me and we get along, we're just not friends unfortunately. Maybe I can blame social anxiety but ive always had friends before, with classmate i find it hard to talk to anyone about anything BUT school so theres that too
 
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medo1 said:
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Some people are just really quick to make friends and others not so much, if at all. Making friends as an adult can also be very difficult and take a lot of patience and effort, especially if you’ve been burned in the past or you have negative self-perceptions. You’re not alone in feeling how you do.

Honestly, I’m not really close to anyone in vet school (at least not by my standards). I have a lot of acquaintances and that’s it.
 
Not necessarily a rant, just kinda bummed. Easter is a huge thing for my family and it’s a pivotal aspect of my religion. And it looks like I don’t get to go home for Easter this year because the day before I have a presentation from 10am- ~4 pm, the day after I have a huge exam at 8am, and I live a 5 hour drive away.


Note: before someone gets on here to semi kindly remind me that that’s real life and you sometimes have to work Easter and Christmas and holidays, I am well aware of that. I just didn’t expect that to start now, especially before clinics even started.
 
sheltermed said:
can someone please convince me not to quit my job immediately
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I can’t help you there bc I’m about to quit mine bc of my previous rant. Bc AGAIN I was told not to listen to explicit vet instructions not to put the leash on and put the leash on. God so stupid.

But my situation may be completely different, I’m still parent mooching and taking a few classes and this was a job strictly on the weekends. That was supposedly going to give vet experience which it is not. So I don’t have lots of reasons to stay. However if you are not parent mooching I advise staying in your job until a new better one can be secured lol. Or just wait till you can leave for vet school since you’re fancy and getting interviews and what not :happy:
 
dolphin106258 said:
just wait till you can leave for vet school since you’re fancy and getting interviews and what not
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that's the current plan. I really hope something becomes of my interviews. I'm nervous about that not happening. my job ends around when vet school would start either way (it was a 2-year fellowship), so I'm out of here soon-ish regardless, but I freaking hate this place.
 
sheltermed said:
that's the current plan. I really hope something becomes of my interviews. I'm nervous about that not happening. my job ends around when vet school would start either way (it was a 2-year fellowship), so I'm out of here soon-ish regardless, but I freaking hate this place.
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Maybe take notes, on how NOT to run a practice. Even the worst jobs can provide something positive, if you flip it a little. 🙂
 
JustPaws said:
but not on the whiteboard in front of your coworkers...
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cdo96 said:
Hmmm... I feel like aggressive aggressive would be telling them outright that it’s a bad clinic
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That's assertive assertive. Aggressive Aggressive would be telling them how bad it is then having a state agency shut it down, filing board complaints against the vet(s), and immediately opening a competing practice.

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Edit 2: This fantasy assumes all the innocent patients and clients have been safely evacuated before committing arson.

Edit 3: It's just a metaphor.
 
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Many of the worst things that could happen to a person are happening to me right now all at once and I'm not sure what's going to happen

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sheltermed said:
Many of the worst things that could happen to a person are happening to me right now all at once and I'm not sure what's going to happen

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I’m sorry shelter. I’m here if you need to talk! I hope that everything works out and know we all love you here
 
cdo96 said:
Not necessarily a rant, just kinda bummed. Easter is a huge thing for my family and it’s a pivotal aspect of my religion. And it looks like I don’t get to go home for Easter this year because the day before I have a presentation from 10am- ~4 pm, the day after I have a huge exam at 8am, and I live a 5 hour drive away.


Note: before someone gets on here to semi kindly remind me that that’s real life and you sometimes have to work Easter and Christmas and holidays, I am well aware of that. I just didn’t expect that to start now, especially before clinics even started.
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That sucks 🙁 I had to miss Thanksgiving all four years of vet school because I was in Canada- obviously not a religious holiday but it really made me feel sad going to class/taking an exam/whatever on holiday that has always been such a big one in my family (especially since my dad’s birthday typically falls on or around the day of). Hopefully you can skype/call them to feel like you aren’t totally missing out?
 
that redhead said:
That sucks 🙁 I had to miss Thanksgiving all four years of vet school because I was in Canada- obviously not a religious holiday but it really made me feel sad going to class/taking an exam/whatever on holiday that has always been such a big one in my family (especially since my dad’s birthday typically falls on or around the day of). Hopefully you can skype/call them to feel like you aren’t totally missing out?
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Same, no Thanksgiving in Grenada. They celebrate Grenadian Thanksgiving in October but it’s not the same!
 
that redhead said:
That sucks 🙁 I had to miss Thanksgiving all four years of vet school because I was in Canada- obviously not a religious holiday but it really made me feel sad going to class/taking an exam/whatever on holiday that has always been such a big one in my family (especially since my dad’s birthday typically falls on or around the day of). Hopefully you can skype/call them to feel like you aren’t totally missing out?
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We have a Canadian girl with the reverse problem. So last year we threw her a surprise Thanksgiving celebration on Canadian thanksgiving, and she was very happy

But yeah, I completely know how that feels. :/

I don’t know how my clinical year is going to go. Thanksgiving is a huuuuge holiday for my dad’s side in Chicago, and Christmas with my mom’s side... they really haven’t told us how it works
 
cdo96 said:
We have a Canadian girl with the reverse problem. So last year we threw her a surprise Thanksgiving celebration on Canadian thanksgiving, and she was very happy

But yeah, I completely know how that feels. :/

I don’t know how my clinical year is going to go. Thanksgiving is a huuuuge holiday for my dad’s side in Chicago, and Christmas with my mom’s side... they really haven’t told us how it works
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Assuming it's the same, the hospital isn't open Thanksgiving, but if you are on a rotation with inpatients, you still have to take care of them or if you are the one chosen for on call, then that is that. As for Christmas, the class is split up randomly and you either have a week off for christmas or the new years week.
 
cdo96 said:
We have a Canadian girl with the reverse problem. So last year we threw her a surprise Thanksgiving celebration on Canadian thanksgiving, and she was very happy

But yeah, I completely know how that feels. :/

I don’t know how my clinical year is going to go. Thanksgiving is a huuuuge holiday for my dad’s side in Chicago, and Christmas with my mom’s side... they really haven’t told us how it works
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Just do an off campus rotation for one nearby and request off block for the other :laugh:

I hope you’re able to work something out to go to both but hopefully you can at least do one 🙁
 
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