Got A New Job!

[TheRedDragon]

Well a few of you knew that I was recently unfairly terminated from my last job and had been unemployed for about a week or so.

So, I went into *********** ******** to pick up my new Pink Toe tarantula, and just before I left, I asked if they were hiring.

I told them of my current experience with reptiles and found out they desperately needed help. So, I start Sunday. :D These guys seem to only specialize in fish, reptiles, and invertebrates, so, it should be a neat pet store to work for. :)

[mark129er]

Congrats, it good to hear things worked out for the best.

mark

PS being unemployed for a week is called a vacation, lol

[Wuntu Menny]

Uh oh...

WM

[HetForHuman]

Originally posted by Wuntu Menny
Uh oh...

WM


LOL!!!!

Congrats Erin, have fun at the new job.

[Wildkingdom]

Congrats on the new job!!!!!!!!!

Tammy

[Darlene]

Congratulations to you. Sure hope you lucked into a 'good' pet store !! Can't wait to hear all about your first day.

[GI Joe]

congrats

[geko]

Nice.

Im currently baby sitting my nephew 4 days a week 8-4 for 100$ a week lol its so easy :)

[gonesnakee]

Erin, not to dis your new job, but you have some precautions to take to spare yourself & your animals some serious hassles. ** isn't exactly known for the best conditions & more often than not their animals are packing mites etc. When I worked at PL I would literally strip into the washing machine every night & immeadiately shower right after before even considering doing or touching anything in my house herp or otherwise. I would go as far as misting myself with NIX mix or Ivomec before even leaving the store if I had "worked" with any questionable animal(s). Protect yourself & more importantly your animals from "cross-contamination". I would hate to see you take home a gravid female mite & have your collection put at risk. Call me paraniod, but I've seen some nasty **** come from that store. If you work at a store that regularily orders imports or deals with multiple suppliers there are a lot of "nasty" things that they are (or could be) packing. I would never handle anything at any store & then touch my own stuff. Bad Idea. Call me paranoid, but there are no mites at my house & its the main reason why. I NIX every new specimen & quarantine it, whereas the petstores usually do neither. Seriously Mark

[drewlowe]

Big congrats to you Erin!!!!

I would probly be just the way mark is. If i go to a specialty shop in my area and come home i won't handle any of my guys with out changing and taking a shower.

Good luck at the new job!!!

[Frankie]

Congrats on the new job!!!!!!!

[liltattyprinces]

Congrats on the new job hope it works out well for you. just make sure as the others have stated you take precautions so you don't cross contaminate :) have fun and let us know how you like it

Laura-Lee and kids

[TheRedDragon]

Thanks guys! Oh yes, I'm quite aware of the precautions required when working for a pet store, and you can be very certain that I won't be handling any of my animals unless I've washed up first. :)

[Frankie]

Originally posted by TheRedDragon
Thanks guys! Oh yes, I'm quite aware of the precautions required when working for a pet store, and you can be very certain that I won't be handling any of my animals unless I've washed up first. :) Can't help myself, Does this also include Invictus.;)

[TheRedDragon]

*LOL* Frankie, yup, it does. *LMAO* :D

[Sean_.E.]

Congratulations! I'm sure all the reptiles will be in perfect condition after a few weeks of you working there! Good luck!

[jay76]

Woohoo Erin! Petstores can be fun, I hope the one you're starting with cares about the animals as well as the sales. Congrats! :)

[Clownfishie]

That's great, congrats! :D Best of luck at the new job....

[MouseKilla]

Good sh*t! I have extensive experience at being unfairly fired. It's not always so easy to get back on your feet. Do yourself and those you work with at your new job a favour and unionize that place as soon as you can (assuming it isn't already)! Next time The Man screws you it might not be so painless, trust me. If you want to organize and don't know how I can give it to you step by step. Good luck and protect yourself!

[Invictus]

All I can saay about this is "Discount on feeder rats!!!! YEEEEAAAAHHHH!" :D

[Jeff_Favelle]

When I worked at PL I would literally strip into the washing machine every night & immeadiately shower right after before even considering doing or touching anything in my house herp or otherwise. I would go as far as misting myself with NIX mix or Ivomec before even leaving the store if I had "worked" with any questionable animal(s). Protect yourself & more importantly your animals from "cross-contamination".


All tha work? I mean if you worked at the pet store, why not just treat the animals there? You're working there anyways. Kill 2 birds with one stone. You can't tell me that a pet store has so many animals that a single bottle of NIX wouldn't just treat the whole store. Got a problem, go to the source.

[TheRedDragon]

That's what Invictus and I were discussing last night, I bring my own Nix and treat the animals myself. I'm not too sure wether the owner or management would be too keen of me doing that though, I could always ask.

[jay76]

It's more than worth a shot. I'm trying to do the same thing at the store I kinda work at... they misplaced the Ivomec after they moved, and now there's a Burm with mites. The owner doesn't want to use Nix without knowing more about it... I just want him mite-free, even that means him getting more Ivo. Let me know how it goes :)

You should be able to convince them, since they were impressed with your reptile knowledge in the first place ;)

[Lisa]

Congratulations, I hope your new position is fun and enjoyable.

[Linds]

Erin,
Congrats on the new job! :bounce:

Originally posted by gonesnakee
I would literally strip into the washing machine every night & immeadiately shower right after before even considering doing or touching anything in my house herp or otherwise.

Yup. That's the same routine I followed whenever I got home from work, as well as whenever I am in any stores, expos, etc. You just never know what you can bring home since even if treated for mites, these animals cannot be properly quarantined.

Originally posted by Jeff_Favelle
You can't tell me that a pet store has so many animals that a single bottle of NIX wouldn't just treat the whole store. Got a problem, go to the source.

Except that employees may not be given that liberty, as well as NIX only treats snakes, and can be fatal if used on other animals :eek:

[TheRedDragon]

Well, my first day went very well, but I was POOPED afterwards. I fed all the reptiles, and gave all the reptiles and inverts water. I sure felt like I was at home. :D Watching the Tegus eat large F/K adult mice was AWESOME, those guys are NUTS when they chow. *L* I also got to feed the two male baby BRB's for the first time since they arrived at the store. They took F/K large hoppers like champs, and they're such SWEETHEARTS. It was nice working around something familiar as I didn't feel like a dolt on my first day. :) Another employee and I were working on the feedings and making SURE that all the snakes were fed well enough, we also made sure that humidty levels were perfect for the blood and BRBs. The King was my garbage disposal for the refusals, that piggie got three mice in one sitting. *L*

[Gary D.]

Erin, that is the whoe point of owning a Tegu is they eat anything and everything the ideal disposal unit from feeders to table scraps. Ok mine doesn't get table scraps, but he'd take them in a heartbeat I'm sure.

Gary

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1506tegu2.jpg

[sapphire_moon]

Congrats! I hope you like it! I wish I got offered a job in a pet store.......good or bad, atleast if it was bad I would be helping it...this $2.60/rm (or $5.20/hr american) is crap pay. And every one in my town REFUSES to hire me or my partner, Simply because we have tats and piercings! But congrats! You lucky little dragon you! lol

[lilyskip]

awesome!! i love hearing about positive experiences with pet stores...keep tellin' us about it :D

[TheRedDragon]

And every one in my town REFUSES to hire me or my partner, Simply because we have tats and piercings!

You should come to Canada and try and get a job at my store, their policy on tats and piercings is very lax. If I had all my tats showing and had orange hair, they wouldn't give a damn. :D

[JD@reptiles]

congrats on the job. have fun at it!

Jordan

[Gary D.]

If I had all my tats showing and had orange hair, they wouldn't give a damn.

Yes, the fact that female toplessness is legal here is nice, but I don't see how it applies to a pet store... oh sorry I misread that.

GD

[Melly18]

Congrats on your new job! I hope it works well for you :)