Wow, between and I, you people are going to be sick of hearing about us

I'm really just doing my best to keep this bloody thing going. I'm not entirely sure why, but I've felt the need recently to be more productive, and while this may not be important, it's at least writing practice.

So... Work...

As you likely (although not necessarily) know, I work at High Park Animal Hospital. I essentially fell into the job back in October when one of my friends let me know that the clinic she worked at was hiring. I did stellar in my interview (apparently) and started Hallowe'en (technically on the 30th, but it's way more fun to say on Hallowe'en).

Originally my job was entirely holding animals and cleaning up, although at this point my work is a bit more in depth.

I've been starting the odd appointment, giving subqutaneous (under the skin, the easy ones ) injections, dealing with the odd clients, and lending my reptile knowledge to the technicians (and even a few of the doctors).

Overall I really have to say that I'm loving it. The people I work with are stellar or at the least tolerable, and the work itself almost always leaves me with opportunity to learn new things. While my basic reptile care knowledge hasn't escalated much, I have picked up many things on the medical side.

Of course there are many more non-reptilian patients, and I have also enjoyed being engaged in those cases, but I can't argue that the reptiles are what really make the job wonderful.

Despite all of that, I don't know if I can see myself working in this field forever. I feel like there is only so much I'll be able to do/learn before I hit a cap and have to decide to either walk away or become an actual vet, and frankly I don't really want to be a vet. I think that I would love the challenge of it and the ability to almost always be learning new things, but I'm quite unsettled by the monetary value attached to the services we offer. I know that the prices are fair, but I don't know if I could constantly be walking into a room with a big heavy quote behind me.

That said, it certainly isn't something I need to worry about for the time being. I'm quite content to work here for as long as I remain in Toronto, and I'm fairly content to remain in Toronto for at least another year. Likely it will be much more than that, as I don't think I'll be leaving the city until I have the money and the opportunity to do something well away from it.

And so I think that I'm going to leave you with that. I'm sure I could continue to ramble on if I truly wanted to, but I'm tired and really just want to go chll with a glass of wine in front of the TV. Fucking TV.

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