New Job for me...

HI all,
I just wanted to share that in the past month I underwent a job change...
I stopped working with the CT Humane Society for a few reasons, and after thinking long and hard about it and with the help of my husband, I decided it was better to leave. I was actually very happy, (I remembered what being happy was again) about two days after leaving. So I was and still am very confident with that decision.
But as some of you know I am the main working person in our houshold, so being out of work for too long wasn't really an option. I started looking around at different vet hospitals, but in the meantime we were invited to have a presentation at a local (mom & pop) aquatic fish store. It was their big grand opening weekend. You can find pictures in my yahoo album if your interested:
(look towards the bottom page in the educational presentation folder:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rustys...r=3295&.src=ph
The owner (Derek) was very nice and had heard I was out of work. He asked for my resume and I reluctantly gave him a copy. I really, (I MEAN REALLY) did not want to go back into retail. But seeing as he offered a really good salary (best pay I have actually ever gotten) and he has a really good work ethic, I soon became his right hand man. He desperetly needed a manager, and someone to get his new store organized. So it has actually been alot of fun. The guys I work with are all very nice. It is just fish, and some marine inverts. He is really big into captive bred animals, ecspecialy when it comes to marine. I have been really thrilled in realizing he has alot of the same ideas and ethics as I do.
Anyhow, just wanted to share. If anyone keeps fish please let me know what kind. We have always kept fish, but of course secondary to the herps.
I have been learning alot more abou the aquatic industry, and I can tell you it is just as adicting as herps!!
(I think that rescue we did that included to two Pacu may have spurred some of this..lol)
Thanks
Rusty

Congrats, great to hear that you got a job that you like! :D

How awesome Rusty! Congrats! I hope it works out wonderfully for you and your family. We have a family-run fish store here and the owner, Sue, takes excellent care of her fish. I got my HUGE oranda goldfish from her, and he's around 7-8 years old, maybe older. Biggest wen I've ever seen on an oranda, LoL

Anywho! Best of luck with it all!

Very cool! I love fishies. I am too busy with things (oh and 21 snakes) to have many fish (no room either!) but aquatics and marine biology were one of my original loves.

I currently only have a crowntail betta and a brown bullhead catfish that I caught as a 2cm long baby about.. oh.. 6 years ago. His name is Mr Whiskers... except I think it's female actually. Oh well. :)

Hey great news for you!
People cannot normally work at the Humane for overly long times, not and stay sane. I am sure you did the right thing for you.
The fish store sounds great! And the guy being into captive breds!! Awesome!! I do breed bettas, and seahorses, and have kept stonefish and frogfish(saltwater) and a lot of FW(includeing cichlids), although I must admit my specialty is the seahorses and then the bettas.
Sounds like you are in a great tiem and I hope you continue to enjoy it!
wolfy

Not to be a downer but a lot of local fish stores close within the first year or 2. Just be prepared for a lot of work and late nights early on, Im still waiting to get a job at a local fish store.

Hey Wolfy.. do you have pictures of your seahorses? I have always loved them. Facinating fish.. have you ever kept pipefish?

My favorite seahorse is the leafy seadragon. Ghost pipe fish rock too..

I love fish. :)

oh i looooooved working in my LFS - it was great... but my kids really missed me so I quit and my hubby went back to work instead (he retired at age 54).

a good store, who cares about their customers is a store that lasts... ;)

btw, my wage was the highest i ever received when i worked there as well :)

Congrats Rusty on the new job, and I hope it continues to keep you happy! :clap:

Congrats, Rusty. Do you think you might talk him into carrying Herps, too? Or at least collecting them at home?