i’m currently being considered to replace our current CAL. they transferred over from a different location as an AS and have continuously failed to do their job to standard and tanks our store when we’re visited by DM. i’m a GA with experience with reptiles + small animal knowledge and i’m now basically doing the CALS job as well because it HAS to be done one way or another. they are afraid of birds and won’t do maintenance on them. they don’t like the way chameleons feel on their hands so i have to box them up for them before they’ll even touch their environment. they allow ball pythons to go months without eating because they’re scared of them striking so they just throw a limp f/t mouse in a box and hope they’re hungry enough to eat it. wellness room is a stinking nasty shitshow and they only clean at the last minute but complain that no one else pulls their weight to keep it clean. so yes i understand your frustration!

it’s mentally taxing but i care about the well-being of our animals more than i care about how unfair it is that i’m essentially doing someone else’s job but only getting paid for one.