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Hello all, I was wondering if anyone could provide their experiences and/or opinions regarding working as a DVM at the same clinic you may have worked at as a pre-vet.
My situation: I have worked at a small animal private practice in my home-town for about 3 years. The first year as a kennel assistant, and the past two years as a vet assistant. I will be continuing to work there until August, when I will be starting vet school. In my opinion, I have good working relationships with both the doctors and the rest of the team. Several employees and the owner have made comments about me potentially coming back to work at this clinic after finishing vet school. This got me thinking about what that would be like. Hypothetically, if after vet school my clinic were willing to hire me, and the job itself seems to be a good fit, I see two possibilities (though in the real world a mix of the two seems most likely).
1. Compared to getting a job at a similar clinic in which I am a brand new face, this is a better opportunity just out of school since the doctors and staff are already familiar with me and I know how the clinic runs.
2. On the other hand, since the doctors, staff, and many clients have experienced working with me as a kennel assistant and then as a vet assistant, it might be more difficult working in this job and growing as a new grad since working relationships would have to change and clients knew me as an assistant, not a doctor, before.
Every clinic has a different dynamic, but has anyone had experiences or have opinions about whether taking a job at your "pre-vet" clinic, especially as a first job out of vet school would be good/bad? Thanks in advance!
My situation: I have worked at a small animal private practice in my home-town for about 3 years. The first year as a kennel assistant, and the past two years as a vet assistant. I will be continuing to work there until August, when I will be starting vet school. In my opinion, I have good working relationships with both the doctors and the rest of the team. Several employees and the owner have made comments about me potentially coming back to work at this clinic after finishing vet school. This got me thinking about what that would be like. Hypothetically, if after vet school my clinic were willing to hire me, and the job itself seems to be a good fit, I see two possibilities (though in the real world a mix of the two seems most likely).
1. Compared to getting a job at a similar clinic in which I am a brand new face, this is a better opportunity just out of school since the doctors and staff are already familiar with me and I know how the clinic runs.
2. On the other hand, since the doctors, staff, and many clients have experienced working with me as a kennel assistant and then as a vet assistant, it might be more difficult working in this job and growing as a new grad since working relationships would have to change and clients knew me as an assistant, not a doctor, before.
Every clinic has a different dynamic, but has anyone had experiences or have opinions about whether taking a job at your "pre-vet" clinic, especially as a first job out of vet school would be good/bad? Thanks in advance!