tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post1372867432929074694..comments2023-10-01T10:50:05.348-04:00Comments on The Homeless Parrot: The hardest part of my job?The Homeless Parrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566801733035183569noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-2568615603807098822011-09-06T22:14:44.725-04:002011-09-06T22:14:44.725-04:00I'm pretty laid back at work. Most staff seem...I'm pretty laid back at work. Most staff seem to enjoy workig with me. Generally I only get uptight about about things that can harm or compromise patient care. Most other things are not worth getting too upset over. And even then I don't yell but I make it a point to explain why it's a big deal. I see though, in your situation where patients are critical there is not as much room for error that it would be harder to maintain that calmness. <br /><br />Anyway, good luck with it, but for now, focus on your coming baby!Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547292170354458260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-9749364106528194612011-09-05T22:19:24.590-04:002011-09-05T22:19:24.590-04:00I only just started reading your blog...and i have...I only just started reading your blog...and i have only worked for 2 vets in my entire (though admittedly short) life...the easiest one to work with took his job incredibly seriously...to the point where he would scream and rage like an angry bear at the techs if they did something that would in some way harm the patient or that could lead to something going wrong...but as a person he was laid back and had a policy of not taking himself as a person too seriously...as a vet...very serious...as a person not serious at all...he would poke fun at himself, and take shit from all of us working for him (and dish it back in a friendly way)...we know when it was time to be serious and when it was ok to joke...there were clear boundaries and at the end of the day even if we had been yelled at and wanted to quit, we would go home and then come in the next day and find that he had bought lunch for everyone on a whim...<br /><br />the other vet i worked for was "the uberbitch from hell"...she took herself too seriously and expected more of me than i could actually give...i had NO training and by the end of the first week she expected me to be perfect...i was her only employee at the time as well...it did not go over well at all...i quit the same day she fired me...at the end of exactly one week working for her...as a part time employee making $9 an hour i made over $400 in a week...and i hated every minute of it...she treated her patients well but had no idea how to manage employees or train someone...i still have dreams about strangling her with one of her blue leashes...it was that bad<br /><br />from this post...you are somewhere in the middle...clearly you are not an "uberbitch from hell" but you aren't a cuddly bear either...the only thing i can think to say to help you out is that maybe taking your SELF less seriously while still taking your practice seriously might move it in the right direction<br /><br />its hard to be a people person when you aren't a people person...and its awesome that you are trying ^_^ if i was in your area i would probably take my animals to you knowing that you take your practice so seriously...but the commute from New Zealand is a bit far<br /><br />-prospective vet studentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-7021822237999220902011-09-05T15:26:00.487-04:002011-09-05T15:26:00.487-04:00Very interesting. It is a major source of concern ...Very interesting. It is a major source of concern that the brains needed to get through the training often lead to the selection of personalities that are not suited to working with people - a major source of issues re complaints concerning vets here in NZ and a problem for the happy working life of a good clinic, filled with techs wo are usually empathetic and pleasant ( yes there are exceptions!) <br />It also makes me wonder about Aspergers.<br /><br />I am a vet that has been teaching since 1997 after 20 years in clinical practice. It has been a huge eye opener and the communication and pastoral care involved has been huge - massive - and the most interesting part of my job. The involvement with the students - the time outside class - the caring aspects have been essential to ongoing success. A distanced and uninvolved lecturer would be impossible - and there is no escaping either - calls, texts, facebook, twitter and evening occasions are always there. <br /><br />The holidays were nice though - although they are trying to reduce those further and further! Lots of time is spent researching for any teaching into degrees too.Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-67302466670249193252011-09-05T12:13:49.187-04:002011-09-05T12:13:49.187-04:00Next to childrearing, I believe maintaining a rela...Next to childrearing, I believe maintaining a relationship of any kind, is the most difficult job in the world. I hope you will think about seeking some counseling in regard to communication. Surgery is a skill that needs to be learned and skillful communication can be learned also. Trust me, I have had to learn the skills and communication is a large part of what I teach in my work. I know it can be frustrating, but getting better results is really worth it. VVVetVoyeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104637568459610116noreply@blogger.com