Aaaaaand now for something completly different.
Not really..;>
Got new job. Working hard and actually looking forward to getting up in the am to go tend the animals. I do, however, have a whacked out schedule due to being split between two different departments. But such is life when pursuing ones dreams. I can handle it. For the first time in over 3 years, I woke up yesterday and was looking forward to going to work on a Monday. It is hard work, and tireing as I get to run up and down 2 flights of stairs at least 10 times a day if not more but that in itself will aid me in the ever-impending goal of loosing weight.. My thighs already hurt.
Now that I am an employee at Loving Hands Animal Clinic (They have a website), I am priveledged to get a 50% discount on services. A lucky thing as there are 5 animals in the house that need vetting and updated vaccines. The dog alone (harley sez hi raze, I'm still fuzzy n cute) would have cot over 200$ for vaccines and her heartworm preventative which is a must here in Ga. With discount, that brings it to a more manageble level.
Which brings me to a little factoid: Noone there told me that the discount didn't start until 90 days after date of hire. So, me being happy, brought Miss Harley in for her stuff yesterday.. The discount wasn't in the system. Denise, our wonderful Operations Manager checked with Dr. Roesner and went ahead and put that in. Why, you ask.. Because evidently, they like me that damn much. They stole me from the soul sucking abyss of Kinko's and are treating me well. I get the distinct provledge of working with one of the few American Board certified Veterinarians in Georgia. One of the best. Our staff is entirely female. One of the Dr's specializes informally in exotics and avians. She's but a piece of paper from a formal certification and is so well known that the clinic stole her to work there.. And so well known that people in South carolina will drive to Atlanta just so she can check their Iguanas..
I just hope I can live up to the expectations that they have for me. Client services has lots of things for me to learn, from appointments, to phone etiquette to invoices and the ever popular medical charts. Slow going but I'm will get better at it. Kennel isn't that hard, just a lot of work. The kennel director will be looking to me to informher if things are not running right in the kennel, from improper cleaning and sanitizing, to mischarting creatures and misplaced board cards. Whoo! Talk about pressure. New girl n all..
The client services manager is pretty decent. Although I'm sure she was iffy on the whole me working in her department since she actually didn't get a say in it. They sortof just told her I was going to be working there and in the kennel. She's been damned decent so far what with working out the schedules so I work both departments, sometimes in one day.
I find myself doing a lot of nodding and smiling, for fear of coming off as little miss know it all stuck up wench. But this is what I tried to go to school for, this is what I spent high school researching and reading up on. This is what I want to do when I grow up. I may be 10 years behind everyone else in my age group but hey.. I'm doing it. It will be a long,hard road filled with many months and evenyears of patience as I pray for a Nurse position to open so I can slip in there,but already they are telling me little things you need to know. And you better believe that I am taking notes like a mad fiend, as if waiting for the final exam in a hands on lab class.
Life is like a lab class.. you have your examples, your assignments and then your exam.. To pass, you have to be able to look back when you're old and say to yourself, 'I am proud of what I did. I did well.' I want to pass this one.
Got new job. Working hard and actually looking forward to getting up in the am to go tend the animals. I do, however, have a whacked out schedule due to being split between two different departments. But such is life when pursuing ones dreams. I can handle it. For the first time in over 3 years, I woke up yesterday and was looking forward to going to work on a Monday. It is hard work, and tireing as I get to run up and down 2 flights of stairs at least 10 times a day if not more but that in itself will aid me in the ever-impending goal of loosing weight.. My thighs already hurt.
Now that I am an employee at Loving Hands Animal Clinic (They have a website), I am priveledged to get a 50% discount on services. A lucky thing as there are 5 animals in the house that need vetting and updated vaccines. The dog alone (harley sez hi raze, I'm still fuzzy n cute) would have cot over 200$ for vaccines and her heartworm preventative which is a must here in Ga. With discount, that brings it to a more manageble level.
Which brings me to a little factoid: Noone there told me that the discount didn't start until 90 days after date of hire. So, me being happy, brought Miss Harley in for her stuff yesterday.. The discount wasn't in the system. Denise, our wonderful Operations Manager checked with Dr. Roesner and went ahead and put that in. Why, you ask.. Because evidently, they like me that damn much. They stole me from the soul sucking abyss of Kinko's and are treating me well. I get the distinct provledge of working with one of the few American Board certified Veterinarians in Georgia. One of the best. Our staff is entirely female. One of the Dr's specializes informally in exotics and avians. She's but a piece of paper from a formal certification and is so well known that the clinic stole her to work there.. And so well known that people in South carolina will drive to Atlanta just so she can check their Iguanas..
I just hope I can live up to the expectations that they have for me. Client services has lots of things for me to learn, from appointments, to phone etiquette to invoices and the ever popular medical charts. Slow going but I'm will get better at it. Kennel isn't that hard, just a lot of work. The kennel director will be looking to me to informher if things are not running right in the kennel, from improper cleaning and sanitizing, to mischarting creatures and misplaced board cards. Whoo! Talk about pressure. New girl n all..
The client services manager is pretty decent. Although I'm sure she was iffy on the whole me working in her department since she actually didn't get a say in it. They sortof just told her I was going to be working there and in the kennel. She's been damned decent so far what with working out the schedules so I work both departments, sometimes in one day.
I find myself doing a lot of nodding and smiling, for fear of coming off as little miss know it all stuck up wench. But this is what I tried to go to school for, this is what I spent high school researching and reading up on. This is what I want to do when I grow up. I may be 10 years behind everyone else in my age group but hey.. I'm doing it. It will be a long,hard road filled with many months and evenyears of patience as I pray for a Nurse position to open so I can slip in there,but already they are telling me little things you need to know. And you better believe that I am taking notes like a mad fiend, as if waiting for the final exam in a hands on lab class.
Life is like a lab class.. you have your examples, your assignments and then your exam.. To pass, you have to be able to look back when you're old and say to yourself, 'I am proud of what I did. I did well.' I want to pass this one.