Monday, June 16, 2025

New Job

 

It was her first day as the receptionist at a vet clinic.

She had experience and knew the computer system, and phone etiquette, but one thing worried her.

Every person who walked in with a pet, her trainer sent away to a different clinic, saying, “I’m sorry. We don’t do that here.”

It was puzzling, because they were common requests: vaccinations, nail trims, mild ailments.

At lunch, her trainer gave her a tour of the clinic. There were no kennels or surgery. They turned a corner and saw the tanks lining the wall.

She was working for a fish doctor.

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