Burnout, written 2013 while working as Adoption Coordinator at MDAS
I am not happy with the person I've become at work. Don't get me wrong, the depth of my affection and love for the shelter pets has not waned and it never will. The extent of my concern for the animals has molded me into no more than a slave to the mercy they are or are not granted. And the degree to which my impatience, anger, frustration and, at times, complete disgust has swelled is now at a boiling point. The impatience, anger, frustration and disgust are in regards primarily to working with the public, 'my' public. -Every place's public is different. An example: two dogs, Gigi and Daisy were surrendered together sometime last week. These girls are spayed, docile, slightly shy, highly empathetic and in tune with their environment. They're trained dogs, the type that would never have an accident in the house. They walk well on a lead. Gigi and Daisy had 'keep together' writte...