I feel like that's where I'm starting to lean the more I think about it. It's just so frustrating when the only think holding me back is distance!! I totally forgot about this crazy world and the gas prices going up too :|
Maybe if you mention to the doctors at the clinic that you are interested in that type of stuff, they'll try and fit it in with you. I was an assistant in undergrad for a summer and the ortho vet knew I was prevet, so she would have me on her appointments and let me watch all her surgeries, all her patient talks, and she taught me a bunch of things outside my scope, such as reading radiographs, doing cytocentesis, and how to calculate prescriptions. There's a chance they won't do it, but asking is worth a shot!
That's a good point with the vet assistant job. I know they like having veterinary students over the summer, so hopefully they'll be more willing to let me do stuff that I want to learn more about (like surgery).
I once called about a ceiling leaking quite a bit.
If you go back through my post history you’ll find a period of time where I had no hot water in my shower for six weeks, and when they finally came to fix it, they left my front door wide open for an extended period of time and I panicked that my cats had run away.
No fr like this isn’t my fist rodeo
Omg I’m so glad your cats were ok!!! I’d go absolutely ballistic if they came in when my birds were out.
A similar situation happen to me in a campus apartment I rented during undergrad. Maintenance came to fix my fan and left both the door to my room and the front door wide open and I was terrified my cat ran away. It didn't help that she also hid for several hours until I found her under my bed in between two dressers.
This sounds like you are set up for success! What school is this landlord at? Trying to find housing while deciding where to attend!
TAMU! Renting from a graduating 4th year!
Technically I agreed to it in my lease apparently... They have like 3 systems to register the car in, and I registered it in the wrong two but not the one that actually prevented towing... which it said in the fine print of something I signed a year ago.
Preaching to the choir!!! Omg do we live in the same place hahaha
Im getting screwed over by uncle sam too. Be careful with sign on bonuses and then leaving early! They wont recognize i paid back the bonus and the taxes were to the tune of 14k and they wont return it for whatever reason.
Soooooooo the $100k relocation/sign on bonus that a hospital in my home state is offering (for boarded specialists) is a red flag, huh?
mine was 50k sign on only, but I was working part time. 100k for ft GP associates in corporate. The company may have also helped confuse things because I paid them right away, but they didnt cash the check until the next year (3ish months later). And the year I wanted it applied to (when I paid)I had income. I didnt work due to health issues the year they cashed it and its not like I can have a negative W2 to recoup my losses, so now they both have really hosed me. Especially since I keep being unable to work at any job rn and am just burning savings.
I've done 3 interviews with them and they're contacting my references this week, so I think things are getting close, but there have been a number of red (or yellow?) flags that have me nervous. I'm over a year into my job hunt so I hate the idea of turning anything down, but ugh . . .
I would nope out of this regardless of what happens with the other one, to be honest. Some of the flags you're calling yellow, I would call large and red. You deserve better than this job.I'm pretty sure I might be getting a job offer soon, but at this point I really don't want it.
In our first interview the supervisor/hiring manager prefaced some of his questions with "I know I'm not allowed to ask this, but", and asked about if I'm single, have kids or any family I'd be moving with, etc. I'd consider that more of a yellow flag. He had some comments about work that's expected to be completed in off hours because "there's not enough time during the day" (this was regarding manuscript writing, which you can argue isn't technically required of the employee? As far as I can tell they really only publish if the employee wants to keep up their publication record and takes the initiative in their own time to prepare it. This wouldn't be strange in academia but it does seem a little off for industry, but what do I know). This and some of the other comments they've made have been kind of red flags for their work/life balance expectations. After my second interview (where I gave a 40 min technical presentation) they reposted the job on LinkedIn and I pretty much wrote them off and felt really good about not getting it. A month later he surprised me by reaching out for a third meeting. He said he wanted to arrange some one-on-one meetings between me and his team to talk to each other about our research and see if personalities were a good fit. Either he didn't explain it well or changed his mind because it wasn't a one-on-one, he was on the call the entire time, and it was formatted like an interview and not a conversation like I thought it would be. I don't know if he was worried where unsupervised conversations would lead? It might be worth noting that the company has really poor reviews online on glassdoor and other sites, but those are mostly ratings from technician positions. That might not be relevant for this particular department but it was disappointing to see.
Way back in the first interview they asked about my availability to come for an in-person visit, so maybe that will be the next step after they talk to references? I know that I would absolutely not commit to this job without getting to have real one-on-one meetings with some of the team, even if it's just over zoom. An in-person visit would be nice to sus out the situation but I'm kind of doubting that will happen. I would have to move halfway across the country and be alone in a very conservative area, so the location is a deterrent. I asked about salary ranges in my first interview and he said that he didn't know, which is maybe a yellow flag? Either he does know and it's low so he didn't want to say, or they have a good budget for it but want people to under negotiate, maybe.
Anyway, that's a lot of words to say I'm pretty sure I might get an offer for this job and I really hope that I don't. I'm in the early/mid stages of review for a state job that I would 100% prefer to this one, but I don't know for sure how that will all end up yet. If Job A does offer to me, I might have to turn them down and just hope for good news from Job B. The hiring manager emphasized that I'm one of their few final candidates, but I'm praying they'll offer to the other(s) instead. I hate the thought of turning anything down right now but my gut feeling is that this job is a bad idea.
That is a hell to the no. All the red flags. absolutely notI'm pretty sure I might be getting a job offer soon, but at this point I really don't want it.
In our first interview the supervisor/hiring manager prefaced some of his questions with "I know I'm not allowed to ask this, but", and asked about if I'm single, have kids or any family I'd be moving with, etc. I'd consider that more of a yellow flag. He had some comments about work that's expected to be completed in off hours because "there's not enough time during the day" (this was regarding manuscript writing, which you can argue isn't technically required of the employee? As far as I can tell they really only publish if the employee wants to keep up their publication record and takes the initiative in their own time to prepare it. This wouldn't be strange in academia but it does seem a little off for industry, but what do I know). This and some of the other comments they've made have been kind of red flags for their work/life balance expectations. After my second interview (where I gave a 40 min technical presentation) they reposted the job on LinkedIn and I pretty much wrote them off and felt really good about not getting it. A month later he surprised me by reaching out for a third meeting. He said he wanted to arrange some one-on-one meetings between me and his team to talk to each other about our research and see if personalities were a good fit. Either he didn't explain it well or changed his mind because it wasn't a one-on-one, he was on the call the entire time, and it was formatted like an interview and not a conversation like I thought it would be. I don't know if he was worried where unsupervised conversations would lead? It might be worth noting that the company has really poor reviews online on glassdoor and other sites, but those are mostly ratings from technician positions. That might not be relevant for this particular department but it was disappointing to see.
Way back in the first interview they asked about my availability to come for an in-person visit, so maybe that will be the next step after they talk to references? I know that I would absolutely not commit to this job without getting to have real one-on-one meetings with some of the team, even if it's just over zoom. An in-person visit would be nice to sus out the situation but I'm kind of doubting that will happen. I would have to move halfway across the country and be alone in a very conservative area, so the location is a deterrent. I asked about salary ranges in my first interview and he said that he didn't know, which is maybe a yellow flag? Either he does know and it's low so he didn't want to say, or they have a good budget for it but want people to under negotiate, maybe.
Anyway, that's a lot of words to say I'm pretty sure I might get an offer for this job and I really hope that I don't. I'm in the early/mid stages of review for a state job that I would 100% prefer to this one, but I don't know for sure how that will all end up yet. If Job A does offer to me, I might have to turn them down and just hope for good news from Job B. The hiring manager emphasized that I'm one of their few final candidates, but I'm praying they'll offer to the other(s) instead. I hate the thought of turning anything down right now but my gut feeling is that this job is a bad idea.
Man this sounds almost exactly like the first company I worked for, but I know I was in a different field 😅I'm pretty sure I might be getting a job offer soon, but at this point I really don't want it.
In our first interview the supervisor/hiring manager prefaced some of his questions with "I know I'm not allowed to ask this, but", and asked about if I'm single, have kids or any family I'd be moving with, etc. I'd consider that more of a yellow flag. He had some comments about work that's expected to be completed in off hours because "there's not enough time during the day" (this was regarding manuscript writing, which you can argue isn't technically required of the employee? As far as I can tell they really only publish if the employee wants to keep up their publication record and takes the initiative in their own time to prepare it. This wouldn't be strange in academia but it does seem a little off for industry, but what do I know). This and some of the other comments they've made have been kind of red flags for their work/life balance expectations. After my second interview (where I gave a 40 min technical presentation) they reposted the job on LinkedIn and I pretty much wrote them off and felt really good about not getting it. A month later he surprised me by reaching out for a third meeting. He said he wanted to arrange some one-on-one meetings between me and his team to talk to each other about our research and see if personalities were a good fit. Either he didn't explain it well or changed his mind because it wasn't a one-on-one, he was on the call the entire time, and it was formatted like an interview and not a conversation like I thought it would be. I don't know if he was worried where unsupervised conversations would lead? It might be worth noting that the company has really poor reviews online on glassdoor and other sites, but those are mostly ratings from technician positions. That might not be relevant for this particular department but it was disappointing to see.
Way back in the first interview they asked about my availability to come for an in-person visit, so maybe that will be the next step after they talk to references? I know that I would absolutely not commit to this job without getting to have real one-on-one meetings with some of the team, even if it's just over zoom. An in-person visit would be nice to sus out the situation but I'm kind of doubting that will happen. I would have to move halfway across the country and be alone in a very conservative area, so the location is a deterrent. I asked about salary ranges in my first interview and he said that he didn't know, which is maybe a yellow flag? Either he does know and it's low so he didn't want to say, or they have a good budget for it but want people to under negotiate, maybe.
Anyway, that's a lot of words to say I'm pretty sure I might get an offer for this job and I really hope that I don't. I'm in the early/mid stages of review for a state job that I would 100% prefer to this one, but I don't know for sure how that will all end up yet. If Job A does offer to me, I might have to turn them down and just hope for good news from Job B. The hiring manager emphasized that I'm one of their few final candidates, but I'm praying they'll offer to the other(s) instead. I hate the thought of turning anything down right now but my gut feeling is that this job is a bad idea.
Yes. This is reminiscent of the $75k+ bonuses Banfield was offering for a while in the 2016-2018 era, or somewhere around there. They were sooooo desperate. If you are the type that can stick it out through anything for a few years, go for it though. If you know you are the type that's going to want to dip out after 3 months of not being 100% happy, or even 75% happy, don't risk it. I do think a lot of upcoming grads are going to get themselves into pickles for this exact reason.
No, this is definitely a red flag
And another red flag. This is something I've learned myself. It is absolutely not unreasonable for a potential employee to ask (and be told) what they would be paid before they go through the rigmarole of 3-4 job interviews, travel to said interviews, time spent, etc. A company/person playing dumb about the salary, or just flat out not wanting to tell you (in my situation, I was told "we want you to want the job regardless of the salary!") has no intentions of being competitive in the job market. The interviewer knows that salary will make a person want to dip out potentially, so they want you to be roped in and invested before they eventually drop the bomb that the salary actually sucks. Especially considering the fact that you've already been told by this company that you're also expected to volunteer for them in your free time.
Commiserating because I was also in the last group to go for for one of my OSCEs and it was the worrrrrst. Everyone had already left town and gone home for break and I was still just waiting to take that damn exam.
I hope it also doesn't mean we get worse snacks lol. My friend went on Monday so who knows, but I feel like I should at least be compensated for taking it last with a danish 😂
which is why I said I start around 1:40 instead of 1:30 like the rest of the people. So I'm gonna get there early and sit around anxiously for an additional 12 minutes lol
Now I'm having flashbacks to that stupid examI hope it also doesn't mean we get worse snacks lol. My friend went on Monday so who knows, but I feel like I should at least be compensated for taking it last with a danish 😂
I'm also last-last because my first station is a break
. Half of the stations had instructors that did not care, the other half had instructors that would put their full body weight on your suture line until the suture literally snapped (true story) and then fail you on that station as a result lol.
Oh man that's rough, ours are like 20-30 minutes total 💀
For the whole osce!? 😭
Sounds like the anatomy palpation quizzes lol. Some instructors let you get a redo and others were like drill sergeantsNow I'm having flashbacks to that stupid exam
Yep! Just a few 5-10 minute stations usually. It doesn't cover every single skill we learn though, just a randomized handful.
Update, I passed?????? I'm buying a lottery ticket and a nice ramen dinner tonight.
Yea ours is also randomized and not every skill, but it's a lot of them. This is crazy to me lol
I had mine on Monday second year and Thursday last year, and the snack options were good both times! They also had a nice little spot with activity books (coloring, crosswords, etc) where you can spend your breaks.I hope it also doesn't mean we get worse snacks lol. My friend went on Monday so who knows, but I feel like I should at least be compensated for taking it last with a danish 😂
I'm also last-last because my first station is a break
Thank you everyone for validating my fears! I've felt so guilty about not being excited for this, like I should be grateful while I'm actually dreading it. I'm feeling a lot better about saying no if they offer. ❤️
I don't think you should spend time or money on an in-person visit for a job you know you're not going to take. You can just tell them that you've had another opportunity come up and thank them for their consideration, but you politely decline at this time.
I think I've missed a chapter; what horses?
