Inspector of board of pharmacy

[pharmkelly]

How is the job as inspector of board of pharmacy?I will have an interview in a couple of months and would like to listen to some pros and cons about that.Thanks a lot!

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[MountainPharmD]

It pays about half of what a retail pharmacist makes.

 

[Old Timer]

How is the job as inspector of board of pharmacy?I will have an interview in a couple of months and would like to listen to some pros and cons about that.Thanks a lot!

Pro:

• The work is not physically or mentally stressful
• Home by 5 every day
• No weekends
• No holidays

Con:

• The pay sucks
• Other pharmacists hate you
• Boredom

 

[297point1]

Pro: State pension

Con: State pension based on your low salary

 

[genesis09]

You also have to travel a lot. I believe the starting salary for Illinois was about $50-$60k. They changed the laws to let techs with 2-3 years experience also be inspectors.

 

[type b pharmD]

50-60k is a damn good living if you factor in state benefits

 

[Sparda29]

How is the job as inspector of board of pharmacy?I will have an interview in a couple of months and would like to listen to some pros and cons about that.Thanks a lot!

Everyone's gonna hate you. If I were you and if you wanted to make some friends, you better let things slide when you do inspections.

 

[pharmkelly]

Pro:

• The work is not physically or mentally stressful
• Home by 5 every day
• No weekends
• No holidays

Con:

• The pay sucks
• Other pharmacists hate you
• Boredom

I like the pros! Speaking of boredom, nothing beats retail!Everyday is routine. I can finish the work by closing one of my eyes

 

[pharmkelly]

You also have to travel a lot. I believe the starting salary for Illinois was about $50-$60k. They changed the laws to let techs with 2-3 years experience also be inspectors.

I don't mind traveling. However, in CA, the starting salary is more than IL.

 

[snowwolfie]

How is the job as inspector of board of pharmacy?I will have an interview in a couple of months and would like to listen to some pros and cons about that.Thanks a lot!

 

[snowwolfie]

Hi, I saw your your post and was wondering if you can tell me a bit more about the process. How long after you submitted your app until they contact you for interview? I submitted mine over two months and after receiving the ranking, I have not heard anything from the CA BoP. Thanks.

 

[ldiot]

Who cares if people hate you... you see them once every year if that... it's not like a DM where you are stopping in every month. That being said the pay sucks and the job is lame.

 

[BidingMyTime]

I like the pros! Speaking of boredom, nothing beats retail!Everyday is routine. I can finish the work by closing one of my eyes

Seriously? Excitement is one of the pros of retail over hospital. There is always something new happening in retail (customer coming in "hey, I cut off my finger, what kind of bandaid do you recommend for that?, customer going ballistic because you won't fill their expired CII, crazy stalker exboyfriend of a tech sitting in the waiting room for hours, customers always coming in with some local news or scandel)

 

[PikminOC]

You also have to travel a lot. I believe the starting salary for Illinois was about $50-$60k. They changed the laws to let techs with 2-3 years experience also be inspectors.

Good luck with ever seeing that pension in illinois