03/11/2025
I had a conversation that’s still sitting in my chest tonight.
A Vet after five years in, walking away from Veterinary Medicine.
Did you know In the UK, across both veterinary surgeons and nurses, 45% of those leaving the profession had been in it for 4 years or less, including 21% who had been in the profession for less than 1 year 🤯
She said she still loves the animals, still loves the medicine, but she can’t love what this job has become.
And I get it.
Because these conversations are happening everywhere now.
Between nurses at 3 a.m. handovers.
Between vets standing in the car park after another 14-hour shift.
Between friends on a Sunday night, saying
“I don’t know how much longer I can keep doing this.”
We all talk about leaving… but we never know what else we can do.
We just know what we want:
• Abit more time.
• A bit more freedom.
• To stop feeling guilty for being tired all the time.
She’s retraining in public health, chasing a 9–5,
just to get her life back.
And I can’t blame her.
Because loving this job shouldn’t mean losing yourself.
That conversation made me realise it’s not just burnout anymore.
It’s heartbreak.
It’s everywhere.
And that’s why I started building something different.
Something that gives back what the job took.
Not to escape vet nursing, but to remember who I am beyond the shift.
🤍 To anyone finishing a shift, or dreading Monday morning:
• You’re not alone.
• You don’t have to keep surviving the week.
• You deserve to live it.
✨ Maybe it’s time you built something that gives back to you.
If that thought’s been on your mind lately… maybe this is your sign.
Fran x 🐾