Veterinary medicine is currently awash in negative news. And it is important that the industry not sweep problems under the rug. Its challenges must be discussed, addressed and, if possible, solved. On the other hand, if we focus only on the negatives, we may become blind to the profession’s many positives.Although I am passionate about the field and about my work as a registered veterinary technologist, I experienced burnout 6 years into my career. And I did what many others do and walked away from it. A number of different factors led to my burnout, butthe question I want to answer is: If my job caused me so much harm that I needed 18 months to heal, why would I ever consider returning to it?
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