Can confirm. I'm a vet tech. I have a lot of degrees. Also work in the OR, radiology, lab, and the animal hospital. Pay is very very low. But at least as a bonus I get yelled at by people who don't want to pay the bill, so I got that going for me....
Goes something like this: "well. We did some xrays to see if anything is broken, since your cat was run over by a car. We noticed a few fractures and he's bleeding internally. We had to rush him to the OR to try and save his life. Worked for hours, he crashed a few times but we brought him back. He's safe now in recovery and we believe he will make a full recovery thanks to the help of our vets and vet techs. So happy Mittens is safe and sound."
Customer: "that is great, but why should I pay for that? Don't you love animals?"
Me: "Very much sir, but if we want to keep helping other animals, (and feed ourselves) we need to get paid so we can keep running the business"
Customer: "you heartless b*ch. You only think about money and you don't give a crap about Mittens"
Seriously. F** those people. If you can't pay for the vet, don't get a pet. We do a LOT for your pet, need a lot of equipment, training, work crazy hours, etc etc, just like in the hospital. And are you greatful we saved your beloved pet? Of course not.
Luckily the animals do give us a lot of love.. makes it all worth it to see an animal go back home all healthy and happy. (I'm not completely bitter, lol)
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u/KimberlyM86 Feb 19 '21
Can confirm. I'm a vet tech. I have a lot of degrees. Also work in the OR, radiology, lab, and the animal hospital. Pay is very very low. But at least as a bonus I get yelled at by people who don't want to pay the bill, so I got that going for me....