If you judge retention by one number alone, you can miss what is really happening inside your practice.
According to the latest research released by FlowingData, the lower quartile for veterinarians sits at around 2 years and 5 months in the same job. The middle of the market sits at around 4 years and 10 months. At the upper end, tenure reaches around 9 years and 2 months. And it’s not just a graduate issue, it is across all experience and expertise levels. It points to a tenure cliff at roughly two and a half years, a point where the role is no longer new, the promises have either held up or they have not, and the question becomes…
