- Not a good environment if you want a standard cushy corporate job. Regardless of your level in the company, it is expected that you put your nose to the grindstone alongside your team. I think this is great, but I know it's a big turn off for some people, so if that's you, this company won't be the right fit.
- Vet med is a challenging field and it comes with a lot of people who have been treated poorly at other clinics in the past, or are just suffering from (totally understandable) compassion fatigue. On the HR side, this means that myself and my team generally field a larger percentage of employees who approach us with disrespect or assumption of wrongdoing any time they need help. This can be exhausting when you genuinely want to help them, but I try to remember that this is indicative of the culture in the industry and not personal. It is, however, not for the faint of heart. If you don't have a strong resilience for this kind of thing, I would choose another field to work in or your mental health may suffer.
- Compensation is extremely competitive for clinic and PPX roles (as it should be!) but on the HQ side, definitely understand that this is a start-up. While I've seen salary growth, if you come from a larger organization, you have to understand that you are trading the top-of-market pay for opportunity, experience, and ownership at this stage.