Get used to it. Fair Isle Animal Clinic is an independent practice in a progressive community on a PNW island. Work somewhere where it’s normal to: Hear “We appreciate you so much. Thank you” multiple times a day from clients Be part of an accepting community where it’s mundane to be a same sex couple, and LGBTQIA children are safe at school Hear “So glad you are taking care of yourself and your team” from clients when the clinic reduces its on call hours Laugh with your team daily Be able to craft a treatment plan that is specific to your patient’s and client’s needs vs something designed to feed a corporation Have an appointment schedule that allows you to take the time needed to appropriately work up each case