Is this level of toxicity normal in Vet Med?
Hi y’all, so I’ve really wanted to get into vet medicine and I figured with me being as young as I am this would be a good time to start and get hours in for my resume. I’ve been here about a month and a half now I’m not a dummy and I realize in all medical fields there is toxicity but I wasn’t expecting the toxicity I’ve been met with. One of the older TAs who I’m paired with makes me do all the opening and midday duties by myself, will tell me everything needs to be cleaned and spotless, and get upset with me for following instructions I’ve been given from other more senior workers. I got told to leave a blanket on a stretcher just in case we have another emergency come in, she gets upset with me saying you always have it cleared. I’m asked to help hold with in an xray in the middle of cleaning, excellent, I wanna learn. We need a third she comes in, mind you she’s not doing anything other then clean already clean razors, and tells me to wipe down xray. Then as I’m wiping down xray and looking at the schedule before I go back to cleaning I get told not to be on the computer all day and stuff still needs to be done on the list. I’m aware?? She gets in a half an hour later and tasks that are completed by two TAs during the day are only completed by me. She barely helps with shipments and putting those away. I was sent to lunch in the middle of these tasks. I take hour long lunches. I come back, she hasn’t done anything. Closing time comes around, I get my tasks completed and as Im still learning I ask for help with certain items. She grabs the lists asks why I marked off closing blinds, I tell her no one’s initials were on there when I checked blinds and I’m going to close room when this next patient leaves, she’s says don’t mark off tasks not completed by me, which fair enough. Mind you she’s very chipper and happy with everyone else, with me, stone cold, no help, won’t let me sit down for a second. Overall rude. Is this normal cause I don’t want to work this field is this is all it’ll be, I’m better than to be disrespected by an bolder lady for just wanting to learn and gain experience. Everyone else has warms up to me or has taken the time to work with me, not her, and I’m dreading working with her tomorrow even though she’s one of like four individuals set to check off my tasks while I’m training. Am I delusional? Idk ig it’s more of a vent then anything still though.