whens my turn?

Re: whens my turn?

BTCC Fan RVN — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:27:40 GMT

Awww thanks guys. Just hoping I get the break I've wanted for so long. Hind sight is a wonderful thing thinking of the interviews i should have gone to or the jobs i should have applied gets me down. hopefully 2013 is my year xxx thank you both

Re: whens my turn?

Redhen — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 12:26:44 GMT

Hey :)

I been in practice now (on and off) for 12 years and am only now training and actually attending college. In my similar position- I accepted a job as a trainee and got seriously ill and had to take 4m off sick. Whilst I was off they decided I was a bad business investment and werent training me afterall. But I fought back by paying for my own training and re-negotiating my working hours. They are not out of pocket, they dont pay me on my college day or contrbute towards my travel costs to get there. In a previous practice they knew from the start that I wanted to train and I kept seeing students come and go and I always got overlooked.

I just wrote the boss a letter stating I took the job on as a trainee and listed reasons why I should still do it. The way I see it now is I am investing in my own future and Im nearly 40!

Re: whens my turn?

Alison Clare Hickman — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 07:51:12 GMT

Bless ya, you do not sound awful at all. It's completely understandable that you feel blue if you've not progressed like you thought you should have done. You absolutely have the right to indulge in a fabulously spectacular whinge...

A right good grumble, a stamping my feet and hurrumphing session together with some sniffling usually works wonders for me too, when the going get tough, (and/or when my hubbie hasn't done the washing up, or left his pants on the floor or made a nasty smell - but that's another story altogether! . It helps shift out the tension does a satisfying rant... it usually clears my old mental decks for some clarity of thought and I hatch cunning plans. So cunning I "could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel"...(soz, I luv Blackadder!).

Brood a cunning plan!

Take good care of yourself and eat chocolate (the two are in symbiosis in my world...!).

Luv n stuff, always

Ali h

Re: whens my turn?

BTCC Fan RVN — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 23:01:42 GMT

Thank you!! Don't want to sound awful but I just love working in veterinary and further my career, after 4 yrs I thought I would be maybe half way through my studies. Just bit depressed and just wanted a vent and a good cry.

Re: whens my turn?

Alison Clare Hickman — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:17:23 GMT

I can't change your world (wish I could) but I can offer some words of advice, unity and comfort (I hope)...

Oh poor you, I can totally understand your fears. Not a good feeling to have life on hold and see other people moving on / missed opportunities. Boo hiss, pooh and plop.

To help you settle, can you maybe get something in writing? Ask ever so nicely and see what your bosses say? Express your fears about not being trained and seek reassurances? Possible? Safer ground if u can...

In meanwhile, (and am sure you are doing this anyway), continue with keeping keen and willing to do jobs happily, study around relevant subjects to show willingness to learn and generally be the kind of soul that they recognise as someone they would be mad, totally bezerk, NOT to train...

Here's sending you a huge hug for strength and warmth of heart. I am totally in solidarity and hope with you for a rosy future. But., Anytime ya wanna swear, stamp ya feet, be a grouchy pants or fearful of what's to come, just do what you've done today and visit the forum and get it all off ya chest. And, (me for one - but am sure there's more), will send love straight back to ya.

Ali h