Pros
Some of the doctors are excellent/ amazing and great to work with. They were always willing to discuss cases and answer questions.
Cons
Techs are underappreciated and under utilized. There is a yearly changing of the intern doctors that causes lots of stress, and the training/teaching moments are mostly directed to them and the techs fall by the wayside. No effort is made to elevate them or to improve working conditions for them. Turnover is ridiculously high and techs are stretched to continuously train new assistants that frequently have little experience. Management has demonstrated over and over that technicians are not a high priority . There is definitely a clique mentality and rewards are given to those who tow the party line, not for merit. Christmas bonuses don't exist, and the 'gold star' bonus system relies on favoritism. If you want to learn knew things as an RVT, be prepared to hit a ceiling on what opportunities exist. And also learn to like having way too many tech supervisors and arbitrary rules that do not make for a good work environment, such as being required to take lunch as early as 10am if you start at 7am. I don't know how many times I had to stay late to get all my work done and , instead of being thanked for my dedication, I was reminded that overtime was frowned upon. Um, you're welcome?
