Not a golden ticket - Veterinary Technician VEG ER for Pets Employee Review

3.0
22 May 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, free food, good benefits

Cons

Clients literally can be there 24/7, including during busy treatment times. Focus has become more on good reviews and making clients happy over practicing good medicine Not every location is the same

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VEG ER for Pets Response
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We appreciate your honest feedback, as we are always looking to improve as a company. Our mission at VEG is helping people and their pets when they need it most. Keeping people and their pets together is a huge part of that, and it’s what makes VEG different from all other ER facilities. Keeping families with their pets together throughout their time at VEG provides peace of mind and transparency throughout the entire treatment process. It also provides comfort to both the patient and pet parent, and allows us to provide the best possible care experience. It’s also important to note that above all else, patient care is our top priority. All of our recent graduate doctors as well as those coming from a field outside of emergency go through a 6 month intense training to fully prepare them for any kind of emergency at our hospitals.Through this hands-on training, they refine their fundamental medical knowledge, technical skills, and spend time learning how to approach to ER cases and how to practice medicine the VEG Way. They also spend time learning at Colorado State University’s Translational Medicine Institute, where they refine their skills in areas like surgery, ultrasound, endoscopy, exotics, and more. We invest in our VEGgies learning and training so that they are prepared for anything and everything when working at VEG. On top of this comprehensive training, all of our doctors, technicians, and assistants have unlimited access to continuing education to always stay up to date in the latest techniques in performing better medicine. Given that you are a career veterinary technician, your experience and skills at VEG were deeply valued, and we are sorry if you felt as though they weren’t. Every VEGgie plays a valuable role in our company's success. We hope you find a position where you feel happy and we wish you all the best in your career!

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5.0
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company, great benefits, amazing work culture

Cons

High stress roles, hours include nights, weekends, and holidays

1.0
22 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Clients get to stay with their pets-this is so beneficial for helping the patients feel reassured and comforted during their stay.

Cons

The work ethic of the support staff is deplorable. There is chronic laziness throughout the staff (except for a few staff members who consistently work hard). VEG is known for hiring really young DVMs, and although they complete the 1 yr NERD program, many come out unprepared, are practicing medicine without continued mentorship, make grave medical errors, misdiagnose, and are incompetent surgeons.

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