Pros
Helping animals, benefits and PTO. Have opportunities to deploy and help with cruelty cases but only if our schedule allows it. Writing opportunities to publish, articles, journals, book chapters, etc.
Cons
24/7/365 Upper management hires within and moves staff around to different jobs (or create new jobs) instead of letting them go, since they have been here for a long time. There are upper management staff members that have no veterinary experience at all but will tell others how to do their job. Some management like to use their power to cater to their own personal needs; leaving early, not showing up, not working holidays, etc. Managers have more than enough work time to do what they have to do but are given extra work hours away from helping animals. All of the managers should be closely watched with what they do, to make sure they are actually doing their jobs outside of their management role. Many managers are not given these needed reviews because the manager’s boss does not know how to look over anything due to not having experience in the animal field, gets pushed off on others to do. There is so much more but these are the main issues with management. Many staff do not really express how they feel about their jobs here. They are scared they will get fired for having an opinion or questioning the management’s ways. Even if surveys are said to be anonymous, we are still scared to voice out opinion. Even the information that is provided to upper management after an employee leaves (exit interview), doesn’t get looked at or considered to make things better. Favoritism is a big issues within the whole organization. The only way you will progress at your job seems to be a favorite or become a manager. If you are not liked, you will notice. Be ready to stay in the position you applied for.
