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Not sure where to post this. I got an email from the job I declined weeks ago. They want to know if there is any chance I will do it and why I declined. I thought I was pretty obvious with me "it doesn't pay enough". Seems I was incorrect.

mixed feelings. Do I say yes now that my husband has a new job and is getting paid more/has better benefits? Or do I continue to say no because I can't make ends meet and not go into IBR - trying to avoid IBR - since cost of living and loans = the same amount I would be making.
 
dyachei said:
Not sure where to post this. I got an email from the job I declined weeks ago. They want to know if there is any chance I will do it and why I declined. I thought I was pretty obvious with me "it doesn't pay enough". Seems I was incorrect.

mixed feelings. Do I say yes now that my husband has a new job and is getting paid more/has better benefits? Or do I continue to say no because I can't make ends meet and not go into IBR - trying to avoid IBR - since cost of living and loans = the same amount I would be making.
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I think if you could afford to make it work, then go for it. They obviously really want you and your current job is miserable. Just my $0.02.
 
dyachei said:
Not sure where to post this. I got an email from the job I declined weeks ago. They want to know if there is any chance I will do it and why I declined. I thought I was pretty obvious with me "it doesn't pay enough". Seems I was incorrect.

mixed feelings. Do I say yes now that my husband has a new job and is getting paid more/has better benefits? Or do I continue to say no because I can't make ends meet and not go into IBR - trying to avoid IBR - since cost of living and loans = the same amount I would be making.
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Do you think since they want you so badly 😀 that you could ask for at least a little more money? Maybe they will negotiate with you a little. 😎
 
Emiloo4 said:
Do you think since they want you so badly 😀 that you could ask for at least a little more money? Maybe they will negotiate with you a little. 😎
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I declined after trying to negotiate. they didn't budge an inch. They asked me what my lowest was before they presented a contract and put their asking price $5k below it.
 
dyachei said:
Not sure where to post this. I got an email from the job I declined weeks ago. They want to know if there is any chance I will do it and why I declined. I thought I was pretty obvious with me "it doesn't pay enough". Seems I was incorrect.

mixed feelings. Do I say yes now that my husband has a new job and is getting paid more/has better benefits? Or do I continue to say no because I can't make ends meet and not go into IBR - trying to avoid IBR - since cost of living and loans = the same amount I would be making.
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Tell them that financials are the reason, that you could only consider it if they met a price you can work with but thank you for the offer.

I know Dr. B is crazysauce and that environment is taking a toll on you in mental fatigue. You need to weigh the mental fatigue vs the strain of IBR and living on a shoestring.

Is there going to be any repercussion for her second attempt to break into your drawer?
 
fromthebox said:
Tell them that financials are the reason, that you could only consider it if they met a price you can work with but thank you for the offer.

I know Dr. B is crazysauce and that environment is taking a toll on you in mental fatigue. You need to weigh the mental fatigue vs the strain of IBR and living on a shoestring.

Is there going to be any repercussion for her second attempt to break into your drawer?
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Of course not.

I have a meeting with my boss (and hers) Friday to discuss my development plan for the year. It may come into the conversation again.
 
I had a couple of really bad nights...felt sorry for myself and was fairly certain that nobody actually liked me and I was never going to have friends or be successful. However, then one of the doctors I work for pulled me aside to tell me that I'm a fantastic technician and that I'm going to be a great doctor. It wasn't what I thought I needed, but it really brought my spirits up. Then today, one of the vets at school pulled me aside to tell me that she thinks that I handle clients, peers, and the stress of a clinic really well. So, the rave is...even though I may get down on myself...it's really nice to have people around who are my superiors that show their appreciation and make me feel like I am worth something and good at what I've dedicated so much time and money to.
 
Bearby said:
I had a couple of really bad nights...felt sorry for myself and was fairly certain that nobody actually liked me and I was never going to have friends or be successful. However, then one of the doctors I work for pulled me aside to tell me that I'm a fantastic technician and that I'm going to be a great doctor. It wasn't what I thought I needed, but it really brought my spirits up. Then today, one of the vets at school pulled me aside to tell me that she thinks that I handle clients, peers, and the stress of a clinic really well. So, the rave is...even though I may get down on myself...it's really nice to have people around who are my superiors that show their appreciation and make me feel like I am worth something and good at what I've dedicated so much time and money to.
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👍
 
dyachei said:
I declined after trying to negotiate. they didn't budge an inch. They asked me what my lowest was before they presented a contract and put their asking price $5k below it.
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Sounds like they don't have much more respect for you than Dr. B 🙄
 
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Emiloo4 said:
Sounds like they don't have much more respect for you than Dr. B 🙄
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To be fair, it is a brand new practice and they have sunk more money into it than previously anticipated. So I get why the offer is low. It is just too low for cost of living. And by that I mean: rent, loans, gas, food.

at least they acknowledge me. Dr. B tries to avoid me when possible. It's mutual.
 
Rave/Rant. The internet is awesome. A bus monitor at one of our local school districts put up with some bull**** this week. She was horribly bullied by a bunch of punk middle school boys on the bus ride home. To her luck, the boys were also quite stupid, because they videotaped the whole thing and posted it to youtube. It has gained A LOT of attention. People started donating money for her to go on vacation and over the past day, 4,000 people have donated over $85,000 for this woman! Meanwhile, the little brats will hopefully get their a**** handed to them.... I don't care how old, young, or otherwise you are, but bullying is NOT ok.

Here is the video if you care to see. It can be a little hard to watch:

http://youtu.be/XAgti_2uziA
 
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Back from the honeymoon. I have lots of pictures with Minnie Mouse!!
 
Today is a bittersweet day. As much as I do not like working right now, I have to admit that I will miss my job. Most of my frustration comes from wanting to move on to vet school and wanting to get away from being a technician.

Today is my last day with the company that hired me 7 years ago as a 17 year old with zero knowledge about veterinary medicine. This company taught me and trained me to become a veterinary technician. Many of the doctors who work for this company, have given me amazing letters of recommendation over the past 3 years. They have given me so much and without them taking the time to train the shy, quiet 17 year old, I would not be where I am at today.

I do not always agree with all of their practices and have seen them burn bridges with many great technicians over the years. While not all of the people that I have worked with are good, I will miss the majority of them. I have worked with some absolutely amazing doctors, technicians, and receptionists over the past 7 years. It is a bit of a bittersweet moment. I am so incredibly excited to have some time off before starting vet school, but I also have to leave some absolutely amazing coworkers that I will truely miss. I also have to leave the company that gave me that first "foot in the door" and opened up the possibility for me to get into vet school.

I am very happy to be moving forward but a little sad to be leaving some great people.
 
That is a lot to take in DVM. Bittersweet is the perfect word. Enjoy what you can. Great things are coming to you very soooon 🙂
 
No seriously guys, wait until you see this video. It's awful. I'm all for picking on people in a light-hearted way, but this is uncalled for. If someone would freakin help me post a video on here, I can show you, dammit!!!! :laugh:
 
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[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAgti_2uziA[/YOUTUBE]
 
dyachei said:
Not sure where to post this. I got an email from the job I declined weeks ago. They want to know if there is any chance I will do it and why I declined. I thought I was pretty obvious with me "it doesn't pay enough". Seems I was incorrect.

mixed feelings. Do I say yes now that my husband has a new job and is getting paid more/has better benefits? Or do I continue to say no because I can't make ends meet and not go into IBR - trying to avoid IBR - since cost of living and loans = the same amount I would be making.
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Update:
I emailed them last night and told them (again) exactly why I declined. He sent an email this morning that asked what I would accept. So I'm hopeful about it. I sent back an email with the lowest amount and some contract terms I would need to accept. So here's hoping I will hear back:xf:
 
dyachei said:
Update:
I emailed them last night and told them (again) exactly why I declined. He sent an email this morning that asked what I would accept. So I'm hopeful about it. I sent back an email with the lowest amount and some contract terms I would need to accept. So here's hoping I will hear back:xf:
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👍
:xf::luck::xf::luck:
 
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dyachei said:
Update:
I emailed them last night and told them (again) exactly why I declined. He sent an email this morning that asked what I would accept. So I'm hopeful about it. I sent back an email with the lowest amount and some contract terms I would need to accept. So here's hoping I will hear back
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Good luck! :luck::luck::luck::luck::luck::luck::luck:
 
dyachei said:
Update:
I emailed them last night and told them (again) exactly why I declined. He sent an email this morning that asked what I would accept. So I'm hopeful about it. I sent back an email with the lowest amount and some contract terms I would need to accept. So here's hoping I will hear back:xf:
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Good Luck, dyachei!! :luck:
 
Good luck, dyachei! I really hope it work out! (I also think you should send some stories to VBB 😉 )

:luck: :luck: :luck: :luck: :luck: :luck: :luck: :luck:

(Apparently the forum doesn't want me to wish you any more luck than that. I'm not allowed to post more than those clovers. 🙄 )
 
dyachei said:
Update:
I emailed them last night and told them (again) exactly why I declined. He sent an email this morning that asked what I would accept. So I'm hopeful about it. I sent back an email with the lowest amount and some contract terms I would need to accept. So here's hoping I will hear back:xf:
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Wishing everything works out!

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Coquette22 said:
I made brown bread. And it's edible. In fact, it's pretty good. Not as good as my great aunt's but she's been making it from memory for 70 odd years. :laugh: So for a first try, I'm happy with "pretty good".
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You make bread a lot... I want
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:laugh: Actually, this is exactly the second time I've made bread. I made the focaccia last week to take to a barbeque, because the recipe was supposed to be easy (it was). That got me thinking about bread. Which got me thinking about brown bread. For those that don't know, brown bread in the Canadian Maritimes is a very specific thing. It's a sweet bread made with molasses and oats. I can only get it when I'm home and I go to my great aunt's house (I actually ask her for bread for birthdays and Christmas). So I decided to give it a shot. Mostly just to see if I could. 😀
 
Coquette22 said:
:laugh: Actually, this is exactly the second time I've made bread. I made the focaccia last week to take to a barbeque, because the recipe was supposed to be easy (it was). That got me thinking about bread. Which got me thinking about brown bread. For those that don't know, brown bread in the Canadian Maritimes is a very specific thing. It's a sweet bread made with molasses and oats. I can only get it when I'm home and I go to my great aunt's house (I actually ask her for bread for birthdays and Christmas). So I decided to give it a shot. Mostly just to see if I could. 😀
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Oh, then there is someone else on here that makes bread a lot. Hmm. Either way, I want! 😀👍
 
My adorable nephew is flying in on Saturday for a week, I'm so excited!

Also, I think everyone needs a little Cabernet update:

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dyachei said:
Update:
I emailed them last night and told them (again) exactly why I declined. He sent an email this morning that asked what I would accept. So I'm hopeful about it. I sent back an email with the lowest amount and some contract terms I would need to accept. So here's hoping I will hear back:xf:
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I really hope you get good news!!!! :xf:
 
I thought someone said the dog whisperer was a gonner...? They just had a commercial for all new episodes starting Saturday or something 😕

I posted this here bc i think this is where we talked about it before. Maybe not ... ?
 
Emiloo4 said:
I thought someone said the dog whisperer was a gonner...? They just had a commercial for all new episodes starting Saturday or something 😕

I posted this here bc i think this is where we talked about it before. Maybe not ... ?
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It's one last season, I believe.
 
Yay it's Friday! Lol though that doesn't mean too much to me haha. But TOMORROW is the Girl Scouts Jamboree. There will be 3000 GirlScouts and I will be there with the zoo lol. I am to be the handler for Slithers, the 6ft boa 😀

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Just a little rave: I was updating my vet hours log sheet and realized I broke 1000 hours!
 
Abney said:
Yay it's Friday! Lol though that doesn't mean too much to me haha. But TOMORROW is the Girl Scouts Jamboree. There will be 3000 GirlScouts and I will be there with the zoo lol. I am to be the handler for Slithers, the 6ft boa 😀

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Make sure your Friday scrubs are clean :meanie:
 
So my last day at work was great. There was a cake and I got a card signed by all of my wonderful coworkers. 😍

One of the doctors gave me a going away/congratulations present last week. It is a gold necklace with the veterinary caduceus. I love it.

I am going to miss all of them, but I am looking forward to vet school and Scotland. 🙂
 
DVMDream said:
So my last day at work was great. There was a cake and I got a card signed by all of my wonderful coworkers. 😍

One of the doctors gave me a going away/congratulations present last week. It is a gold necklace with the veterinary caduceus. I love it.

I am going to miss all of them, but I am looking forward to vet school and Scotland. 🙂
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That's awesome DVM! Congrats on moving onto the next chapter! 😀

DYACHEI!!!........ we're waiting to hear something!!!!!! :yawn::whistle:
 
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