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Fair, but sad face.I would but the video is linked to my name, which I'd rather not have available publicly
Fair, but sad face.I would but the video is linked to my name, which I'd rather not have available publicly
Lolz, she was one of my faves! I miss her and the candy she'd put in the little treasure chest haha that was soooo nice on overnights. Although I liked all the internists there.
I can share the lyrics tho?! (this is just part of them)Fair, but sad face.
I will be done with my MPH in less than a week! Not necessarily the biggest accomplishment, but with everything going on in the world right now it’s nice to have a win.
I saw this earlier today and it took my brain like three hours to process how excited I am about itApparently there are new TV adaptations of Discworld in the works?
@vetmedhead @Glammyre @PrincessButterCup
Thanks!That's a huge accomplishment, @PreciousMoments2024 ! Congratulations!
That reminds me of when I was a tech and a new client came in with a cat they had had for a little while. Its name was Boo Boo Kitty. The owner said it was a girl. I do a quick check because this cat looked like a boy, and I ask the owner “are you sure it’s a girl?” She says “I’m a professor of physiology and anatomy. I think I’m right!”I got to change a kitten's gender today! Owners named "her" a very male name to go with her older sister who has a male nickname that goes with the very male name but is definitely a girl. So they didn't even have to change the name! Saved that kitten from an identity crisis and a lifetime of explanations at any future veterinary visits.
Prince Diamond Sparkle it is!Those are always funny appointments. “Soo how attached to the name ‘Princess Diamond Sparkle’ are you?”
When I've heard you describe your job, I've always thought it sounds super cool and been a little envious haha. I remember it seemed you weren't so sure of it at first but I'm glad to hear you're enjoying so much now. I think that's the most important thing for anyone in their life time - not to get the highest degree they can but to love their job.Life is just going super well overall for me right now. And I almost feel bad saying that given that so many others are struggling.
I'm finally making enough to live on my own reasonably well, I started a medication several months ago that is really helping my psychological state and I feel so amazing and confident and right for the first time in forever, I'm getting back into hobbies, I was able to at least get started with PSLF on PAYE with my student loans... and, despite the COVID-19 nonsense, I'm enjoying my job quite a bit. My coworkers accept me for who I am and they're all amazing people.
It's weird to think about the fact that I would have graduated this May. Would I have been as happy if that had panned out? It's really hard to say. I know it's not nearly as much of an accomplishment as getting the DVM would have been, but I'm honestly pretty proud of managing to get myself to a healthy place mentally; when I was first dismissed from vet school, I didn't think I'd survive that very day, let alone 2+ years from then.
Life's definitely not perfect---I'm still lonely and weigh quite a bit more than I should, haha---but they're much better than I could have thought them possible of being during my darkest days. Things can and will get better given time... but that's just it: you have to give them the time to get better.
I swear half of reviewers are like "Didn't like this word, article rejected until it's fixed"reviewer comments lol.
enough said
not putting this in the rant here thread because i'm mostly just amused lol
I swear half of reviewers are like "Didn't like this word, article rejected until it's fixed"
Similarly, I also had a reviewer who specifically mentioned how much she liked one vocabulary word we used in the article and asked us not to remove it
Thank you! I know it absolutely doesn’t work out like this for everyone, but I hope it can serve as a reminder that nothing will get better unless you try. I’ve always been afraid of stepping on toes or being too forward, especially with people who are so high level and accomplished. But they need help, and they were once where we are, so they understand.Congratulations, @ajs513 !
Random, but I am bragging on my dog. I think he has the distinction of being the only dog in Minnesota right now who is currently both a blood donor and a feces donor.
Saving lives, Preston. Way to go!
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You should share your secretsToday we had mock negotiation labs where we're pretending to be negotiating our salary as a starting vet. I randomly got the guy who does this for a living and he was (self-admittedly) a complete dick. I managed to get the better of him on several points and ended up with an awesome result. He was thrilled with my performance and told me he wouldn't want to to have to negotiate with me later in life! He said he had no negative things to say about it and I'm just ridiculously pleased with myself. He just makes it more difficult than in real life because it's practice and he wants us to do the best we can, and I had so much fun. He also had great advice for questions to ask in a working interview to help determine the production of a practice. Today was a crappy day otherwise so I was really pleased.
It's not a secret but ok: be stubborn as hellYou should share your secrets
but can you give specific examples about points you argued against?It's not a secret but ok: be stubborn as hell
Sure!but can you give specific examples about points you argued against?
Wow you really did go preparedSure!
The numbers were prepped ahead of time. The key here is to do your research. The offer was $103,000 which according to the exit survey of Davis grads the median salary was about $105,500. So I brought that up and asked for 110k. He suggested I consider the original offer. I asked if he would consider original 103k with 20% production with no negative accural. He said that put more of the risk on him and I argued he was ok with giving me the salary originally. He offered 100k plus 23% production. (How he got there was weird talking in circles because I wouldn't take 103k even when he was being a bully)
I asked for paid CE days and 2k in CE allowance. He said there's plenty of free CE. I told him about a specific CE to improve my ultrasound skills that would ultimately bring revenue to the practice. (Texas A&M $2200 three days). He offered half and I accepted.
He offered 5 vacation days I asked for ten based on the recent AAHA survey. He asked what the range was (9-15 based in seniority) he said since I was new grad it should be 9 days. I told him I would take 9. He was momentarily stunned. He briefly broke character to say "nice you got me"
This is all CA based money btw with the high cost of living.
They gave us a lot of the numbers ahead of time! I just argued enough to get what I wanted. I asked if my toned was ok and he said it was fantastic so I'm pumpedWow you really did go prepared
Good job!
And thanks
Sure!
The numbers were prepped ahead of time. The key here is to do your research. The offer was $103,000 which according to the exit survey of Davis grads the median salary was about $105,500. So I brought that up and asked for 110k. He suggested I consider the original offer. I asked if he would consider original 103k with 20% production with no negative accural. He said that put more of the risk on him and I argued he was ok with giving me the salary originally. He offered 100k plus 23% production. (How he got there was weird talking in circles because I wouldn't take 103k even when he was being a bully)
I asked for paid CE days and 2k in CE allowance. He said there's plenty of free CE. I told him about a specific CE to improve my ultrasound skills that would ultimately bring revenue to the practice. (Texas A&M $2200 three days). He offered half and I accepted.
He offered 5 vacation days I asked for ten based on the recent AAHA survey. He asked what the range was (9-15 based in seniority) he said since I was new grad it should be 9 days. I told him I would take 9. He was momentarily stunned. He briefly broke character to say "nice you got me"
This is all CA based money btw with the high cost of living.
Yes essentially. He was acting like an owner who didn't know production to test if I knew what it was. He challenged me with different numbers to make sure I would pick the correct one. But ultimately it was a conversation about how confident are you that you'll produce? Do you want guaranteed salary or production? I doubt he would offer that number in real life, but as this was an exercise he was able to throw out numbers to see what I knew.Good job!
But if he does this for a living, what made him offer $100k + 23% production at that point? He’s essentially offering you more money... At $103 + 20% if you grossed $500k he would only pay you $103k and no bonus. But at $100k + 23% he would pay you $115k. That makes no sense.
YAYYYYYYYYYYY AHHH SO HAPPY FOR YOU KC!!!!!!!! Is it back in MN?Got a job offer! At one of my top choices and I'm super stoked and so glad things are finally working out.
Sent from my phone using the mobile app because I bought it and I'm stubborn
Got a job offer! At one of my top choices and I'm super stoked and so glad things are finally working out.
Sent from my phone using the mobile app because I bought it and I'm stubborn