I was the same way a year ago. No medical experience other than human first aid courses and military experience. I was so thankful they gave me a chance to work with animals, and especially behind the scenes. I would have been happy to stay for years as a lowly kennel assistant...but the clinic only has 1 old doctor well past retirement, the manager who is awesome, a snobby kennel assistant with no certification who pretends to be a tech but mostly just does reception and bothers you, myself, and another no-experience kennel assistant who's afraid of dogs.

Well our vet tech quit over a year ago and I felt thrown into her shoes. I was cleaning, running appointments, cleaning, help with surgery,, clean...and I'm supposed to answer the phone and try to make sales too. The doctor is a hot head and rushes and causes mistakes or stresses the animal, then smacks it. Doesn't tell you what to do, just expects you to know. I just tried to make it as pleasant as possible for the pets I doubt I will be missed when people start getting scratched and bit again, and when pets have a higher risk of not waking up due to lack of any kind of monitoring, but I burnt out relatively quick. Nobody ever got bit or died from anesthetic while I was there, all I care about is the animals. I did my best for as long as I could but when I realized I'm getting burnt out for $12, I stopped caring about cleaning up front or answering the phones.

Eventually just walked out partially due to personal issues but I don't regret it and I wouldn't go back unless they could guarantee that I would be nothing more than a kennel assistant.

And now they're hiring another kennel assistant. Hire a God damn tech. It's not good, it's not having the animals best interests, and at times illegal, inhumane, and hurtful to the employees and the pets to ask so much of your untrained staff.

Long story short, might seem like an awesome gig, but make sure you watch for red flags too.