Had a partner who was looking at a vet tech role to provide some income while she planned for veterinary school in the next 12 months or so.
She was essentially assured the job, but was concerned about the ad. "We want someone who is committed to us and this, who wants to stay with the clinic and be here for the long haul."
She was pre-emptively feeling guilty. "I know that in about a year I'm going to move on, they want commitment..."
I simply told her, "What happens if they have a massive business downturn next week, or one of the doctors retires, or COVID lockdowns, etc. How do you think they're going to react?
1 - 'we dont have the revenue or workload to support keeping you on, but, since you made a commitment to us, we are making one to you and will keep you on payroll', or,
2 - 'revenues are down or workload doesn't require the level of staffing we have, so thank you for your service, today will be your last day at the clinic'?"
We all know which is going to happen in 99.9%+ of cases.
She was essentially assured the job, but was concerned about the ad. "We want someone who is committed to us and this, who wants to stay with the clinic and be here for the long haul."
She was pre-emptively feeling guilty. "I know that in about a year I'm going to move on, they want commitment..."
I simply told her, "What happens if they have a massive business downturn next week, or one of the doctors retires, or COVID lockdowns, etc. How do you think they're going to react?
1 - 'we dont have the revenue or workload to support keeping you on, but, since you made a commitment to us, we are making one to you and will keep you on payroll', or,
2 - 'revenues are down or workload doesn't require the level of staffing we have, so thank you for your service, today will be your last day at the clinic'?"
We all know which is going to happen in 99.9%+ of cases.