I did relief work for Wal-Mart for 10 years and enjoyed it. I think you will find Wal-Mart to be about as good a chain for which to work as any. As far as working with all sorts of different people, I rarely had any problems. Just concentrate on your job and everything should fall into place. Wal-Mart will pay for the time you travel and a certain amount per mile, which can add up to a good little bit of money. They do have a good computer system. They have quite a few rules. Those rules are designed to protect you and the company. So, follow their rules! They have quite a number of things in place to reduce errors. They seem to concentrate a lot on preventing errors. So, DON'T RUSH at your job. Fill prescriptions, concentrating on accuracy. You may find yourself with long lines of people waiting for their prescriptions. I have come to a point where I don't let this bother me. I just plug along at my job. Don't worry about lines of people, complaining people, or rude people. These things are just a part of the job. You cannot make everyone happy. Just do your job in a resonable, efficient, and timely manner. Again, don't rush! If you rush, or you try to push the system, you will start having errors and it will take you longer to fill prescriptions. Let the system feed you your work. In the past, I tried to get each person standing at the window out as quickly as possible. But, since Wal-Mart implemented a new, and more time consuming bagging system, I cannot get these folks out in what I term a timely manner. So, I just let the computer feed me the rx's to check and the people have to wait for ever how long it takes for their prescriptions to go through the system. Again, don't try to shortcut the system and get people out quicker. This only increases the chances of errors and makes your job more difficult. You will find that stores and techs vary widely. You will have some new techs that don't know much and you will have some seasoned techs. There may be a few stores in your district in which no pharmacists want to work. You being the new person on the totem pole, you may be handed some of these. Just plug a long at the job until you get enough seniority that you think you can turn down going to these stores. Don't break the law for ANYONE! Wal-Mart, as a company, wants you to abide by all laws. They want you to counsel. Don't let a patient, a store manager, or a DM try to talk you into doing something wrong. It is highly unlikely that anyone working for the company will try to get you to break the law. Also, be very careful about things you bring to the pharmacy and things you take from the pharmacy. Wal-Mart has a seperate division called Loss Prevention. Make sure that you don't do anything that might look like you are stealing. If loss prevention catches someone stealing, they are gone from Wal-Mart and no one can get them their job back. I am talking about something as small as a pack of gum. They will fire you over it. I am not trying to scare you, but to let you know how things are within Wal-Mart. I think you will find Wal-Mart to be a good chain for which to work. This does not mean they are the best place to work. I think a good independent is probably the best place to work. But, independents are dwindling and for the future I think Wal-Mart would provide more job security and better benefits.
