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I am very happy with my choice. Although I'm not happy where my career has taken me, I know I'm going to a great place. 10 years in one practice and it went corporate and I saw the awful side of the profession. I left hoping it was a unique situation, but it turns out it's the same everywhere. There is no love left. Only about money. In spite of this, they are confused as to why practices make less since they changed their entire blueprint for buying them in the first place. Techs come in after a schooling from other industries and expect to be puppies and kitties. No one wants to work, put in hours, and be an advocate for pets and owners. They seem to forget this is a service industry. Having to go corporate was a wake-up call for me. What makes you want to leave your practice?
I love being a vet and have been practicing for over a decade. There are not many careers in which you have the opportunity to daily see so much love going around. The animals showing love to their owners, and the owners showing love to their pets. Yes, there are difficult times, like in all jobs, but the good always outweighs the bad for me.
I do. I have been doing this for 7 years now and I am sure that this is the career that I want. What made you had enough of the profession? Wasn't this your first choice?
Yes! I feel like I have gotten more comfortable in this field as the years go by.
Nope. I've been at my job over 2 years without a promotion, despite regularly working 50-60 hours a week with weekend work on demand. It's awful.
I don't think of my job as a career path that I chose. It's more of a left turn I took when the main path I was on became unappealing.
Yeah. But many people are stuck in misery and it has nothing to do with their job. Also, a lot of the times people end up in their role by matter of circumstance. There's a difference between someone who is passionate about a career and someone who managed to just get the job.
I've been a vet for over 15 years, and I definitely enjoy my career. But in those years, there have been jobs that I really didn't like. Hated, in fact. There have also been jobs I really liked. Right now, I adore my job and feel very lucky to have found it.
An important thing to consider is that vets can do far more than be clinical practicing vets! Government, pharmacy, research, teaching, meat quality assurance, policy, etc. There are many ways to be a vet.
If I could do my life over, I might still go into veterinary medicine, but I would choose an academic career. In any case, I'd prefer a job where I wouldn't be serving members of the general public and/or working for a corporation that cares more about making money than practicing good medicine. I hope that you find what works best for you, OP.
I do think my biggest challenge is my work-life balance with my family. The main reason I have job hopped is trying to find a job that helps me in that area. But I think I'm just not built to have a regular schedule.
If you don't mind me asking, why are you considering a shift? I will say that this job will consume your life, but there are really good parts too. It's not easy, but it's also something that I don't think many other careers could give you. There's really nothing else like it.
Although I am happy, it doesn't mean it's a perfect job. I also can't stress enough that even if you are unhappy at work, work shouldn't be your only source of happiness and fulfillment. A life outside of vet med is crucial.