THE BUSINESS OF PRACTICE: STRATEGY – THE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS
“somewhat stressful,” “stressful,” “very stressful,” or “extremely stressful.” “Negative client interactions” re- ceived the most (26) “extremely stressful” scores, fol- lowed by “clients who disrespect personal boundaries” (23), but neither of these stressors was the top con- tender when scores for all degrees of stressful re-
sponses were considered additively (Fig. 3). Those graduating between 2004 and 2014 were twice as likely to choose “extremely stressful” for these two aspects as those graduating in or before 2003. Pair- ing only “extremely stressful” and “very stressful” re- sponses yielded a high of 62 veterinarians who cited