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[wolf_Q]

Just curious, how do you like working at a grooming salon? I may be quitting my job sometime next year because my boss is a pain in the butt, but I've always thought about working at another vet because I hope to a technician one day. But my favorite job working in the kennel, besides playing with the dogs, is bathing and grooming them.

It has its ups and downs (my problems, mostly are with people though...like the store management) but I do enjoy my job. I've worked there for over 3 years now. I think I've become good at what I do, I have many customers who are just wonderful to me and they always request me. I've become the go-to person for brushing out longhaired dogs lol. I enjoy working with animals and making them beautiful...learning new things, seeing all different breeds of dogs. I'm sure you have already experienced some of the bad sides while working at a vet....such as dogs biting/being difficult, rude customers, cleaning up nasty messes, etc. While I know some groomers make excellent money, I don't make enough money really to even live on my own and working on commission can be frustrating. It's funny you ask when you work at a vet, because that's something I've thought of doing instead of grooming.

p.s. It requires a LOT of patience!

[.sarah]

It has its ups and downs (my problems, mostly are with people though...like the store management) but I do enjoy my job. I've worked there for over 3 years now. I think I've become good at what I do, I have many customers who are just wonderful to me and they always request me. I've become the go-to person for brushing out longhaired dogs lol. I enjoy working with animals and making them beautiful...learning new things, seeing all different breeds of dogs. I'm sure you have already experienced some of the bad sides while working at a vet....such as dogs biting/being difficult, rude customers, cleaning up nasty messes, etc. While I know some groomers make excellent money, I don't make enough money really to even live on my own and working on commission can be frustrating. It's funny you ask when you work at a vet, because that's something I've thought of doing instead of grooming.

Well of course there's the animals you hate to see but then there's always the ones who come in a lot and are just a joy to be around. They "drown out" the bad animals IMO. Thanks for the info That's definetly something for me to consider.