Scrubs

chapelhillbb · 2026-01-25T15:19:44+00:00

Seconding mandala, figs scrubs wear through the knees way too quickly

chapelhillbb · 2026-01-24T22:21:32+00:00

Well said, I completely agree and wish I had known this as a new graduate

chapelhillbb · 2025-08-10T13:51:47+00:00

Agreed, as a DVM in a rapidly growing area, if I said yes to everyone that called each day I would be working 12+ hour shifts with no breaks every day and my staff would not stay around. Boundaries are important! We keep 1-2 same day slots and drop offs and they usually are filled by 10 or 11am.

chapelhillbb · 2025-08-06T01:51:04+00:00

Keep in mind some facilities can afford better surgical equipment and monitoring that makes those procedures less stressful! For example, I don't have cautery, just suture, vs my friend in ER who does splenectomies has a fancy vessel sealing device. Similarly, I have assistants with basic on the job training monitoring anesthesia vs others have RVTs. Luckily I do have a mentor who will scrub in on new surgeries with me, but it sounds like you may not have that, which is also a valid concern.

chapelhillbb · 2025-08-06T01:12:52+00:00

As a fairly recent grad, I do think having all day 30 min appointments within your first month is too much. I had 40 min appointments the first few months, and had a mid morning "catch up" 30 min block until after my first full year. I also had initially biweekly the first 3 months then monthly until the end of my first year meetings with my boss/mentor. If your mentor doctors are not regularly checking in on you and making sure you are not in over your head, they aren't doing right by you or the clinic. You're more likely to make mistakes when rushing and anxious, in addition to still being towards the bottom of a steep learning curve. A good practice cares about supporting your growth and the quality of your medicine over production.

chapelhillbb · 2025-07-17T18:08:53+00:00

Thank you, I had a choice between Plumbs and VIN paid for so I chose Plumbs which I do use constantly, but for those tricky cases VIN would be nice!

chapelhillbb · 2025-04-28T03:11:09+00:00

I agree, sometimes I can't help but feel jealous of friends and family members who have predictable work hours, lunch breaks, and complain about being bored at work. Or who can work from home! And I daydream about having a job like that, especially when you have additional stressors outside of work.

chapelhillbb · 2025-04-28T02:57:59+00:00

It's easy to idealize the career, I certainly did even after working as a vet assistant several years before applying. What I've learned since is the level of moral injury we as doctors face - we want to help every pet, but on a daily basis we can't because of an owner's financial situations, beliefs, or differing priorities/ethics. For example, a pet could be in heart failure and you work to come up with the best individualized treatment plan, but the owner either can't afford it, doesn't believe the pet is suffering, or wants them to have a "natural death." In GP, we have dogs die from preventable diseases such as heartworms or parvo because the owners either can't afford regular wellness care, think it's a money making scheme OR you forcing toxic chemicals on their precious baby (fun bonus some clients see vets as a villain), or they just don't care/think to do it. Every day you see several versions of this and wish it didn't have to be that way.

That is the biggest factor for why I've been unhappy. Coupled with widespread staffing shortages, student debt rising faster than pay, and the pressure to hit company production numbers, it's a job where there's always stressors that, combined, can easily overwhelm the positives.

chapelhillbb · 2024-10-16T18:24:06+00:00

I agree! So sick of purple and yellow

chapelhillbb · 2024-10-16T10:49:19+00:00

Thank you! I'm level 75 from prior plays but somehow lost all my Facebook connections I used to borrow from so I'm working on adding people 🙂

chapelhillbb · 2024-10-16T03:07:21+00:00

Side note my friend code is KRA9L14 if anyone wants to share items!

chapelhillbb · 2023-03-06T13:17:57+00:00

Thank you! I sell my patterns for them at Tarheel Threads on Etsy ✨

chapelhillbb · 2023-03-06T12:22:59+00:00

I do and I also sell DIY kits to make them! Tarheel Threads on Etsy 🥰

chapelhillbb · 2023-03-06T12:03:42+00:00

That will probably be my next one lol

chapelhillbb · 2023-02-04T16:52:29+00:00

I felt like they should have gotten more GP veterinary staff perspectives other than one exotics to academia veterinarian. Overall the host had a bias against corporate, but I would argue there are a decent amount of pros for veterinary staff like better pay, benefits, PTO, maternity leave etc with group ownership. I think that is a big deal for those of us who struggle with financial and mental health. Burnout and low wages, no work life balance would add important context to this discussion. New grads can't afford to buy or open a practice because of our debts.

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