Like many of the reviews here, I have nothing nice to say about Brainerd Hills Veterinary Hospital, and all for the same reasons.
My wife worked there for three weeks and the entire time was subjected to verbal and emotional abuse by Dr Prince. She would whistle at her like a dog to get her attention, talk down to her and other employees, be rude to clients, constantly assign people tasks while in the middle of other tasks, and made generally everyone there miserable. We were also told that this was a regular thing and she had run off several other employees with her awful behavior.
The final straw came on what ended up being my wife’s last day. After Dr Prince’s unprofessional behavior made her cry twice in one day, she was sent home by her boss (Dr Prince’s son, the younger Dr Haddock, who from all accounts is a wonderful guy to work for and is stuck in an unfortunate situation. All the best to him) At home, my wife quit without notice and was offered no apology, they just told us that her final check will be sent in the mail.
A week later we received the check and it was short because of their “company policy” that leaving without notice means your last check is paid out at minimum wage. Almost as if this is a regular occurrence with them. We plan on reaching out to a lawyer and the Department of Labor as retroactive wage cuts are illegal in the United States.
Speaking of legality, I don’t know how I got this far without mentioning their unsanitary practicing. They use mercury thermometers (which have been outlawed in veterinary medicine for years), reuse one-use syringes and curtains which are washed with Dawn dish soap, and perform surgery on animals without any gowns in regular street clothes. I would never trust this place with my pets.
I feel bad for the rest of the family as they all seem decent and God bless the other techs that choose to work there, for however long they can last in an abusive workplace.
