LadyBug especially... She really got a paw into my heart! Although I was only with them for a little over 2 weeks, I miss the City Paws Animal Hospital more than I miss any other job I've ever left in the past... All of the doctors were great and helpful and very willing to teach all that they could... As were all of the other staff - the techs, other assistants, etc... The best part of the job was hugging the puppies. Part of my job was to hold the dogs - pretty much hugging them - while the doctors or others performed the required activities.
I was trained to help with the pharmacy (due to my age and past experience with those Chem Ickals (the ch as in chick)... I was trained on the laboratory to assist with some of the tests, and was also invited to watch some of the surgeries - just to get a sence of what goes on and what gets done... Since they knew I wanted to go back to school for these things... I also helped out with taking xrays - only holding the puppies / kitties while we were taking the images. So they were really willing to let me learn all that I could learn about the job in as quick a time frame as possible given my abilities and their trust in that I can do what they taught me.
Worst part of the job was listening to the poor puppies waking up after surgery and crying. Who ever said that dogs don't feel for others are totally nuts! Healthy dogs would also get upset by the ones who were in pain! :(
I really didn't mind doing laundry, mopping floors, or any of the other "crap" work that went on there. They also said that I cleaned and did things pro-actively at a level that they weren't accostomed to seeing.
Too bad I figured out what I wanted to be when I grow up after I grew up! :( Wish I took time off after high school to sit down and figure out what I really wanted instead of running gung-ho into something just to keep my parents happy...
They all said that they would miss me, and I've received emails since I've left saying that they really do miss me... Argh!
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I know we haven't been talking but when and why did you quit your job?
Take it from someone who is living with the "crap" parts of his dream career everyday- you need to find a way to get back in it once you guys get settled financially. As tired and broke and sick of driving as I am, I wouldn't trade those feelings with the one I had last fall when i never thought I'd find another job in baseball. You're never too old!
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