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Veterinary Technician Reviews
What is it like working as a Veterinary Technician?
August 2016
Dont do it!
Veterinary Technician:
It's a mistake! Wish I never did it! You don't make enough money to live on your own!
June 2016
Find what you love.
Veterinary Technician:
There are so many specialties in veterinary medicine; try as many as you can before you decide to settle.
May 2016
Veterinary Technician:
Pros: Helping animals.
Cons: Not paid enough for my hard work.
April 2016
Rewarding. Can be stressful.
Veterinary Technician:
Pros: Helping families with there loved ones.
Cons: The hours. I work in a surgical practice, days can become very long.
February 2016
Veterinary Technician:
Do it for the love of the animals cause the pay is crap.
January 2016
Medicine is hard.
Veterinary Technician:
Be ready to get dirty. Don't bother doing your nails. Be prepared to bleed. Learn to move fast. People suck. Life is hard and doubly so for animals.
December 2015
My experience as an RVT.
Veterinary Technician:
Pros: I enjoy working with some of the animals that come in for wellness checkups. Also customers can sometimes be friendly. You work in a small environment so its easy to learn the ropes and get a jive for how each clinic works.
Cons: Most clinics are owned by doctors who dictate your pay as they see fit, mostly low. If you aren't headstrong and capable of handling constant stress and pressure to work harder for little reward, rethink this career. Malpractice is quite common but nobody will report it because if the doctors go down so will the entire clinic. IF you do get a job as an RVT, make SURE that you discuss your wages at the interview and tell them how much you plan on making. This will help you out in the long run.
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