veterinary technician

veterinary receptionist

kennel technician

customer solutions specialist

engagement specialist

Forever Vets Animal Hospital

My typical day working would be at most tolerable, or sometimes overwhelming. The associates would usually be organized throughout the morning but very disorganized towards the end. I usually overwork myself without knowing, so I usually stay in my own lane and get what I can done. I found myself picking up the slack of others often since I was "reliable", and it got very annoying as management would never call them out for it; even if brought up to them.
In the beginning I knew nothing and learned absolutely nothing, the only "training" i got was months into the job, and that training was atrocious for what it's worth. I had to ask around since my trainer refused to train me and had "better things to do", and never had a proper trainer. When they gave us the 2 hour long training for 2 days, they expected me to know everything in the book. I remember being nitpicked and targeted over the smallest mistakes, and was never corrected as of how to approach said issue.
Management felt very dystopian, as they never entirely interacted with my section as we were seen as not as important as the other roles. Management quickly nitpicked the people they didn't like (yours truly), and never listened to what you had to say. For context, I have a mental disorder that effects every aspect of my life, and when I slip up over something small like not being available at a certain time due to a task; I'm brought in the office for a "chat", to be told I'm unreliable and that I'm not doing enough, meanwhile the other associate who's doing practically nothing but talking all day gets a pass on almost every mistake made.
The workplace is what you make it in my opinion, though there is a lot of drama that goes on in the work place; it's practically impossible to avoid it. If you seem different, they judge you; if you act different, they judge you; if you look a certain way, they judge you. It eventually comes to a head, but nobody is really your friend in the workplace.
The hardest part of the job was events and keeping up with management expectations, as Kennel Tech is the backbone of the operation (mainly dealing with daycare stuff). A lot of us come from little to no experience to animal care, so when we're either understaffed due to pulling associates for an event; or when we have high expectations in a short amount of time, it feels very overwhelming. If you communicate it with the manager, they will most likely acknowledge it but not lift a finger to help alleviate the issue; unless it comes from a Kennel Tech Leader.
The only enjoyable part of the job was the animals, as they made it worth coming in to work; you get to see many different personalities and breeds of animals, and you get to interact with them as well. Unfortunately though that's the only nice thing about the job.

I do not recommend working at this company, it is a very caustic environment for a wage that's not worth the mental warfare. Not friendly towards people with disabilities. If you have no experience prior to working at this company, they'll definitely use that to their advantage if you slip up.

I don't even know where to start. At the location I worked at the main doctor would gossip about the manager, and other employees to other employees. She made it very clear she disliked the company she was working for and was not happy. She made you feel as if you were in a fish bowl or like you had to walk on eggshells. If you did one minor thing wrong, the doctor made sure to make you feel small and illiterate, she definitely had a god complex. Every Tuesday you were REQUIRED to come in for a "weekly meeting" which was really a meeting of the office manager and doctor downing you, yelling at you, and making any mistakes you may of made, public so you would feel embarrassed. There is little to no training, which in turn only affects the clients and their beloved pets. They will pick anyone off the streets to do this job, which is a double edge sword because it helps people who want to be in this field a foot in the door, but also the training is so poor that people who do not have prior knowledge make mistakes and aren't corrected in a professional or encouraging,teachable kind of manor.Instead you are shunned and the doctor gets your fellow work associate's to bully you. After only a couple of days as a new tech, you are required to run rooms with the doctor with no training on how to, as well as operate the computer software, with no training. After about a week or so they throw you into drawing blood, doing xrays and monitoring pets that are under.
 If you by chance get extra hours one day, you are asked to take long lunches, sometimes 3 hours of a lunch instead of letting you go home early to flex out those hours. The office manager is in charge of ordering products to help the hospital flow, but we would run out of things as important as Diphenhydramine or Atropine because she would say "THE BUDGET ISNT BIG ENOUGH" then quite literally yell "SELL MORE IN ROOMS SO I HAVE A BIGGER BUDGET". 
They have something called wellness plans, the idea behind it is great, however the whole wellness department has no clue what they are doing and would call the clinic to speak with the techs about things they should be handling. As far as cost, they constantly jack up prices, and when a client isnt able to afford something, I have witnessed the doctor go to the treatment room cussing and talking badly about the client, saying things like "if you cant afford a pet you should not have one".  
Overall it is a toxic environment, with little to no pay and never feeling accomplished or appreciated.

Let me be clear here, this is a review for strictly the beach location. The job itself is not bad and is actually very rewarding. If you like working with animals and are relatively comfortable around dogs and cats, this is the job for you. You typically work long hours (10-12 hour shifts) but having three days off a week at full time is extremely hard for that. For this reason, I will give the company an extra star. 

However, the workplace culture, the gossip, and the poor management ultimately ruined my experience here. The managers will gossip ( in front of employees ) about the Veterinarians, and the Veterinarians will gossip with the employees about the managers. The social dynamic here is utterly chaotic, where people hold petty grudges, and the manager will throw you under the bus without blinking an eye. The management will purposely try and turn you against your coworkers, essentially throwing fuel on a blazing fire. I worked here for a year and did not receive a raise of any kind, so keep that in mind as well. There are required weekly meetings that are a complete waste of time and 95% fluff that could be accomplished with a simple email. 

The only reason I would recommend working for this company is if you want to get some experience as a Vet Technician, because they will hire people with little to no experience. As long as you have a good sob story in the interview and shmooz the hiring manager, you're good to go! The owner here is a great doctor, but he is under a false pretense of what actually goes on behind the scenes of his hospitals and how his office manager treats the employees.  

2/5.

good if you’re looking to start a career or get ur foot in the door in the vet med field; prior vet tech experience is not required- on the job training, if you’re looking for career advancement this job is NOT it. there is a lot of favoritism from upper management/ the veterinarian. to put it bluntly: if ur not their favorite tech, don’t expect to assist in surgeries, take point on emergencies, or do anything other than cleaning treatment areas and taking regular wellness/ vaccine appts. pay is not high enough for the average fort put in. training is an absolute joke. they’ll give you fill in the blank packets, and printout quizzes but never follow up or even check if your answers are correct. when coworkers attempt to help you or “train” you to do something, they get reprimanded by management and are told not to help you because they’re not your trainer. another con is the mandatory weekly meetings that count against your attendance if missed. nobody has your back, it’s more of a “do as i say, not as i do” sort of place.  the only real positives were the free wellness plan (for 1 pet) and the hour long lunch break. 

To start, this company is only good for giving you the experience needed. THATS IT. Management is the worst and doesn’t care about you, just money. The doctors are nice as long as you know what your doing, otherwise they will throw you under the bus to Managment and you’ll get talked to. No phones allowed even if you have an emergency at home or in general. Mandatory weekly meetings that will count as an unexcused absence if you miss them. THERE IS SO MUCH DRAMA, high school, petty drama at all the locations. They’re is favoritism between management, district managers and doctors towards staff. If you aren’t smiling everyday, you’ll get pulled into the office for a talking. You have weekly tests you have to pass when you first start too. Overall, Forever Vets is only good for one thing, training and making money. That’s all they care about. They’re pricing raise almost every week and they don’t make you aware of it, until your in a room with a client and you notice the office visit go from $40 to $60 within a week. YOU WILL STAY LATE ALMOST EVERYDAY. They accept emergencies 10, 5 even 1 minute before close, no matter the severity. This company taught me only one thing, to never work for them or the people who work there again. Good luck! 

They are so stuck up in having a fake positive environment and afraid to fire people that it effects the animals. It’s toxic for the employees because the good dedicated workers get passed up and over looked for doing their job while the  vile lazy nasty people get praised and coddled for just showing up and not throwing a tantrum one day out of the 4 they work. It’s a joke. They hire baby doctors with little to no training. I saw horrible stuff when I was there. Lots of mistakes from management that could have resulted in deaths of pets with no repercussions. They also underpay EVERYONE for the amount of work they make you do. They treat their employees like kids with Baxter bucks (fake money you can turn in to get “”prizes”” if you kiss enough but” it’s set up like chunky cheese and not real appreciated work. They act like it’s the 1950s their employees cannot have colored hair, tattoos showing, or piercings. They keep everything a secret regardless if it’s bad they don’t let people celebrate their successions because you can’t move up the ladder without stepping on someone else’s toes or exposing their lies. 

I had high hopes for forever vets, I went in with an open mind and was let down. the pay was low compared to the expectations the techs have.  Appointments get very chaotic in the evening everything was unorganized. I have been in the field for some time and have never been treated lower. Training was a joke!  I was thrown into unnecessarily complicated rooms without proper knowledge and time to understand the computer systems- I was often paired and trained by techs who wouldn’t take the time to explain anything. The doctor was snarky, speaking to me as if I’m a child, absolutely showed favoritism. A patient would show up for a simple dental consult and somehow get every diagnostic under the sun. I felt that they are more concerned about money vs client/ patient needs. The shifts are long, and often time you’ll be expected to stay after your scheduled. staff meetings are required even if scheduled off- they go over unnecessary details about finances and childish team building (crossword puzzles!)  if you commute it’s a waste of time. Caution anyone who thinks about applying.

At first this place seems like a great place to work. The hiring process was fun and quick, however the training is an absolute joke. My trainer did nothing but chat with our coworkers while I was supposed to be learning, and would hurriedly walk me through anything she actually did show me. If you don’t learn everything quickly enough or do something wrong due to lack of training, management is sure to bring it up during the weekly meeting without ever coming to you directly about the issue. The GOSSIP at this place is insane. Everyone runs around talking negatively about each other including the Doctor and the manager (horribly unprofessional). I can’t think of one day that I would sit at my desk and not hear girls standing behind me bashing other girls we worked with. The atmosphere they tell you about during hiring doesn’t actually exist there. All you can expect from this job is stress, long hours, constant gossip, and eventually being dismissed because you ask too many questions.

I have mixed feelings about my time at forever vets. While I am grateful for the training I received, the toxic and money hungry environment heavily outweighs my good memories. 
The cons: 
Weekly mandatory in person meetings @ 830am. Money hungry doctors working on commission. Stressed managers if location isn’t making enough. Cliques between doctors/managers. Toxic, lazy employees are given numerous chances. Often understaffed and over scheduled. Frequently stayed later than scheduled. Not allowed to have your phone on you(as adult, used responsibly) 
Overall corporate environment. 
Limited PTO, 4 days a year. No chance of gaining over the years. 
Open 7 days a week, and most holidays. No paid holidays 

The pros: 
Thorough training if inexperienced. 4 day work weeks. Rotating weekends(1/2 con-  if understaffed, you’ll probably work more weekends than promised).
Room for advancement. 

You can do everything they ask and they will still tell you you never did anything. They expect you to know everything OUTSIDE  your job description then mark you for not knowing it. The management will not give proper training and will tell you to google the answers or terms to learn things. If you don’t know the terms or medical terms you will be ignored and talked down to by the whole hospital. The best part of the job was connecting with clients and their pets before handing them over to the technicians. Also they offer you a sign on bonus but will not pay it out. If you do get the bonus it “ says” in your contract that you get it after 90 days but if you leave/fired before 18 months you have to pay it back. So dont spend it unless you know you can do the job of a licensed vet.

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