Pros
Talented, highly focused, caring professionals that are allowed to just be themselves. Good pay. Good benefits. Clean facilities. You are given control to do the job without micromanagement, conflicts. Being let go was a pro because I saw burnout coming my way, way, way too fast in my short 6mnths.
Cons
ACC is not for the weak. You will be open to the worst in humanity by those that use and abuse innocent animals. You soon learn our laws favor the human side of the equation, and not the animals best interest. I did not like the lack of direct, open communication when it came to my being questioned about my home life and mental health. It was so weird because my personal life never interferes with work, but I was THREATENED with getting professional help, and if I didn't, it could be made mandatory. I would be made to go talk to someone, and those meetings would get reported back to my supervisor! I asked if there was a problem with my work, if I had somehow misrepresented myself in the interview, and the supervisor had nothing more to offer even though my gut felt she had more to say to me. I think they hired 2 of us with the intention of only keeping 1 and this was their papertrail to begin my dismissal. I will add that I came from a very dysfunctional, controlling job that required us to stay at our cubical the entire day where we were micromanaged down to the notes we kept for our own needs, she had constant meltdowns and took long lunches but we were directed with her verbal whips and threats, to this position where you are given a chance to manage yourself and the power to make decisions. It was hard to turn that switch off after so long at the old job, but that was my struggle and of course I always got the ppl that would not take me at my word and wanted a manager; just to leave their animal in the lobby when I couldn't get anyone on the phone and had to leave the desk to search for someone. It was never about a lack of confidence (as their new job description states), I own my mistakes during my time here, it was just that dang switch that came from the previous dead-end job still haunting me. Perhaps talking to me and not at me would've brought my sv to a conclusion other than assuming a poor home situation.
