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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 พ.ค. 2021
- This is why I #quit my #dreamjob as a #veterinarian.
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Thank you for your video and sharing your journey. My sister in law was an ER vet and took her life 5 months ago. Thank you for shedding light on the mental health struggles in the industry. A lot of people don't realise what vets, vet nurses, vet tech, admin staff experience on a daily basis. We are no left with a massive hole in our hearts because the abuse and pressures took their toll. I wish you all the best in your new journey out of the ER. Stay safe and thank you for what you do ❤️
Sorry for your family’s loss 💕
I'm so sorry to hear this. You don't really ever hear this side of the industry. I appreciate your courage for sharing your story.
I was so nervous to share, thank you for your kind words!
Hey there! What an important video for aspiring vets to see. Thanks for being so open and honest. I almost quit my residency and after taking some time off + meds + a great therapist + wonderful spouse, I'm back and going forward except that I now realize how important my mental health is both to me AND to my patients who walk, slither, crawl, fly or hop through the door! Keep us posted on your journey.
Yes therapy yes! I’m so happy you found a path that was right for you and found your way to move forward. Sometimes you need a change, sometimes you just need time or a break. I’m so happy you’re pet of this profession, we need you here ❤️.
You are going to love general practice if the client connection was what you missed! Just as I know of a vet that struggled with talking to clients and is happier doing night shifts at a 24 hour clinic instead. Thank you so much for being open with us and showing us that, as you said, a work life balance is a requirement and not a luxury!
Thank you for sharing this, I can’t imagine how hard of a decision that was to make, but I respect you for it. It’s awful how many vets kill themselves from the mental and emotional stress of their jobs; a vet I know had a fellow vet friend who recently committed suicide. I’m a HS student planning to become a veterinarian, and even though the exhaustion and extreme challenges of vet school are intimidating, I’m glad to know what I’m getting into.
Thanks for sharing this. One of my roommates who was 2 years ahead of me told me about 6 months into a very demanding internship that she had quit and was trying to decide if she wanted to be a vet or a street musician. I was fortunate that my first job the two partners were there when I needed help but let me have as much freedom as I thought I could handle. I think you’ll excel at client communication. You are a very poised young lady. Love your pooch showing concern when he/she detected stress in your voice.
This video is so true and important. I’m so glad that you’re feeling a lot better!❤️
This was beautifully honest. I worked in a shelter and at a clinic and have many rescue cats, so my vet and the staff are the most important professionals in my life. I am aware of the heartache and difficulties. My vet of many years just closed her practice to be an associate at another clinic because clients were getting outrageously nasty and good personnel was impossible to find and keep. It is devastating but understandable. When people have compassion for other people in addition to the animals, maybe life can be better for us all. 🙏
Thanks for sharing! We don’t talk about this enough in our industry!! 💜 I hope you find happiness at your new job. ☺️
Right there with you..watching the job I wanted since I was 5 and have been doing for 30 years now becoming the most difficult thing I have ever faced ..the pandemic demand is destroying our profession. I'm glad you are taking care of you.
Same here.
I too am a veterinarian and I have quit that job as of the end of last month after over 20 years. I am a boarded criticalist (DACVECC). I am tired of the corporate model that is taking over veterinary medicine and I am no longer able to give my clients and patients the honest care and advice that I believe in due to having to bow down to corporate interests over that of the animals. I have also known 6 veterinarians that have committed suicide for many reasons. I am finding that I am having an identity crisis, in that I'm not sure what I am if I'm not a doctor anymore. Anyway, I just wanted to say, thank you for sharing your journey. Much love and respect. All the best.
I hope sharing my story helped you feel a little less alone. Thank you for sharing your story in this comment. My IG DMs are always open if you want to chat (plus I can always use another criticalist friend 😉). I’ll be here rooting for you in whatever step you choose is next. ❤️
Hey girl, I have just found your videos :) Not only did I change my job, I changed my career (from working with human cancer patients to a veterinarian) and I relate so much to the struggle of accepting the change, and then also telling other people. Your mental health always comes first. I look forward to your videos in the future!
Remembering what it was like in vet school during clinical rotations, having to stay up all night doing tech work, then back into clinics the next day, I will never forget struggling to just stay awake during the day. Forget about learning anything!
I would never want that for my work life. Give me boring general practice all day every day and I will continue to live a modest lifestyle until the day I die and I will be happy because my mental health and job satisfaction come first.
Good for you for doing what you needed to do. I went through the same sort of thing about 12 years ago. The sleep issue caused my mental health to deteriorate to a point where I almost lost everything. I made the decision to move on, and a couple of years later a friend who hung in there committed suicide. I managed to stay away from corporate clinics because some experienced doctors warned me to be careful about getting in to that world. I'm in a great place now with family, work, travel, ect. Take care of yourself first. Hope your new spot is awesome. Love your videos. I have a therapist and am glad you do too.
YOU ARE AMAZING!!! So proud of you for putting yourself first and respecting your own boundaries. Facing your fears is amazing but you said it best, the absence of fear is not the same as happiness. You deserve to feel appreciated and respected in every sense. Love this video and appreciate your honesty and vulnerability!
Wow, I'm not sure exactly how I arrived at your site but I am so glad I did. Bravo to you girl on your story !! I've always lived by the premise that the day you wake up and absolutely HATE going to work is the day you need to find another job. This happened to me back many, many years ago. I quit a job that was toxic and it was the best thing I ever did. I found another job and retired 30 years later still enjoying going to work. Mental health is EVERYTHING and you are one smart young lady having figured this out so early in life. Bravo !!
ER is easily the most attractive specialty but it is really hard and not for all.
Listening to what you said I feel you will love internal medicine😊
Your decision was correct. You listened to your feelings. Best wishes for your new job!
I am so glad I found this video! I am in the middle of making the decision to switch my major from sociology to animal science to eventually become a vet tech and maybe a vet. I have felt guilt and shame thinking about switching from a major I have put so much time and effort into. But I know I will be happier (as someone who already struggles with mental health) working with patients and their owners than social work/advocacy. I feel like I’m leaving an opportunity to make a difference for the selfish reason of mental health. I keep reminding myself what I would say to a friend if they were in this situation. Thank you for giving me the confidence I needed to allow myself to make the switch ♥️
I’m so glad this video helped you find the courage to make a big change! Just remember, no matter what you are never stuck! There is always a way out and a way to make a change for the better. I love what you said about pretending you’re giving advice to a friend, I’m going to start doing that!
Keep the passion burning. You are amazing. Keep inspiring others ❤
It’s better to find your boundaries now rather than later. You did the right thing.
Thank you for this video. Truly. Very similar to you, I didn’t want to do an internship or specialize, and so my first job out of vet school was also in ER. I ended up getting let go within my probationary period due to not meeting the standard they expected at this busy ER clinic (without adequate mentorship to help get me to this point, as is unfortunately often the case in these settings, as you experienced, too), and I was devastated. I spent two months unemployed before eventually finding a general practice job (which I never thought I’d do!) at a clinic owned by, funny enough, my communication skills coach from vet school, and I’m coming up on 8 months here. Losing my first job turned out to be a massive blessing in disguise - not because my current clinic is perfect, but because, like you said, it’s BETTER. And that’s enough. I truly wish you all the best in your new job 💕
I watched your video on prepping for vet school interviews. I wanted to let you know I took some of your pointers and I got accepted! I’m sorry you had went through that rough time but I believe it will make you a stronger person. Main thing is you stay true to your heart because you have a beautiful one! 😊😉
Just stumbled across this video. Happy you made it through the dark time. I live with a vet and we have these sorts of conversations all too often. Good luck at your new hospital ! You're not alone in your thoughts or experiences.... This sounds almost exactly the same as my partner.
Thank you soo much for this video! Thank you for speaking about it, because in most cases people just disappear from our profession and nobody knows why. And there are some very hard point and hard conversations to made about this topic. You are extremely brave to leave and choose YOU and YOUR well-being over anything and anyone else and it is nothing but selfish. By choosing YOU you are better person that everyone want to be around ! It is better for everyone soo it is nothing but selfish! I wish you all the best on your future endeavours no matter if they will be in veterinary field or outside of it.
Thank you for sharing your story!
A lot of us can sympathize with you. It may not be in veterinary medicine, but many of us experience burnout and piss poor mentoring. I have experienced zero work-life balance and burnout the past year and a half and it’s miserable.
You made the absolute correct decision for making a change. Best wishes to you, future success and outstanding mentoring in your general practice position.
Amazing! So happy for you 😊. Mental health is so important ❤️❤️ very good tip with the question to ask at the interview.
I am so proud of you! I have a similar story so I could definitely relate. Best wishes to you 💜
Health, self care, mental health, self love and happiness is crucial, that coems first before anything else does.
"You're on your way to burnout, kid" is a phrase that shouldn't exist. You're a kid, you shouldn't be burned out like this. My wife and I started a practice 7 years ago, and we get calls from cooperates day and night with 10M+ offers to buy our clinic. I'm the Accountant/Everything. My wife is the DVM. We have 3 DVM working for us making 200k a year -out of school. Come work for us! We would renew you. Make you a SURGEON! These girls came in afraid to diagnose gastroenteritis and now they perform TTT's at least once a month. We have insane parties, public events, we have a 6ft stack oif treats clients bring us that we cannot chisel through, lol. You just need the right place. South east Texas. Straight up no bs we would hire you in a second. LFG! :)
Edit: I'm a millennial, we aren't kids, but you know what I mean.
I love this. Thank you so much for sharing your story, giving your advice, and for sharing the nomv link.
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!
This video brought tears :c But I'm happy you are doing better and quit. Keep being strong! :3
I hear ya sister. After 16 years of FT work in practice as a vet nurse I am so happy that I left the hospital for working from home in pet insurance. Burnout is real- I worked through it for about 18 months before I dissolved into a true mental breakdown. I took FMLA and had 12 weeks of medical leave before making the final decision to leave hospital work. Now, I work 1-2 shifts a month per diem and that keeps me happy :) seeing great clients and some fav patients still gives me the warm and fuzzies and then when I have to deal with a PIA client I smile through this not being my FT job anymore.
I have no words to describe how your video made me feel. I’m a foreign veterinarian and I’m working hard to get my license in US. Working as vet tech right now has allow me to see everything that you just described as a vet. Our field tends to be tough and I also learned myself that mental health comes. I’m glad your realized that sooner than later. Best of luck and success!
Best of luck to you as well!
Hi Alejandra can you please inform me about licencing processes how you found your job abroad etc
Thank you
Hi Alejandra, may I ask about your plans for the future? Do you plan to work in general practice?
I want to become a vet specialist but specialty training is not available in my country so i'm planning to do what you did as well🤞🏻Do you have any idea about foreign vets getting into specialty training in the US?
Also, any updates on your licensing exam? Have you cleared it by now?
Hi are you on the ECFVG program??
@@adriianleonne9731 yeah
I am switching over too. I like to spend alot of time with patients and do diagnostics. Where I'm at it's in and out in a jiffy. Not liking that ! I'm ready for a change .
Good for you for standing up for yourself! Your in a good profession. You are needed. Dont let a job drain you.
This is awesome, even great to hear as a tech. THANK U!
I wasn't aware of all this going on behind the scenes. It puts everything into perspective
So proud of you 🤍 I’ve literally been watching you since your first year in get school!
Aw I loved hearing this! Thank you for following along for so long!
Im a VA on the path to VET Tech and then DVM and I want this so badly but the industry is hard we are dying out here and videos like this set me back but I love nothing more to be there helping animals and being that person. I wonder if this is a right fit for me, I love your dedication to yourself and choosing to better YOU, that also helps a lot. Im scared but I want to be that person I want what you had. Its just so hard day to day the clients the undiagnosed prognosis.
Thank you for this amazing video ❤️
You're so welcome!
Such a beautiful dog !! 😍😍😍
Dog's got perfect timing!
thank you for sharing this video. im been thinking about career options literally forever because i was never really sure what i wanted to do. fast forward, my family adopts these stray cats and i literally fall in love with them. now i want to be a vet or maybe something specialized w/cats or i might just become a technician or just something relating. but im not sure especially since my mom wants me to do stuff in the medical industry. im not sure and especially with all the unfortunately sad things ive learned about the vet type industry. (long hours, people resigning, the surprisingly high suicide rates of vets). i completely understand you and respect your decision. it also is so helpful for people questioning like me. thank you. (sorry for my sad spelling, i usually spell better on a ipad or phone but im typing on a computer and im still learning so its a bit sloppy.)
Way to go!! It’s all a part of your story now. 💜💜💜
Thanks Mama Nelson!
You have inspired me so so so mutch to follow my dream and become a vet so thank you so so so so mutch for uploading
Worked with you when i was still an assistant at said er hospital. You were great btw . Happy youre doing well☺️
Awe thank you for commenting this ❤️ it means more to me than you could know. I hope you’re doing well too.
Proud of u! I’ve been feeling the same . Vet tech is something I’ve always wanted to do but sometimes I question it! But as long as we’re happy!
Thanks for Share... I hope you find a great new job...
😢Aw your pup felt how stressed you were talking about this 5:04 she stayed a while for emotional support💗 love how animals can pick on our emotions sometimes. I’m really proud of you for doing what’s best for your mental health and career YOU GOT THIS👍🏽
I have something to say.
I don't have therapist, i don't have friends/colleges that are in exact same mindset as i am, but i just want to put this out there, maybe i will read this in a 5 or 10 years and i will update how i feel about veterinary profession.
I wanted to be a vet since i was a little kid and i didn't care about a lot of people saying it's hard, because i believed i can do it. I have been and i still am in this field for almost 10 years.
I became an assistant, then started a vet school and now, when i'm almost half done with studies i understood that i burned out, because of hard studies and working 3-4 nightshifts a week while studying. Before starting it it seemed so f-ing cool, i thought i will have a lot of experience. I did. But i was not able to study, work and have a hobbies. I took a gap year and told almost no one. My parents still don't know it, even tho i live with them (they wouldn't understand, because when i told them i will do it, they started to became toxic, it's better this way that they don't know). I feel guilty when i tell my colleges that I'm just resting this year and working once a week, because it's this unwritten thing that they seem jealous about it, because they can't take a break, they are also burned out.
idk if i will continue to study. But i needed this break to just rest. I love this profession, i don't want to leave if, but from other hand i want to leave. We will see.
Bella, thank you so much for sharing this, i don't feel alone with this strange feeling of leaving something i love since i'm a kid. And i have watching your channel for like 5 years, it's kind of hear warming to see that i'm not alone with these thoughts.
P.S. You are so beautiful inside out, omg, love your vibe.
All my support to my vet and vet tech colleagues. - From a dog trainer ally
Well said. I'm sorry this happened to you. I hope you find a new niche that works out better for you.
You’re so beautiful and amazing and I think that’s it’s great you got the ER experience for a general practitioner, it can really help.
Thank you ❤️
I hope I can make a decision like this soon, I am not a veterinarian but I am just so burnt out where I am
I believe in you ❤️
this is my biggest fear at this time cause I'm a vet aspirent and this is still my dream job to be a wild life veterinarian. But the fact which is scaring me that the resources, the colleges which I have in my country don't give that much of oportunity, as the med school gives. At this point I am very confused and frustrated 😔
I literally attempted suicide bc of my job... now I'm permanently disabled. Mental health is more important than your career.
What was your job?
I'm PreVet doing the 3rd year of my undergrad and I'm really struggling with mental health and the classes. When you have a desire to go into veterinary medicine it's so hard to give it up and let go. I love my clients and the animals I work with, even my coworkers are amazing. It's hard to decipher If this is just a dump in the road or if I dare say something deeper.....
@cat bauer what are you graduating in?(undergrad)
Thanks
Great video.
You are brave you are more important.
Yeah 30 years of being an R.V.T.. work is hard! Support Veterinary Nurses too!
Hi, I'm a veterinary care assistant and have been working as one for the last 4 years but I can describe from my experiences that the veterinary industry is very toxic with high demands and expectations. When I started working as a VCA I was employed as a locum and would work at various clinics in the area although a lot of my training got cut short and interrupted by covid which did cause a lot of problems and having to deal with abusive staff definitely affected me in the first 2 years as I had put on 2 stone in weight due to work stress and stress eating.
I have now been working at a stationary clinic nearly for the past year and have settled but still having to deal with clicky work colleagues who like to gossip about other staff members and often you see favoritism in the workplace. I would like to proceed onto studying veterinary nursing but whether the opportunity comes available to me is another story.
Thank you for your story. I’m a vet student to, with big study doubts. I’m considering to get my bachelor’s degree and then stop with this study and start another master. Do you maybe have some tips or ideas for alternative studies in which you can use the knowledge of veterinary medicine, so all those years of studying has not been for nothing.
A masters in public health is a great degree to have paired with a DVM one day!
@@BellaVet thank you!
I’m in the same situation , I was thinking of sport science or something similar in the sport sector as I was interested in sport and performance too
Hey Bella, I’m a vet student my self and I really love the wildlife and exotic animals part of the career, but I’m scared because I’ve been warned a lot of times that it’s a very difficult to enter that kind of job because it doesn’t have a big demand of vets as other types of vet work. Do you have any recommendations to me? Or any suggestions on how should I enter this kind of world?
Same! I want to go into a wildlife and exotic animal career like ved med but I’m not sure I can find a ved med job in that field
Me too! But where I'm from (can) it's kinda the opposite...we are in high demand for exotic vets. The issue, most people don't want to specialize in that or vet schools are closing down their exotic branches (therefore Canadians who do want to do exotics, study abroad then never come back). I'm still in school but my word of advise for you would be to look into exotic/wildlife conservation. I've been volunteering at a wildlife rehab center/hospital for a while now and it's so interesting and rewarding to be able to help out the wildlife. Even as a vet, if you specialized in conservation you'd be able to get work in with rehab centers or zoos, and it's definitely something I'd recommend (and it's very interesting!)
Hi it’s crazy how I’m going into field I’m actually just going to transfer to cal Polly to finish my classes then apply vet school I am terribly scared I cry about this everyday I love animals and I already stress out but I just love the fact that I can make a difference one day but then I get scared that what if this dream of mine is not for me and Im scared for that
Sorry about this. I know how hard it can be. Not only the employers but also the clients can be tough. Not to mention how hard it is to treat our sick patients sometimes. But, you can find a practice that is better for you. Not an emergency clinic. You've got this. Dr. Orion.
Happy to report I’ve found one! Thanks Doc
Could it be maybe the place you worked? Or it like this every where?
Do what you want. Health is wealth. At the end of a long life the only one who cared about your life is YOU. All the other peoples' opinions through the years are long gone and mean nothing.
Rooting for you and thank you for sharing!
Also side note, what breed is your dog? He looks like an exact larger version of my dog! The resemblance is uncanny…
I'm new to all the vet field careers so correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like you're still a vet but just in a different area? Is that right?
Yes that is right, she is now a vet at a clinic rather than in ER.
So you went from ER vet to general practice vet?
You are a very sweet soul and a very good person. I wish you were my veterinarian. I am in Texas and I have four German Shepherd‘s or females to one year olds and I have two that just turned three and I will tell you the veterinarian I had here all she cared about was money, money money And wouldn’t let you go into the examining room with my dog and anytime something went wrong I would complain about it and then they would never admit that what the vet tech did was a mistake and they never admitted at all to anything they did to harm my dogs so I didn’t go there for a while and then it happened again and then I didn’t go there for a while and then we just decided we’re going to break off and I was going to find another vet. One of the girls that worked as a receptionist told me that the reason why they never admit the wrong is because it’s very hard to hire another vet tech anyway thank you so much for your video. You are a true sweetheart of a person. I am definitely going to subscribe to your channel and I wish you the best of luck in everything that you do. I wish you were my veterinarian for my for German shepherds…JAZZ, STARR, FREEDOM & NAVY….
Always remember that insults that insults are complements from the depths of ignorance, and in some cases stupidity❤
I want to be a veterinarian so bad like I been wanting to do it since I was little .. I’m scared I’m going to fall off track when I get in college!😖💯I got two years in high school left but what do you think I need to do to keep up this childhood dream ?😭
Try this video, I hope it helps! High School Tips for Vet School | BellaVet
Same, I am currently a sophmore. I’ve wanted to be a veterinarian ever since I was little, but as I was doing research, I found that it takes 8 or more years to become one. Throughout those years, many stress comes with it. I watched a TedTalk talking about the path/day of a veterinarian and it really was an eyeopener. I feel like I won’t be able to keep my mental health in a good place throughout the years to becoming a veterinarian. Right now, I’m considering to change my career job :(
The TedTalk youtube video is called “What Being A Veterinarian Really Takes” , I highly recommend. It helped me decide whether I should become one or not!
Thinking of quiting working in practice after finishing my one year contract.
After passing the board exam i went to clinic practice and then my senior (also boss) only accompanied me for around 2 weeks during my duty. Then i was left all alone in our clinic during my duty with the assistants...
Can i ask why vet clinic have to be 24/7 ? stay strong ! Is ok not to be ok ! :)
It was emergency
If you worked for Evidensia, then I understand you
Any foreign Veterinarian here working as a vet technician right now?
No. I am a foreign veterinarian, not a foreign vet techinican. ^-^
I wanted to apply to jobs in another countrt but they all take my degree as a vet tech until I get 5 yrs exp and do their exam so i was wondering what is the difference??
When the masks drop down on the plane, they tell you to put your own mask on first. You can't help anyone else if you don't help yourself.
Was navle easy?
Yeah would rather just Become a radiologist