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No shame in working part time
18/05/2021
After two years in practice, Sharon McGeeney was burned out and emotionally fatigued, and considered leaving the profession. Instead, by working part time she has regained her love of vet work, although she initially felt guilty that she wasn’t able to continue with full-time practice life -
Austin Donnelly is a part-time vet and an author. The adventures he wrote about in letters to friends and family while travelling abroad inspired him to write his first book
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The value of volunteering
24/01/2020
Emma Callaghan says that volunteering has brought variety, interest and opportunity to her life and has renewed her enthusiasm for veterinary work -
Vet Kate Richards has enjoyed a varied career from practice to government. She has recently completed a master’s degree in creative writing
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Job sharing in wildlife conservation
22/02/2014
Michelle O'Brien and Katie Beckmann share the role of Veterinary and Wildlife Health Officer at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, allowing them the flexibility to pursue other interests -
Have you considered a phased out retirement?
14/05/2011
Retiring from work may come as a shock to the system for some. Not so for John Bower, who recommends easing oneself into it gradually -
John Head decided to break the family mould and retire rather than work his entire life, but before making that decision he thought long and hard about how to go about it