Ahhhhhh! Packing!
I'm uncovering things that haven't seen the light of day for about 3 years, finding lost notes that may have been helpful for uni, and generally making a mess. There's dust everywhere. Not too much actual packing has been done.
Unprepared? Me? Never.
Saturday 30 October 2010
Saturday 23 October 2010
Tigers!
There's a new button, and it's all about tigers. As the information from the WWF says:
"Right now, there are as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild and that number is falling. Tiger habitat is being lost at an alarming rate and poaching has surged over recent months."
Tigers are amazing creatures. If you have a spare moment, take a look at the petition which aims to help increase tiger numbers, or just click the button on the sidebar.
I'm the proud sponsor of a tiger, thanks to a friend, called Kamrita. Her avatar, a cuddly tiger, goes quite a few places with me. She's now a regular at the pub, has been photographed with Nessie, driven 3 boats and will go out on call with me. Photos to follow maybe...
"Right now, there are as few as 3,200 tigers left in the wild and that number is falling. Tiger habitat is being lost at an alarming rate and poaching has surged over recent months."
Tigers are amazing creatures. If you have a spare moment, take a look at the petition which aims to help increase tiger numbers, or just click the button on the sidebar.
I'm the proud sponsor of a tiger, thanks to a friend, called Kamrita. Her avatar, a cuddly tiger, goes quite a few places with me. She's now a regular at the pub, has been photographed with Nessie, driven 3 boats and will go out on call with me. Photos to follow maybe...
Wednesday 20 October 2010
More Goodbyes
Today was spent with the vet practice where I have spent a good portion of my life, saying farewell to the various people.
Some people, such as one of the office staff, I've known since I first went there as a kid about 13 years ago. The vets change fairly regularly but some I've known for the past 4 years, others for just 2 years, but we still get on really well. I've worked with the head nurse since she started in 2001. New people to the practice generally got me to work with when I was on EMS as I knew the place so well.
At interview I was asked why I didn't want to work with this practice. It's mainly because it's not what I need in terms of support for a first job, i.e. there is none really.
Maybe one day I will come back. I love the area, I love the people I'd be working with. Sadly not all the memories are as amazing though. One for the future.
Some people, such as one of the office staff, I've known since I first went there as a kid about 13 years ago. The vets change fairly regularly but some I've known for the past 4 years, others for just 2 years, but we still get on really well. I've worked with the head nurse since she started in 2001. New people to the practice generally got me to work with when I was on EMS as I knew the place so well.
At interview I was asked why I didn't want to work with this practice. It's mainly because it's not what I need in terms of support for a first job, i.e. there is none really.
Maybe one day I will come back. I love the area, I love the people I'd be working with. Sadly not all the memories are as amazing though. One for the future.
Monday 18 October 2010
More On The Job
So a bit more about the job situation...
In the end I applied for about 6 or so. I had interviews with 2, rejection letters from 2 more and I've heard nothing at all from the final 2 - strangely enough the first and last ones I applied to.
The two interviews all seemed fairly straightforward. I've heard some horror stories from others about aggressive questioning and other badness. For me they just seemed to want to chat! Very nice.
So my work in a mixed practice job with a couple of other branch practices in the Edinburgh area. The best part is they really seem to be switched on to the requirements of new grads such as myself. I'll start off slowly according to their schedule, learning various procedures until I'm comfortable with them.
All sounds pretty good really! I can't wait to start. There's just the small matter of having to pass the driving test first.
Really need to revise everything too before I start. My medicine isn't as great as it should be, and I haven't done any surgery for months. Hopefully it will all come back.
In the end I applied for about 6 or so. I had interviews with 2, rejection letters from 2 more and I've heard nothing at all from the final 2 - strangely enough the first and last ones I applied to.
The two interviews all seemed fairly straightforward. I've heard some horror stories from others about aggressive questioning and other badness. For me they just seemed to want to chat! Very nice.
So my work in a mixed practice job with a couple of other branch practices in the Edinburgh area. The best part is they really seem to be switched on to the requirements of new grads such as myself. I'll start off slowly according to their schedule, learning various procedures until I'm comfortable with them.
All sounds pretty good really! I can't wait to start. There's just the small matter of having to pass the driving test first.
Really need to revise everything too before I start. My medicine isn't as great as it should be, and I haven't done any surgery for months. Hopefully it will all come back.
Wednesday 13 October 2010
Job
I have a job! Very excited, just accepted it.
It's a mixed practice job in Scotland, close enough to Edinburgh. I don't start for a few weeks so time for getting sorted.
Yay!
It's a mixed practice job in Scotland, close enough to Edinburgh. I don't start for a few weeks so time for getting sorted.
Yay!
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