https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37 en-us 2018-04-17 01:55:10 UTC 2018-04-24 02:19:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37/wish/252389657 Dear Mum and Dad,
I know you are not going to like this but I have something to confess... I have left my previous job because my employers had insulted me by telling me that I am too immature, which apparently is the reason they refuse to work with me. For the past four years, I have believed that teamwork is extremely crucial as animal surgeons must rely on each other when saving pets. Why would I want to work with people who don't trust me, mum? Moreover, the elder workers targeted me about my piercings, when the contract they showed me entitled 'appropriate dress' only. I don't think piercings have anything to do with my vet abilities and I feel like they are judging me and my generation as a whole stereotypically. Dad, I hope that you have faith in my success. The technology is developing each day and no one, even we vets, can remain old-fashioned, going so far that they are still using 'notes'. Once, I received a note from someone anonymous ordering me to wash up my own mug. At the time, I felt really anxious and stress because I am not doing what I want to do; I know that I must respect the elders but they are always suspicious of me. As time pass by, I am losing confidence in myself. I have no say in this business and my opinions don't matter. I couldn't even convince my current employers of the benefits for introducing the new out-of-hours service. After going through all those events above over and over again everyday, I resigned from my previous job in the very same room where I presented my brilliant ideas. This isn't an action of sudden action Mum, I have thought deeply about the consequences I might face in the near future. I offered them my idea five weeks ago, five weeks, and they still haven't considered it. If they are not going to keep up with the times and demands of customers, I will.

Now before you become overly concerned about me, I must declare how successful my vet clinic is running. Due to that there are no out of hours surgeries in town, the competition in this area isn't that high and I strongly believe that my business idea will work out. Although in the beginning Ruth and my business did not turn out well, we didn't have many customers and I thought that our business was going to deteriorate, but now all is good. We have many patients entering in and out of the surgery everyday, too many for us to count! The word is quickly spreading and I'm now ready to go for my first ever home visit. Mum and Dad, I am so excited! From now on, you don't have to worry so much about me. Although I had five unstable jobs from university to now, it is just because I haven't found my true job and I can predict that this is it. Don't worry about the hours of sleep I am getting and being overworked from out-of-hours shift, anyway, the busier I am indicates the more successful my business is, I could employ another doctor if the business earns a lot of money.

As you can see the imagination I had when I was a child is turning into reality, not as quickly as you may have hoped after I have graduated from university but... you know, I needed time to explore my life. You gave it to me but it is mine. I am planning to assist more people's best friends- pets. Soon I will send more money home and when I do, you can stop worrying and fussing all over me; as I told you before this is 'the job'. The phone in my clinic never stop ringing 6pm onwards, meaning more home visits and people need us, you can feel proud that I am contributing to the society and share this great news with my aunts, uncles, and grandmas... I might expand my clinic in the future, we could do with more beds for sick pets to stay overnight or redecorate our clinic to become more pets friendly and attract more owners. This is not just for the economical benefit for my business but also for other pet owners who enjoys the companion of their animals. Also, do you think I should advertise my clinic through making speeches to young people? While you might gossip to your friends about my shop, I could use the power of gossiping in schools to increase visits for my clinic. I hope to encourage more young people to pursuit in their unique dreams and not rely on the advices of the elderly; just like how my decision that seemed ignorant have turned out! Ruth and I both think that we need more partners to run the business, in this way we can offer a variety of time slots to suit pet owners. By the way, Ruth said hello when I told him that I am going to write this letter to my dear parents. He also wants to tell you not to worry about us, which is my ]]> 2018-04-17 01:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37/wish/252389657 https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37/wish/252389853 Dear Mum and Dad, I know that you are not going to like this but I must confess that I have resigned from my job. I know this disappoints you but I must tell you what it was like in my previous job and why I felt like I needed to leave, when I first started the directors told me  in turn, that ‘you’re too immature’, ‘no one wants to work with you’ and, ‘you don’t know the first thing about business’. The key fact about this is that  teamwork is very important in saving pets as you need to rely on each other but why would I want to work with people who don’t trust me, mum? Furthermore when I first started my employment contract had the section entitled ‘Appropriate Dress’ and there were two simple words which said ‘no piercings’ I was extremely offended by this statement for two reasons: firstly because I don’t think piercings have anything to do with my vet abilities and I also think that they were judging me (and my generation) stereotypically.I also couldn't convince my current employers of the benefits of modern technology, I felt like they were very old-fashioned and one example of this was that they were using ‘notes’ so that's why I have no say in this business I feel as if my opinions don’t matter, mum. To add onto that I’ve held showdown talks in the very same room where I resigned, presenting my ideas, I know, crazy right? What's even more more crazy is that I gave them one of my original ideas 5 weeks ago and they still hadn't considered it. There was also an event where  someone who’d asked to remain anonymous say that: ‘Could we make sure we wash up our own mugs, not just leave them in the sink?’ this essentially means they are not even taking account of another work college's query and this in turn, made me Anxious and stress because I am not doing what I want to doI know that you both have growing concerns about me, my decision and my ability to run my own business so let me tell you that in the beginning, all that my nurse Ruth and I had to show for ourselves were empty coffee cups which meant that not many willing customers were turning up and I actually thought that my business was going to deteriorate, but now all is well.]]> 2018-04-17 01:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37/wish/252389853 https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37/wish/252391422 Dear Mum and Dad, I know that you are not going to like this but I may or may not have quit from my previous job. Now, before you start fussing over me again, I have reasons. I did sincerely like the last job, and I can promise you that it was the atmosphere of the job rather than the job itself that forced me to quit. For one, I feel like the bosses didn't understand me in the slightest, they didn't listen to any idea I had whatsoever! I tried to convince them of the benefits of out of hours provision, but they dismissed it out of hand, they were very closed-minded. Additionally, they were also often off task, leaving mugs in the sink, and arguing over useless things like the mug being left in the sink! This was when I first thought of leaving the business, I really thought that it would go under soon. Also, other than the senior partners, they was no one else at the job. This forced me to do many things that I should have needed to do, like answering phone calls and filing the cabinets. They also gave a strict dress code at work, I wasn't allowed to wear piercings. This seems utterly baffling to me, as piercing don't affect my work in the slightest, and I don't see customers much either. I really think all the problems stem to how my co-workers are actually closer in age to grandpa and dad than to me! They all look like Gandalf cosplayers! Their old fashions-ness made me feel like an alien. I have now realised that I have written nearly 300 words just complaining to you guys, so moving on!

You really, really don't need to worry about me. I did mention how I got a new job (wait I didn't, I'M REALLY SORRY!) Ahem, I got a new job, surprise! It's actually quite related to my old job, since I liked it so much. I basically started my own veterinary clinic! Now, I know you'll have worries, but you really don't have to, it's actually going pretty nicely right now. I'm not experienced enough! I would agree with that if I haven't learned quite a-lot from the FIVE previous jobs (are you guys used to me sending letter like this at this point?) Anyway, I feel like I learned enough from my previous jobs to successfully run my own clinic, and I have so far! I know you think I may give up, like my other jobs... but I swear I really like this job, I even made a plan for the future, and being the boss is really motivating me more than anything else before. I'm even cooperating better with others, I'm making us do team meetings, and I'm learning how to better communicate with others. I'm also surprisingly doing well with managing the business, and Ruth is even helping me with it, we can easily discuss any problems we have with each other. Also, you don't have to worry about me being too stressed, I can hire more workers if the need comes, and I really like this job, so there's no chance of having a breakdown and hiding in my room again!

On related news, my business is going quite well, despite your lack of faith in me (I mean, probable lack of faith in me.) First off, I had a bad first day, but I had far more customers after that, and I'm earning far more that I would think. The job's far more different than normal, I actually have to answer the phone and conduct surgery rather than just watching it.]]> 2018-04-17 02:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37/wish/252391422 https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37/wish/252391542 Dear Mum and Dad, I know that you not going to like this but I must confess that I have resigned my job. Before you start a tirade, I have to tell you I have done it for a good reason. Working at that job made me felt like I wasn't in control, often my bosses didn't understand me when I tried to convince them of the out-of-hours provision. In addition the managers would ramble on about something that had no correlation with what we had to do, often arguing about washing up our own mugs and not leaving them in the sink. I was genuinely worried that they would destroy the business. Since this was the graveyard shift I was left alone with no one working besides me, I felt lonely.  A strict dress code was applied and would be constantly told not to wear piercings, but this has nothing to do with my work so why does it matter? Even worse, the age difference was the difference between night and day, they were dull and unenergetic, which made me feel like an alien and felt as if I wasn't apart of the business. They were of your generation, no offense! 

For all the these reasons and more, I am deciding to start my own out-of-hours vet. Knowing you guys well enough I can already hear sighs of annoyance from you in my head. You may think I am not experienced enough even though I have been in this business five jobs ago, making me able to apply what I've learned through out my career. In fact I already have everything planned out, you thinking that I'll give up will not help me at all. I have good company with me, it motivates me. Some of your concerns don't even make sense, I am not hard to cooperate with, for your information I can understand how to communicate with other people and have managed multiple team meetings before. As a parent shouldn't you motivate me instead of telling me I can't manage the business? Anyways, I hired my friend Ruth who I discuss the business and the problems we face everyday. Isn't this proof enough? And I promise I am not going to become stressed, I never have and never will. In fact we are hiring more people once we break even and then I won't be doing most of the work around here, so that must be some good news right?

So far it has been a surprisingly positive journey for me. The first night was a disaster, but more customers started to phone in and we earned much more than we had predicted. Out of the normal, we answered phones and actually conducted surgeries unlike my previous dead beat job. It felt very rewarding. I think what started this large surplus of customers, was the surprise we got when a man with a bike and a bird came up in the middle of night, he was probably the one who spread the word. Word quickly started to spread, and we need more employees, though already people have applied for the vacancy. I know you may be nervous about this sudden change but  we are also planning on expanding by probably renting the open plot of land nearby to accommodate for more customers. I am very glad that I didn't listen to you!]]> 2018-04-17 02:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37/wish/252391542 https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37/wish/252392698 Dear Mum and Dad, I know that you are not going to like this but there is a need to tell you that I have resigned from my job. Before you misunderstand, let me tell you why. The bosses from my previous job did not understand me. I tried to convey ideas to them to improve the business but however hard I try, I still couldn't convince them the benefits of out-of-hours provision. They were very close-minded and it seemed like I wasn't a part of the business. Other than that, the managers were very off-task and looses concentration very easily. They couldn't even wash up their own mugs! I felt that there will definitely not be any improvements made to the business so I knew I had to leave this job as soon as possible. There were not many people working with me. Maybe cause the previous workers felt the same way. There were no supervision in this job so I felt like as if I will never reach my full potential. Instead of focusing on the business, they focused more on our dress code. I don't even know if I should describe the dress code as "strict" or "useless." They had rules like "no piercings allowed." What does this even have to do with the business? It doesn't even affect my work so why bother about it? I personally think the reason why they have these rules is because of our age differences. The people I worked with were around your generation and so, they disagreed with having piercings. ]]> 2018-04-17 02:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/khumphrey1/7nhs9eklnd37/wish/252392698