I am a large animal veterinarian, currently in a resident position at a university, and 1.5 years out of school. I make about $38,000 per year before taxes, regularly working 11+ hour days, with on-call/emergency shifts, in a master's program as well, with a high reading load outside…Â
Another red flag: if you express concern about something that deeply troubles you and repeatedly get the dismissive response of "you're overthinking it. Stop overthinking, etc". Signals that they are unable to confront uncomfortable topics, and would rather feel comfortable than listen…Â
Convinced that "quiet quitting" is just employers having an overinflated sense of the role a job plays in an employee's life, and getting fussy when employees don't give a blood oath and sell their sanity for their job. Congrats that they distilled it into diction sneaky enough to…Â
When I was a kid, living out in rural California, I was playing outside with my dog (we were super close), and he was walking by my side, and ran a few steps to the side and was acting playful like he wanted me to follow him, so I did. After taking a few steps toward him, I saw movement…Â
I'm so glad this is being recognized and talked about. I have struggled with picking at small bumps, zits, ingrown hairs on my arms and legs for over a decade. It felt like I was getting tiny impurities out of myself that I thought nobody else had in their skin. I would feel so ashamed…Â
No such thing as "an allowance". I sold chicken eggs, cleaned saddles, washed windows, weed-whacked yards, pet-sat, and made/sold greeting cards to buy what I wanted.
Also learned that you can make ground beef go further by mixing it 1:4 with beans.
On a date, in my 4th year of vet school, a guy tried telling me how neutering a dog takes away its purpose in life and is inhumane, "based on basic philosophy". I explained the scientifically-founded pros and cons to him and he said "wow, you know a lot of good reasons", so I told…Â
While working at a dairy along with another (male) vet student, we had to carry big buckets of milk to calves and took turns doing so. I picked up the buckets and the male farmer said to my colleague "Are you going to let her do that?"...thank goodness the colleague immediately replied…Â
Here's a heart-melter for you (technically about Sunday school, but still qualifies as candid kid loveliness):
I was teaching preschoolers and one little girl fell while playing and bumped her knee, and started to cry. Her friend was obviously alarmed and said to me while I was comforting…Â
I had a premonition right before a past horse of mine freaked out:
He was a calm, steady ranch horse tied to a fence post while I brushed him. To his right was an old feeder made of a metal oil drum, and I was on his left. Suddenly I felt a weird energy and thought "something is…Â
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