What's popular is not always right, what's right is not always popular.
*sigh*
Being the Practice Manager at my office is not an easy job.
But I still stand by my decision.
So here is the story:
Back in late July, one of the doctors that uses our office for appointments, surgeries, etc., dumped off a Doberman/Rottweiler mix at our office. She said he would stay until he got neutered.
However, she never got around to neutering him until I emailed her and said he was becoming a problem. He was aggressive towards other animals boarding, and had bitten me twice, as well as biting Peppermint Patty.
This was 3 weeks later.
I also reminded her that I am pregnant, and if he injures me any worse than he already has, I had no qualms making the Rescue organization he belongs to financially responsible for any medical bills I would acquire.
About a week later she finally neuters him. Instead of discharging him a day or two later, he is still there. I tell her again he is becoming increasingly aggressive. She didn’t believe me, and decides she is going to “prove to me” that he is not aggressive at all. So her dumbass decides to walk him by her dog.
Well, the dog and her dog get into a HUGE fight, which resulted in both dogs bleeding and another dog freaking out from all the barking. So she says to me, “OK, you weren’t kidding, huh?” WTF? No, I’m not kidding. So she swears up and down he will be gone by the end of the week.
The week comes and goes, he is still there. The rescue organization he belongs to has not contacted us to let us know when he will be picked up, nor have they made any attempt to pay their outstanding balance of $7,500 (that has been pending and increasing since December of last year.) I then start telling Dr.V again that if he is seriously not gone by the end of the week, or if he bites abother employee again, I will be contacting Animal Control to come and get him. In the last 3 weeks or so, I have told her this at least 2 or 3 times.
Last week she says he will have a new home, someone is adopting him. She said he will be gone by Sunday, 9/11. Again, I tell her if he is still there Monday morning when I arrive, Animal Control will be contacted, since he has now been at our office for close to 48 days and no contact nor payment has been made in regards to him. We have had to buy more food than what we usually do to feed him, and do more laundry and dishes cleaning up after him. Plus, Dr. V has not paid me nor any other employees for accomodating her freaking case, Dr. Leif has, which is not his responsibility! We have not benefitted at all from this organization.
So this morning I walk in, and who do I see in the kennel? The damn dog. It turns out his adoptive family will not be taking im, since they have a Pit Bull and do not want to risk a fight. So I walk and feed the dog, then call the Rescue organization he belongs to. I left a message saying that both Dr. Leif and I felt that the best thing to do at this point is contact Animal Control if he is not gone from our office by the end of the day, and that they can arrange to have someone pick him up at the pound at their convenience, since he has been at our office over 45 days now, and no payments have been made towards his care. Plus as my pregnancy progresses, I can no longer handle as well as I normally could.
20 minutes later, his “Owner’s” daughter called, and said she would pick him up in a few hours. OK, great. Finally. So around lunch time someone came to pick him up.
A few hours later, Dr. V calls saying the dog’s owner is in tears, saying I left a super threatening message, claiming I was going to Euthanize the dog and slaughter him (none of which I ever said.) I told Dr. V my side, then she starts saying that what I did was illegal, and next time I need to ask her first. Then she started saying I am power hungry, and Dr. Leif should consider letting me go at this point.
Her anorexia is obviously affecting her brain and thought at this point, since I told her at least twice. (And no, I’m not talking shit when I say she is anorexic. She truly is.) I tell her I’m sorry I upset the dog’s owner, but I stand by my decision. I was being put at risk, as well as my employees. We were not financially benefitting from this charity group. If anything, we were losing money.
Readers, what are your thoughts?
Being the Practice Manager at my office is not an easy job.
But I still stand by my decision.
So here is the story:
Back in late July, one of the doctors that uses our office for appointments, surgeries, etc., dumped off a Doberman/Rottweiler mix at our office. She said he would stay until he got neutered.
However, she never got around to neutering him until I emailed her and said he was becoming a problem. He was aggressive towards other animals boarding, and had bitten me twice, as well as biting Peppermint Patty.
This was 3 weeks later.
I also reminded her that I am pregnant, and if he injures me any worse than he already has, I had no qualms making the Rescue organization he belongs to financially responsible for any medical bills I would acquire.
About a week later she finally neuters him. Instead of discharging him a day or two later, he is still there. I tell her again he is becoming increasingly aggressive. She didn’t believe me, and decides she is going to “prove to me” that he is not aggressive at all. So her dumbass decides to walk him by her dog.
Well, the dog and her dog get into a HUGE fight, which resulted in both dogs bleeding and another dog freaking out from all the barking. So she says to me, “OK, you weren’t kidding, huh?” WTF? No, I’m not kidding. So she swears up and down he will be gone by the end of the week.
The week comes and goes, he is still there. The rescue organization he belongs to has not contacted us to let us know when he will be picked up, nor have they made any attempt to pay their outstanding balance of $7,500 (that has been pending and increasing since December of last year.) I then start telling Dr.V again that if he is seriously not gone by the end of the week, or if he bites abother employee again, I will be contacting Animal Control to come and get him. In the last 3 weeks or so, I have told her this at least 2 or 3 times.
Last week she says he will have a new home, someone is adopting him. She said he will be gone by Sunday, 9/11. Again, I tell her if he is still there Monday morning when I arrive, Animal Control will be contacted, since he has now been at our office for close to 48 days and no contact nor payment has been made in regards to him. We have had to buy more food than what we usually do to feed him, and do more laundry and dishes cleaning up after him. Plus, Dr. V has not paid me nor any other employees for accomodating her freaking case, Dr. Leif has, which is not his responsibility! We have not benefitted at all from this organization.
So this morning I walk in, and who do I see in the kennel? The damn dog. It turns out his adoptive family will not be taking im, since they have a Pit Bull and do not want to risk a fight. So I walk and feed the dog, then call the Rescue organization he belongs to. I left a message saying that both Dr. Leif and I felt that the best thing to do at this point is contact Animal Control if he is not gone from our office by the end of the day, and that they can arrange to have someone pick him up at the pound at their convenience, since he has been at our office over 45 days now, and no payments have been made towards his care. Plus as my pregnancy progresses, I can no longer handle as well as I normally could.
20 minutes later, his “Owner’s” daughter called, and said she would pick him up in a few hours. OK, great. Finally. So around lunch time someone came to pick him up.
A few hours later, Dr. V calls saying the dog’s owner is in tears, saying I left a super threatening message, claiming I was going to Euthanize the dog and slaughter him (none of which I ever said.) I told Dr. V my side, then she starts saying that what I did was illegal, and next time I need to ask her first. Then she started saying I am power hungry, and Dr. Leif should consider letting me go at this point.
Her anorexia is obviously affecting her brain and thought at this point, since I told her at least twice. (And no, I’m not talking shit when I say she is anorexic. She truly is.) I tell her I’m sorry I upset the dog’s owner, but I stand by my decision. I was being put at risk, as well as my employees. We were not financially benefitting from this charity group. If anything, we were losing money.
Readers, what are your thoughts?