I cannot be the only person to HATE their job, so here is your chance to air your complaints. (If you LOVE your job, I am happy for you, but don't post it here......this is for the disgruntled, like me)
OK.................major rant about to happen.
I am a dog groomer. This is why I hate it!:
REASON #1:
BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK,
BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK,
BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK, BARK.
Nonstop for hours on end!
REASON #2:
SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, BITE,
SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, BITE
SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, SCRATCH, BITE!!!
I get toenails raked across my skin every single day without fail. My arms look worse than if I had fought a war. I have scars that will never go away. and it HURTS!! And don't forget those pets whose answer to all their problems is to BITE you.
REASON#3:
STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE,
PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL, PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL, PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,
STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE, STRUGGLE,
PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL, PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL, PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,PULL,
every second of every day I have animals struggling against what I have to do. And they pull and try to get away. Meanwhile my hand is practically falling off from the effort it takes to keep them still.
REASON#4:
BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH,
BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH,
BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH, BRUSH,
For hours straight while the muscles in your arm and shoulder want to fall off and die. Now of course, not all dogs have mats over 90% of their body or enough undercoat to fill a queen size mattress, but there are enough dogs during each week that require this typs of extensive brushing to make you cry.
REASON #5:
Various bodily fluids constantly in need of cleaning up. Now, I don't mean the honest "accident", I mean the "It's raining outside, so I won't walk the dog before she goes to the groomer!". I mean the unneutered male who lifts his leg on literally everything including YOU! etc, etc, etc.
REASON #6:
HURRY, HURRY, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH,
HURRY, HURRY, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH,
HURRY, HURRY, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH, RUSH,
Everyone is always in a hurry to get their pet back! They never consider how hard it is working with anmals, or things like cleaning up messes or talking to customers takes up time. I literally get 5 minutes to eat lunch, IF I am that lucky. My idea of a break is using the bathroom. I leave work so utterly exhausted day after day that I can't have a life AFTER work!
I could go on and on and on, but I will end with this thought. If I had a nickel for every person who said "I'd like to be a groomer, it looks like fun" I would be rich. Better still if I had a dollar for every person who has actually TRIED the job, and then quit after 5 or LESS days because of how demanding it is, I would STILL be rich!
I feel much better now.
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