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blu87 in Vienna, Virginia

14 months ago

I know this is silly, but is there some sort of dress code for veterinary assistants?

Also, I'm trying to get a job as an assistant and the boss wants me to go with him to make house calls. I would be assisting him and restraining the animals. What should I wear? Since I'll be working with animals, I don't think I should dress too nice. But it seems like I should wear something nicer than jeans and a plaid shirt. I want to make a good impression.

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CindyRVT in Henderson, Texas

14 months ago

For interviews, you would want to wear nice pants (not jeans) and shirt. For work, typically the dress code is scrubs.

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kmpacyna in Great Falls, Virginia

9 months ago

He should supply you with scrubs - in any Veterinary practice - I think nationwide whether you are a Vet Asst or a Vet Tech, you are issued or compensated for buying scrubs - unless your total focus is front desk/reception...you should be wearing furnished or re-imbursed scrubs -

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CindyRVT in Henderson, Texas

9 months ago

No, you are not always issued or compensated for buying scrubs. In fact, more often than not you are not supplied with or compensated for buying cloths.

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kmpacyna in Great Falls, Virginia

9 months ago

that's because you live and work in Henderson TX - which is (admit it) a very very rural part of TX - for those of those that do not know - google it - 99.9% of places either supply you with scrubs or give you an allowance....sorry cindyrvt you might want to ask for that during your next review...

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VetAsst in Long Beach, California

9 months ago

Scrubs are the standard "uniform" in the industry.

My veterinarian did not provide my scrubs; I had to buy them. Most vet offices here do not provide scrubs, but some veterinary hospitals will issue scrubs with their logo--and laundering is your own responsibility.

How nice that your scrubs are provided in Virginia. :-) Well, at least scrubs aren't prohibitively expensive

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