Anyone Else Unable to Find Work as a Pharmacist?
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Look at all her posts and majority of them is about the evils of what her former employer did. Nothing has changed and I am not surprised (wonder if the unemployed boyfriend is still holding her back from relocating) Angela-If you haven't managed to land a steady position all these years then you will never be employed. Tough news but someone has to say it to you.
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Obviously everyone should take my posts seriously! Lol
I agree that work ethic and personality >>> experience, which is why my company is hiring grad interns in my area when there are experienced candidates we could hire instead.
Wow you didn't mention you are working at the largest Indian reservation in your post. I am shocked!
I wonder if they are also hiring the new grads for cheaper too
My boyfriend left me and moved away. He never even said goodbye, if it's your business. He is a jerk. I'm here by myself dealing with this problem. I've even been applying to nonpharmacy related desk jobs, and no replies.
Which other states do you have a license?
Actually, it's because they know they won't get another job if they do leave, because a BS degree, or even a Pharm.D. without a residency, identifies them as someone who's experienced, and employers know they can't dink them around regarding pay, benefits, and overall treatment by the company.
Some of them are working so their kids won't have 100k+ loans, whether they're going into pharmacy or not.
the thing is that gas was like .90 or a buck a gallon and you could buy a week worth of groceries for a family of 5 for only ~ 40-50 bucks back then. With the massive pile of high-interest student loans that a pharmacy graduate racked up these days, one would have to live in your car and eat hotdogs to pay back those loans living on those 40-50K salary (sigh)
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I wonder if they are also hiring the new grads for cheaper too
As I understand it all new hires get the same starting pay.
Im sorry but the pharmacy market isn't that tight where someone remains unemployed for years. Figure out what you are doing wrong and fix it. I don't know your past or situation but it gets to the point where you got to suck it up sometimes. I know plenty of 2014 grads who have gotten jobs.
I'm sorry for coming off harsh but it needs to be said.
I'm sorry for coming off harsh but it needs to be said.
well, I know plenty of those people in my working life. To get a job or keep a job, they "suck it up" sometimes or all the time 🙂 jk
I get your point though...
so those new grads of 2014 you know what kind of salary and benefit package they got offered ?? How easy they got their jobs ??
if you could, share their experiences. We can all learn from those.
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Gas hasn't been $1 a gallon since the 1980s, and I'd like to know what kind of groceries you could buy for $10 a person for a week in the 1990s.
I speak on my own experience. It depends on where you lived and what you ate (and my family ate well back then).
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Not true. When I moved to the US in 1997, I remember gas being 97 cents a gallon, so that wasn't too long ago. True about the groceries though.
I made a thread months ago about pharmacist positions in central PA. Just looked at the company site again, and there are three positions posted. I only know one person who hasn't secured employment (graduated last year) and that is because they are stubborn and won't relocate.
thanks for your info. We need more of those posts !!
Get licensed in Texas. Then get the numbers of some district managers down there. I know for a fact that there are several positions in the borderlands right now that need filled. You won't be considered until you get that license. I used to be where you are. But trust me, South Texas. There are jobs there. Its miserable, boring, but there is work.
This is not true. I remember 0.95-1.00 sometime in the late 90's
It's not hard to get hired by IHS. People constantly come and go. And 2 months in Alaska where u were is a piece a cake.
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That's the point...and Angela seems to be avoiding every post that has the word IHS in it.
Gas was still $1.25 in early 2000s, gas hungry SUV was all the craze back then while I was driving a freaking unfashionable Toyota corolla. Thank god I don't get hit by a Suburban. But then again, I was over partied and over sexed back then...oh well, things come and gone, that's life.
I share your sentiment. I believe that, ideally, the world be a true meritocracy, may the best win.
Having said that, we are not. And as a centrist and pragmatist, I hope people will recognize that the fact that we can't just discard the those who loses. If for anything, its to enable a place for the survival of the fittest.
For each winner, there has to by logic at least one loser. Is we have a > 1:1 ratio, the winners risk revolt. A logical realist would seek the optimal balance where the meritorious can thrive without being shot by a majority of resentful that lost. History is ripe with examples of nations the balance skewed too far. The intelligent winners should know to rule wisely and discretely, and above all, build a system that fair where truly the hard working and intelligent rise to the top.
I drive a corolla! Lol
[QUOTE="xiphoid2010, post: 15192225, member: 164454"] I share your sentiment. I believe that, ideally, the world be a true meritocracy, may the best win.
Having said that, we are not. And as a centrist and pragmatist, I hope people will recognize that the fact that we can't just discard the those who loses. If for anything, its to enable a place for the survival of the fittest.
For each winner, there has to by logic at least one loser. Is we have a > 1:1 ratio, the winners risk revolt. A logical realist would seek the optimal balance where the meritorious can thrive without being shot by a majority of resentful that lost. History is ripe with examples of nations the balance skewed too far. The intelligent winners should know to rule wisely and discretely, and above all, build a system that fair where truly the hard working and intelligent rise to the top. [/QUOTE]
the welfare state ?? 🙂
Having said that, we are not. And as a centrist and pragmatist, I hope people will recognize that the fact that we can't just discard the those who loses. If for anything, its to enable a place for the survival of the fittest.
For each winner, there has to by logic at least one loser. Is we have a > 1:1 ratio, the winners risk revolt. A logical realist would seek the optimal balance where the meritorious can thrive without being shot by a majority of resentful that lost. History is ripe with examples of nations the balance skewed too far. The intelligent winners should know to rule wisely and discretely, and above all, build a system that fair where truly the hard working and intelligent rise to the top. [/QUOTE]
the welfare state ?? 🙂
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I called some of the job agencies I am signed up with, and I was not selected for any of the jobs I applied to in other states. Maybe because I am an out of state applicant?
what ?? have you applied to those positions in Alaska, S Texas, N Dakota, Central PA yet ?????
look up the posts just above you and contact those fellow pharmacists ASAP. They're reaching out to help you. All you need to do is to do the same to you. Do not wait any longer as someone already said above : it takes a job to get a job.
out of state applicant ???? sounds like applying to college all over again....... something is really wrong here.
please, at this point, if you are really desperate for jobs, post your resume here with your real name cut out. I am sure many here could help you to revise your resume, give additional advice, and/or refer or connect you to a job.
Angela, first let me say that I'm sorry your boyfriend left you. He sounds like a world-class d-bag. But, in leaving, this d-bag has actually done you a favor (two, if you count "not being in a relationship with a d-bag anymore" as a favor, and I would). 😉
The other favor he's done you is that you don't have a reason to stay where you are anymore. You're single, you don't have children, and you don't have anything tying you to the area where you currently live. You've been given some good leads in this thread; I hope you take them. Let me give you some more advice, which I hope you take: forget job agencies. I've been unemployed before and given my name to headhunters. Either I never heard anything from them again, or they called me again a few weeks later with their introductory speech, as if they'd completely forgotten me and were cold-calling all over again. I found a job WITHOUT their help.
I've also found careerbuilder.com, Monster, and all the others to be of limited utility. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like job advertisements stay up there after the position is filled. I had better luck just going to individual employers' websites and looking for jobs there.
Finally, the other thing I did while unemployed was take a long, hard look in the mirror and assess just how much of the situation I found myself in was my own fault. It wasn't much fun to admit that I was largely responsible for the predicament I found myself in, but once I accepted that and worked to correct my deficiencies, life got a whole lot better. I strongly encourage you to do this too.
Good luck to you.
The other favor he's done you is that you don't have a reason to stay where you are anymore. You're single, you don't have children, and you don't have anything tying you to the area where you currently live. You've been given some good leads in this thread; I hope you take them. Let me give you some more advice, which I hope you take: forget job agencies. I've been unemployed before and given my name to headhunters. Either I never heard anything from them again, or they called me again a few weeks later with their introductory speech, as if they'd completely forgotten me and were cold-calling all over again. I found a job WITHOUT their help.
I've also found careerbuilder.com, Monster, and all the others to be of limited utility. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like job advertisements stay up there after the position is filled. I had better luck just going to individual employers' websites and looking for jobs there.
Finally, the other thing I did while unemployed was take a long, hard look in the mirror and assess just how much of the situation I found myself in was my own fault. It wasn't much fun to admit that I was largely responsible for the predicament I found myself in, but once I accepted that and worked to correct my deficiencies, life got a whole lot better. I strongly encourage you to do this too.
Good luck to you.
So what did you do to finally find work? The pharmacy I was working at closing was not my fault.
Checked employers' websites religiously for months. Finally got in PRN somewhere and was a model employee, eventually got in FT. And no, I don't think the pharmacy closing was your fault, but nor do I think you can pin ALL of your employment troubles on fate.
Edit: Upon checking the company website myself, they have openings all over the country. For what it's worth, I got hired with no LTC experience and no connections whatsoever.
What company is that? I'm happy to apply anywhere. I take the BS people say like about IHS with a grain of salt. Is my online friend Grumps out there somewhere? Message me, miss talking to you.
Hey now. I bought gas for $1/gallon in San Diego for a few months back in 2004 or 2005.
My pediatric hospital needs 2 more pharmacists to work the overnight shift. PM me with details and I'll try to hook you up with the hiring manager. After 3 months of training, you'll have the chance to work with me. 😀
that is a great offer !! we need more people like Sparda !! you got my 2 thumbs up !! 🙂
keep us updated.
Do they have to be hot?
We could use a sports bro that can talk on and on about sports and go out to sports bars on days off and a hot chick who likes to party too, lol.
Nassau county, right?
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One entrance to the campus is on the Queens side of the border and the other entrance is on the Nassau side of the border. Kinda narrows it down. 🙂
What about working at a mail-order pharmacy? I used to work at one in Texas & they were always hiring Pharmacists.
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Are you getting a TX licence yet?
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