Pros and Cons of new job

GI822 · Post by **GI822** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:00 am

I work FT at a corporate office (been on medical leave for a few weeks and start back Monday) and part time at ER Vet Hospital. I've always loved working with animals and have decided that eventually I want to go back to school to become a vet nurse. I got a call from my boss at my vet job who said she has a full time position opening up. It would be 10 hr days, 4 days a week. I would work 9a-7p, M, Th, Sa, Su. I would be a superivsor on the weekend shift and then do recp work on M/Th. This would also open up the opportunity for me to train to become a vet assitant while I attend school.

I'm not too thrilled to work on the weekends, however, one of my problems with my anxiety is I hate driving during morning and evening rush hour. Working the weekends would eliminate that for me so the only time I would need to drive in it would be M/Th mornings.

I'm not happy about returning to work on Monday. While I LOVE the people I work with I don't like the job itself. I don't want to run away from the problem but at the same time I don't want to stay somewhere that doesn't make me happy. The FT job is closer to my home then the PT. I do deal with agoraphobia from time to time, which I'm dealing with now, so I think choosing a job further away from home would be better for me, get me more out of my comfort area.

I have a lot of decisions to make here. Has anyone else transferred jobs and felt better?

~*schnauzermom*~ · Post by **~*schnauzermom*~** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:26 am

What a really special person you must be. I don't have any job advice (except I hope you eventually just bite the books and make a full DVM). I do want to encourage you to go as far in the field that makes you HAPPY as you possibly can. That sounds to me like working with animals. Lots of things will be road blocks, but in the long scheme of your life, when you get paid to do what you really enjoy, all those road blocks just fall into categories of not being important. Best of luck to you.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:15 pm

Sounds like something you love is being thrown right at you. I would take the job in the vet office even if it meant walking to work if I had to, and working weekends. An opportunity is being offered to you to do something you love -plus training. I see a great opportunity here.