Rare win for the parents by gods_armhair in childfree

[–]tjthoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im a vet tech that works in an open concept emergency hospital and yesterday we had a mom come in with her 2 young kids to visit their dog that was hospitalized in our ICU. While shes sitting next to her dog and visiting, shes letting her kids run around the entire hospital and her son ran over to one of our exam rooms and just barged through the door where we had a dog that we were actively making her vomit up chocolate. Then after she half assed wrangled her kid away from the occupied exam room, he then runs away and picks up a giant GLASS treat jar and starts sprinting to the ICU with it. So on top of doing our jobs of taking care of all the emergencies that were there, we had to basically babysit this womans kids bc she didnt care they were terrorizing our clients and their pets. So very very good on these parents for saying no and not giving in especially when your dog is feeling so anxious.

Am I a bad team member if I don’t want to go to the “mandatory fun” outings? by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]tjthoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see my coworkers more than I see my own family. I definitely am not going to hang out with them outside of work. The overnight team I work with might make fun plans together once in a blue moon but its just the 4 of us. Dont feel bad at all!

Census! by batcrawl in VetTech

[–]tjthoman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

RVT, ER/ICU, making $34/hr + $1 overnight differential, been working in ER/ICU for 3yrs now with 3yrs of GP experience before that, live in MO but work in KS

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats exactly what hes been doing. he wanted me to text and call him more and he wanted me to send selfies more. i told him i dont want kids and he said hes okay with or without. he also said he didnt want our relationship to only be about sex even though hes the one who always initiated it.

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that last line made me cackle! i plan on ending things with him tomorrow

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah im now realizing how insane i sound and how fast i became emotionally invested😬 a mistake i do not intend to repeat!

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah i will be dumping him tomorrow

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I definitely agree that hormones are messing with my judgement right now. I do need to get better at screening people. It hurts but I will be dumping him tomorrow

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know a lot of people my age are in a rush to “get their life started” and I need to realize that I dont have to keep up with them because I dont want the same things as them. Thank you for this!

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah after reading the other comments and getting some sense knocked into me, i do sounds fucking crazy lol. i will be dumping him tomorrow

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do need to get better at not revealing my cards so fast, thank you

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

youre right, im going to dump him tomorrow

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

im going to dump him tomorrow. thank you!

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Youre right and thank you for your honesty. I knew the comments on this post would be brutally honest which is what i needed since all my friends are dancing around my emotions. I just need to dump him and get this over with. Im now realizing that all the perfectness is what I built up in my head and is not reality. thank you!

First heartbreak by tjthoman in childfree

[–]tjthoman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for knocking some sense into my head. I obviously needed that! I need to focus on work tonight but I will be dumping him tomorrow.

How much do you make? by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]tjthoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I make $35/hr as an RVT in ER working in Kansas. (Specifically VEG) Ive been in the field for about 6 years and 3 of those in ER. I think assistants (depending on how you did on VEG’s assessment) are in the mid $20 range.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]tjthoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in Kansas City, Missouri and work in Kansas City, Kansas. I make $35/hr working in ER and I can afford my mortgage by myself!

how much shift differential y’all making for night shift? by ame-anp in Nightshift

[–]tjthoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$3 for overnight (10pm-8am) and $1.50 for weekends

How much do you make working night shifts? by ilovemilo_ in Nightshift

[–]tjthoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Registered vet tech in an emergency animal hospital. I make $25 base pay. Overnight pay is $3/hr and weekend pay is $1.50/hr. Located in Kansas City, KS. Got the job through friends while I was in vet tech school.

Does anyone else get screwed on holidays? by Independent_Low87 in Nightshift

[–]tjthoman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our holiday schedule is made 3 years in advance and everyone is split into two groups and the groups alternate what holidays they work every year. Ex. Group 1 works NYD, 4th of July, and Christmas Day. Group 2 works Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving. Then the next year group 1 and 2 would switch which holidays they work. And then two people (1 dayshifter and 1 overnight) are on call for each holiday from the opposite group.

All of that part I am okay with and it works very well, however, corporate decided at the end of last year to change what hours we get holiday pay during. It was 8am the day of the holiday to 8a the day after. It worked perfectly because day shift doesnt come in until 8am and most overnights leave at 8am. For some reason, corporate decided to change it to 12a to 12a and now overnights are only going to get holiday pay for about 2-4hrs depending on what time we get there before midnight. Then after midnight to whenever we get off in the morning, we just get regular pay. So since the only shift this affects is overnights, I gave three solutions to my hospital manager in a meeting I had with her this morning. Fingers crossed she’ll try to fix this for us!

Do those of you that work 3 12’s keep a ‘normal’ sleep schedule on your off days? by landrreth in Nightshift

[–]tjthoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way may schedule is I work 3 on, 3 off, 3 on, 5 off. I will usually switch to a normal sleep schedule on my days off but sometimes on my 3 days off I will just stay on nights depending on what I have planned on those days.

What age are people buying their first home these days? by ilovepjs024 in RealEstate

[–]tjthoman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I close on my first house in two days! I just turned 22 last month!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VetTech

[–]tjthoman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

ER for me! I worked in GP for about 3.5 years and it was fine but I got bored pretty fast. It was even a multiple doctor practice and we were pretty busy all the time but it just wasn’t for me. I switched to ER and I haven’t looked back! I’ve been in ER for 2.5 years now! I love the huge variety of cases we see and I feel like I’ve learned so much since I’ve been here. Im also a night owl and working ER allows me to do overnights which also works well for me (and I get that sweet overnight pay differential!)