Job interview went well! I originally applied for a vet assistant position and didn’t have enough experience, but they liked me enough to suggest I apply for a kennel assistant position, which is the next rung down, so I did and I got a second interview. Hurrah!
For the curious, here’s the rough hierarchy of a vet’s office as I currently understand it.
Vet
Registered vet tech (requires a qualification)
Unregistered vet tech (requires on the job training but no qualifications, sometimes illegal depending on what state you’re in)
Vet assistant (no qualifications required, but experience necessary)
Kennel assistant (where you gain experience!)
Kennel assistants are basically the grunts of the office. They do the cleaning, dog-walking, shelf-stocking, running-and-fetching, feeding and watering the animals, and more cleaning. But it’s a good way to get a working introduction to a vet’s office, and the position I applied for comes with full benefits. Health insurance! Dental! Possibly visual! 401 K! These are all good things. And I’ll be working with animals, which is what I’ve wanted to do ever since I was knee-high.
So, fingers crossed.
They also seem extremely cool with the trans thing. I haven’t mentioned it directly, but Z and I have been in as clients and they’ve always been careful to refer to us by male pronouns, and they’ve been super friendly. I interviewed very much as myself this time: sexy-looking business shirt, black jacket, dark jeans (it’s California; jeans are okay for casual interviews), lip ring, short hair. I’ve been giving my name on my resume as ‘[first name] “DK” [last name]‘, and they’ve stuck to calling me as DK, which is awesome. I reckon I’ll probably need to have a more direct talk about it when it comes time to present all my documentation, which is unaltered and has big accusing F’s stamped all over it, but I’m hoping it will continue to remain a non-issue. The whole office seems pretty alternative anyway: lots of hair dye and visible tattoos.
If all goes well, I’ll be able to start saving for T and top-surgery soon. I AM EXCITED.
Rock on! Fingers are crossed for you.
Thanks.
So much Awesome in one post! I did work experience when I was in Highschool in an animal refuge. Still got that scar from the over-excited puppy, what fun! That is something I would like to do again.
[...] Sunday I woke up with a crazy bad sore throat, and a weird, painful swelling inside one nostril, on top of the existing sinus infection symptoms. I was annoyed but not alarmed, and resigned myself to calling the doctor first thing Monday morning. (Well, second thing Monday morning. First thing was going to be driving my housemate DK to a job interview.) [...]
Woo hoo! Congrats and good luck!
J
Go you!! And on no sleep, too. I’ve got my fingers crossed…
Ah that would be awesome. Good luck! x
Congratulations! Good luck on the second interview. I am sure you will rock.