To each their own - Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) VEG ER for Pets Employee Review

3.0
Mar 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Well paid 2. Well staffed 3. Food and drinks were provided

Cons

1. Cult-like culture 2. Company has a superiority complex when comparing itself to other vet corporations 3. Very inexperienced doctors and techs/assistants working there; so patient care is not at it's best. Especially when it comes to pain management. Many doctors just graduated from school and went through a 6 month accelerated program. Still doesn't give as much experience and skill set when compared to doctors that have done actual internships at specialty/ER hospitals. 4. Patient safety and comfort is a constant issue at the expense of the VEG spikes, which says clients are allowed in the back with their pet. So there is too much stimulation for the patients, especially during induction and recovery patients from anesthesia. 5. Management worked remotely and was never there to see the day-to-day actions of what was taking place in the hospital. So if there were issues it would become a "she-said-he-said" issue. 6. Management was not supportive, and did not respond when we offered/recommended ways on how to improve patient safety, patient care, or on how to advance skills of all technicians. Felt very much ignored and worked like a minion 7. VNDCs were not as knowledable or experienced as one would assume

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VEG ER for Pets Response
4y
We appreciate your honest feedback, as we are always looking to improve as a company. Our mission of helping people and their pets when they need it most is at the heart of everything that we do. Our VEGgies contribute to that mission every day, and we pride ourselves in having a culture of openness, togetherness, meaningful moments, and heroic helping. It’s important to call out that patient care is our top priority. We can ensure that all of our recent graduate doctors as well as those coming from a field outside of emergency go through a 6 month intense training to fully prepare them for any kind of emergency at our hospitals. All of our doctors, technicians and assistants have unlimited continuing education to always stay up to date in the latest techniques in performing better medicine. Our leadership does not work remotely - they work out of our headquarters, VQ, and they go through extensive leadership training with VEG Academy to ensure that they are motivating and supporting their teams daily. Keeping families with their pets throughout their time at VEG provides peace of mind and transparency throughout the entire treatment process. It is not a risk to patient safety or comfort- it’s actually quite the opposite. Our patients more often than not feel more comfortable with their owner present, and the owner has full transparency into what is happening with their pet, too. We are sorry to hear that you felt like you weren’t supported at VEG, because that is very much not the case. We do understand that not everyone will feel comfortable with or value the same things that we do, and that's totally ok. We hope you find a position where you feel happy and we wish you all the best in your career!

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VEG ER for Pets Response
2mo
Thank you for sharing your experience and for the time you spent at VEG. We’re happy our open concept design was a positive aspect of your experience, but we’re very sorry you felt unsupported during your time here, especially during such a difficult time in your life. Compassion and support for our VEGgies is incredibly important to us, so your experience with leadership, and staffing is not what we want for our teams. Thank you again for sharing your perspective; feedback like yours helps us continue to grow and improve.
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