Tag: overworked

When he graduated from veterinary school about 15 years ago, Dr. Ivan Zak was passionate about emergency and critical animal care. Around five years into his career, though, the veterinarian was grappling with severe burnout, largely because of grueling work hours, and he nearly lost his life to suicide. Zak was far from alone. Nationwide, veterinarians have a significantly higher …

Veterinarians have a hard time. For many, the dream job of caring for animals is becoming less and less of a dream. Many veterinarians feel that they are working more hours than ever in low morale, high turnover jobs to meet the increased demands of their current customers. Practices have difficulty recruiting staff and vet technicians – important roles in …