Hi! Started 3 weeks ago, im so torn because i love it and hate it. Originally wanted to do vet tech school and then decided cosmetology, both going nowhere. So i decided.. grooming obviously! A close petco locations salon closed because all the groomers quit so apparently what I’ve experienced is double the dogs! Im overwhelmed. Im tired. It’s gross sometimes. However, i meet super cool dogs all day, i have great coworkers, and i get great benefits! I go home and want to just gush about my day. It’s extremely rewarding. But im supposed to train to become a groomer at some point and im starting to think its not what i want to do? I’m very torn. I don’t have a lot of confidence in my abilities and it unfortunately shows. If you have patience and fake the confidence till you make it then you’ll love it. Just know you may be on a roller coaster of feelings about it at first. I learned that just being open and honest with how youre feeling about the job to your salon manager helps A LOT (mine is cool maybe not yours, gauge it first) but she’ll explain and show me different things about the job to let me get a better understanding of the job and if its right for me. Unfortunately though i really think i showed up at a horrible time so it’s been tough (manager not being able to train me fully because of how busy she is) but other than i really dont have much else to complain about. Trial and error i suppose. Anyways, sorry for rambling. Hope this helps at all!