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When I tried to take the ACT, they stole probably $150 (never refunded it) and I never took the exam. It was because it was COVID and I have academic accommodations. They were like 'schedule it at your school' and I was like 'my school is closed' and they were like 'fly to Nevada' and I was like 'THERES A GOSH DANG PANDEMIC'

 

[purpleeventer]

I think I’m being ghosted by the clinic that said they'd hire me as a VA. I interviewed on 1/20 and was supposed to start onboarding tomorrow but it's been radio silence even after I reached out 🙃

Update on this because I'm grumpy: I finally got ahold of someone there and they informed me that they decided not to hire me as they want someone long-term and I’ll be leaving for school in the fall. Fair enough but why would they not tell me that?? I planned my whole life around the assumption I had this job because they told me I did.

Also, this means I'll be starting vet school with zero small animal clinical experience and that makes me super nervous

 

[WildZoo]

Update on this because I'm grumpy: I finally got ahold of someone there and they informed me that they decided not to hire me as they want someone long-term and I’ll be leaving for school in the fall. Fair enough but why would they not tell me that?? I planned my whole life around the assumption I had this job because they told me I did.

Also, this means I'll be starting vet school with zero small animal clinical experience and that makes me super nervous

That's a ****ty situation, but I wouldn't worry about the clinical experience portion of it at this point. You'll learn the things you need to know. Sure some people might have particular skills they're already adept at because of previous experience, but that's going to be variable across the board. The point of getting clinical experience prior to vet school isn't really for the technical skills, even if they sometimes come in handy!

 

[apoptosis09]

Update on this because I'm grumpy: I finally got ahold of someone there and they informed me that they decided not to hire me as they want someone long-term and I’ll be leaving for school in the fall. Fair enough but why would they not tell me that?? I planned my whole life around the assumption I had this job because they told me I did.

Also, this means I'll be starting vet school with zero small animal clinical experience and that makes me super nervous

Thats super shady tbh. Hopefully a bullet dodged?
If you need a job pretty badly, ERs are almost always hiring. But not likely to be the best experience starting out

 

[kitzsuna]

Update on this because I'm grumpy: I finally got ahold of someone there and they informed me that they decided not to hire me as they want someone long-term and I’ll be leaving for school in the fall. Fair enough but why would they not tell me that?? I planned my whole life around the assumption I had this job because they told me I did.

Also, this means I'll be starting vet school with zero small animal clinical experience and that makes me super nervous

Suuuper ****ty and like apop said probably a bullet dodged

Just wanted to say that I am also starting vet school this fall with basically zero clinic experience so you aren’t the only one! We will learn what we need to both from school and our peers 🙂

 

[soupshark]

Also, this means I'll be starting vet school with zero small animal clinical experience and that makes me super nervous

My classmates with little clinical experience prior to vet school are doing great! Don't let it worry you. You will be okay!

 

[purpleeventer]

That's a ****ty situation, but I wouldn't worry about the clinical experience portion of it at this point. You'll learn the things you need to know. Sure some people might have particular skills they're already adept at because of previous experience, but that's going to be variable across the board. The point of getting clinical experience prior to vet school isn't really for the technical skills, even if they sometimes come in handy!

Intellectually I know you're 100% right and they'll teach me what I need to know in school but emotionally I feel so behind. It does really help to hear it from someone else though so thank you!

Thats super shady tbh. Hopefully a bullet dodged?
If you need a job pretty badly, ERs are almost always hiring. But not likely to be the best experience starting out

yeeaahh you're probably right that I dodge a bullet there. Annoyingly this was an ER (or the ER service for a referral clinic). All the GPs I applied to wanted someone with more experience. I'm sure I can find random horsey jobs though so I will be okay!

Suuuper ****ty and like apop said probably a bullet dodged

Just wanted to say that I am also starting vet school this fall with basically zero clinic experience so you aren’t the only one! We will learn what we need to both from school and our peers 🙂

My classmates with little clinical experience prior to vet school are doing great! Don't let it worry you. You will be okay!

Okay, this makes me feel a lot better. It feels like every pre-vet has been working at a clinic for years and I’ve been feeling super insecure about it. Glad to know I’m not the only one in this position