RANT HERE thread

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I promise that you as a second year do not actually know any better than the doctors who are teaching us who have been practicing longer than we’ve been alive.

Quit rolling your eyes and stfu. Plenty of people would be eager to be in your position and learning from these people.

 

[pp9]

I promise that you as a second year do not actually know any better than the doctors who are teaching us who have been practicing longer than we’ve been alive.

Quit rolling your eyes and stfu. Plenty of people would be eager to be in your position and learning from these people.

oof. every class has one (or several)

 

[fauna]

I promise that you as a second year do not actually know any better than the doctors who are teaching us who have been practicing longer than we’ve been alive.

Quit rolling your eyes and stfu. Plenty of people would be eager to be in your position and learning from these people.

oh my god. i am going INSANE with this type of behavior coming from people.

 

[pp9]

oh my god. i am going INSANE with this type of behavior coming from people.

It does cool off a bit with time as people realize they don't actually know how to be a doctor simply from being a vet tech or assistant for x amount of hours/years. When clinics come, you get more distance with the people that never drop the arrogance though...until you have a rotation with them.

 

[DVM882029]

It does cool off a bit with time as people realize they don't actually know how to be a doctor simply from being a vet tech or assistant for x amount of hours/years. When clinics come, you get more distance with the people that never drop the arrogance though...until you have a rotation with them.

Hardly any veterinary students were true veterinary technicians and thus know a significant amount less than the average credentialed technician at this stage in the DVM career.

/soapbox.

 

[soupshark]

I promise that you as a second year do not actually know any better than the doctors who are teaching us who have been practicing longer than we’ve been alive.

Quit rolling your eyes and stfu. Plenty of people would be eager to be in your position and learning from these people.

You know it's bad when you're first years on clinics and the 4th years pull up the composite and ask if you know this person in your class. Word spreads quick 😅

 

[pp9]

Hardly any veterinary students were true veterinary technicians and thus know a significant amount less than the average credentialed technician at this stage in the DVM career.

/soapbox.

Yeah mostly true, although in my tiny world I've known quite a lot of uncredentialed vet techs that worked as true techs for years (tech by training, but they were legit techs not just glorified assistants) and then went on to vet school. Working in FL, or whatever other states don't regulate techs, will get you there. Although I still fully support title protection!

 

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You know it's bad when you're first years on clinics and the 4th years pull up the composite and ask if you know this person in your class. Word spreads quick 😅

The third and fourth years are constantly like "you know your class has a reputation" and I'm like "yeah, I am aware"

 

[Tech_Penguin]

management said they’re ok with people chatting in between appointments but god forbid I check my phone (emails + work related) for a total of > 5 minutes during a 10 hour shift

 

[pp9]

management said they’re ok with people chatting in between appointments but god forbid I check my phone (emails + work related) for a total of > 5 minutes during a 10 hour shift

Yeah phones are always an issue imo, I always left mine in my bag when I was working to avoid the temptation. It's got nothing to do with what you're doing on the phone/how much time you spent doing it and all to do with how it looks and the impression it gives off. Chatting and having your face in your phone are two very different things.

 

[pp9]

OH also - I had my first noticeable 'pregnancy brain' moment yesterday. Was doing a routine exam on one of our snakes that had a kidney removed a few years prior (renal adenocarcinoma). As I was ultrasounding, I asked out loud 'So only the one kidney was removed, right?' and my tech (who knows I'm pregnant) said '...yes pp9. Only the one.' And I was like '....yep that's a good thing then.'

lol. ugh.

 

[JaynaAli]

Who needs kidneys.

 

[katiemcat]

OH also - I had my first noticeable 'pregnancy brain' moment yesterday. Was doing a routine exam on one of our snakes that had a kidney removed a few years prior (renal adenocarcinoma). As I was ultrasounding, I asked out loud 'So only the one kidney was removed, right?' and my tech (who knows I'm pregnant) said '...yes pp9. Only the one.' And I was like '....yep that's a good thing then.'

lol. ugh.

Studying for NAVLE with my shrunken little pregnancy brain has been interesting. I've found my long term retention is still great, but I will forget something I just looked up 5 minutes ago.

 

[soupshark]

The third and fourth years are constantly like "you know your class has a reputation" and I'm like "yeah, I am aware"

Mine too lol. What's with the classes of 2028???

 

[fauna]

Hardly any veterinary students were true veterinary technicians and thus know a significant amount less than the average credentialed technician at this stage in the DVM career.

/soapbox.

SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!!!
eta: we have a good amount of people who have really strong experience working as an actual tech. some are humble about it and use it as a way to help and guide others. some are actually arrogant about it and roll their eyes during clinical skills because they "already know better" and it really gets on my nerves.

in general, i have a lot of moments where i think to myself "what the hell did you think vet school would be?"

 

[fauna]

Who needs kidneys.

literally exactly what i said after my renal phys exam. **** EM.

 

[Tech_Penguin]

I always left mine in my bag when I was working to avoid the temptation.

unfortunately that’s not an option since our phones unlock the wireless door locks. And I also have it in case there’s a medical emergency with one of my parents.

What peeves me is that the time I spend not working is less than almost everyone else since I never take restroom breaks but no one notices that.

 

[pp9]

unfortunately that’s not an option since our phones unlock the wireless door locks. And I also have it in case there’s a medical emergency with one of my parents.

What peeves me is that the time I spend not working is less than almost everyone else since I never take restroom breaks but no one notices that.

oooh interesting security system. And you should definitely take restroom breaks....because taking them does not mean someone is 'working less'....

but yeah, like I said, looking at your phone gives off a very different impression than chatting with your coworker. That's just the fact of it. I know it's admissions season but just try to avoid the urge to check emails. If you are expecting something incredibly urgent that couldn't wait until a lunch break or end of day, I would just give your manager a heads up in the morning that you're expecting something

 

[JaynaAli]

Go check your phone in the bathroom.

 

[pp9]

Go check your phone in the bathroom.

I mean what could be better than getting paid to attend to your biological needs, while also checking your email? Some would say that is peak efficiency.