to want to be given a chance to prove myself?

[PotatoOfDoom]

This post isn't really for any purpose other then to make me feel a bit better.

Am a (very new) trainee vet nurse, and this week is my first week on the rota at work and not shadowing anyone. And its proving to be utterly shit.

They are actively finding non animal jobs for me to do, including the washing for the practise. Today I was send down to the laundry room and was told "If we need you we'll come find you".. Way to make me feel like a member of the team.

The new locum nurse is getting on my last nerve too. She is actively finding me to get me to do the shit jobs cause she doesn't want to do them. 5 mins before my shift ended and I'd cleaned all the animal kennels, sterilised all the vet's operating instruments and had most of the washing through, she asked me/told me to go find something else to do so it wasn't left for [her] tonight.

Have spent all day fighting tears from just being so pissed off about it. It's silly and I need to not let it get to me, but I just needed to rant

I'd say take heart, this won't last for as long as it may seem that it will. I do think it's a normal part of being a trainee that you get all the duff job that others don't want to do and as you say this is your first week! Give it time!

I do think it's a case of doing the duff jobs, but make sure that you volunteer yourself for other more interesting things as often as you get time.

Obviously if it went on like this for months then you'd want to re-evaluate. But at the moment I think you have to accept graciously that this is your role.

Oh and you're right, they DO have a responsibility to make you feel part of the team so keep on hanging around and being part of tea breaks etc!

how do they act towards you? are they friendly?

the jobs they've been asking you to do are important jobs that need to be done. I don't think you can do much about that except get on with it, and show an active interest and enthousiam for other areas of your job.

Honoria is quite right, Potato. There's nothing new under the sun.

Just follow her good advice, and the light at the end of the tunnel will eventually come to blind you!

I've worked there for 8 weeks now (this being my 9th, but first not shadowing) and last week when I was shadowing the theatre nurse was great.

I don't mind starting at the bottom, I'm just frustrated they've relegated me back down to where I was on day one, despite the fact I should be getting more involved this week. I don't mind the crap jobs (since I know I can do em) but they aren't my sole job description!

sympathies, patate. 'Tis rubbish for you.

Try to get a thick skin, always have a smile, pester politely to do animally jobs. If they think they've got you quiet and miserable, things'll never change.

They aren't really friendly, but then they aren;t not friendly either. They have cliques, and I don't fit into any of them (due to age mainly)

I understand the importance of the jobs, don't get me wrong. But I was told this week was to teach me more things, not go back to square one.

I just think it will change faster than you think it will. I've always found that you feel totally alien and new-bug for aaaaages then all of a sudden that feeling is gone.

I do think it's important to keep volunteering yourself for the stuff you do want to be doing. At least then they can never say "oh she didn't ask, we thought she WANTED to do the washing up".

Best of luck.

Thanks everyone.

I am trying to remain friendly and upbeat and I do volunteer for everything I can do, but its hard to keep the smile sometimes!

Just think it can only get better, and just stay upbeat and don't let them see you upset.
My first job at an insurance firm was to talk to customers on the phone in relation to their car insurance.
But for the first month, me and another trainee were down in the cellars (all day) looking for the carbon copies of old cover notes... real cr*p job.
AB