10 Things I Want For Christmas – Pharmacist’s List
Pharmacist’s “10 Things What I Want for Christmas” List
1. A set schedule, preferably M-F, Day Shift and nothing else
2. Patients who tell me how much they appreciate my help. They like to ask me about my medications.
(for retail pharmacists: They never leave voicemails telling me they want “all their medications”, nor ask me to ring up their coupons)
3. A boss who acknowledges me frequently for the contribution I am making
4. Working in a pharmacy that doesn’t require roller skates to keep up with how busy it is. One that is always fully staffed.
5. A clinical position, as clinical as I would like it to be Read more
Love My Job, But Concerned About Stability. What to Do?
Question: Chen, I was wondering if you can give me some advice…I am currently working for Rite Aid and I love my store. I work with great people, and the schedule is 8-8 compared to most retail. Only problem is the stability of the company. CVS in the area just contacted me, I’m conflicted. I used to work for them before I moved to North Carolina, would have stayed with them but at the time they didn’t have an opening at the area…most CVS I have worked had been high stress, bad schedule 8-10pm, but the company is doing a lot better than Rite Aid financially…what would you do?
Answer: It sounds like you like a good schedule, and CVS doesn’t typically have the environment of supporting its pharmacists well since it’s high stress. Knowing that Rite Aid is in financial trouble, here are a few things to think about: Read more