About a year ago when I was working at a veterinary hospital, I experienced one of the busiest days of my career. It was a sunny Saturday and I was the only experienced veterinarian on duty because of my irresponsible boss. That day a new colleague had just started working with us. Typically, we don’t assign major responsibilities to new hires right away. Instead, we let them handle routine cases like administering regular parasite treatments. However, that day my new colleague seemed more interested in observing me rather than attending to the patients. At some point he even wanted to do the second dental cleaning himself, but I couldn’t give him this task from the first day. At one point he even took a meal break while I was overwhelmed with a never-ending stream of cases. From ultrasound examinations to dental cleaning, even regular parasite treatments were supposed to be his doing, but he chose not to do. I handled a wide range of procedures back-to-back without a single moment to catch my breath. I didn’t even have time to drink water. By late afternoon I was completely exhausted. I remember stepping into the elevator and silently screaming just to relieve the stress. By 7pm it felt like I had been working for 24 hours straight without a break. He was physically mentally draining, but it also reminded me how unpredictable and demanding this profession can be.
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About a year ago, when I was working at a veterinary hospital, I experienced one of the busiest days of my career. It was a sunny Saturday, and I was the only experienced veterinarian on duty because of my irresponsible boss. That day, a new colleague had just started working with us. Typically, we don't assign major responsibilities to new hires right away. Instead, we let them handle routine cases like administering regular parasite treatments. However, that day, my new colleague seemed more interested in observing me rather than attending to the patients. At some point, he even wanted to do the second dental cleaning himself, but I couldn't give him this task on the first day. At one point, he even took a meal break while I was overwhelmed with a never-ending stream of cases. From ultrasound examinations to dental cleaning, even regular parasite treatments were supposed to be his responsibility, but he chose not to do them. I handled a wide range of procedures back-to-back without a single moment to catch my breath. I didn't even have time to drink water. By late afternoon, I was completely exhausted. I remember stepping into the elevator and silently screaming just to relieve the stress. By 7 PM, it felt like I had been working for 24 hours straight without a break. It was physically and mentally draining, but it also reminded me how unpredictable and demanding this profession can be.
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