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does anyone feel like cvs is going under and that it is a horrible idea to accept a job offer?? i have heard they close over 50 stores in the chicagoland area . i was thinking that walgrees is the way to go to secure my future as a pharmacist. i was told they play totally unfair with pharmacist and give the "good" stores to the people the "like." anyone else feel this way? people are telling me to run far away and i am so TORN.
 
shawnrx said:
does anyone feel like cvs is going under and that it is a horrible idea to accept a job offer?? i have heard they close over 50 stores in the chicagoland area . i was thinking that walgrees is the way to go to secure my future as a pharmacist. i was told they play totally unfair with pharmacist and give the "good" stores to the people the "like." anyone else feel this way? people are telling me to run far away and i am so TORN.
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you my friend are an idiot...

if CVS is going to go under, so is walgreens and the whole pharmacy profession. seriously, get a life.
 
why r they closing so many stores?? my friend works there and she said they aren't hiring anymore and that they are telling people they have to only work 30 hours no 40 hours. maybe they are not doing good in the city i am from. but thats whats going on around chicago
 
sorry if you work for cvs or something dont be upset and frightened just relax caverject lol
 
yeah this is the stupidest thing i've read today.

and if you think you're going to stay with one company the rest of your life and that your job security is dependent upon the stability of a single company...i suggest you go in for a reality check. this isn't the 1950's anymore, last i checked.
 
no i am graduation in may!! oops with the prepharm .. yea look at dominicks lol all those rphs lost there job when safeway took over and now they are closiong them i know a lot of rphs who are soo stressed cause they lost there great stores and have to start over
 
can someone please reply !!
 
Truth is, CVS is one of the more stable companies to work for in terms of job security. They are literally the number one (better than walgreen) in terms of store numbers (6,100), and prescriptions filled (1 billion, thats 1 in every 7 scripts in USA). In terms of hiring people, your friend is not the best person to get information from. . . . and I havent heard anything about CVS closing their stores in Chicago. However if they do, you can sure bet they will be back.
 
shawnrx said:
no i am graduation in may!! oops with the prepharm .. yea look at dominicks lol all those rphs lost there job when safeway took over and now they are closiong them i know a lot of rphs who are soo stressed cause they lost there great stores and have to start over
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Are you graduating from pharmacy school or undergrad? Your status is prepharm and why would you worry about what CVS does now.
 
shawnrx said:
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Sure, I suggest reading Caverject's post a few more times over. Focus on the second part if that makes things easier. From what I remember when CVS gave their spiel at our career day they are one of the largest if not the largest retail pharmacy chain in the US, so I doubt they are going out of business anytime soon. As for the Chicago area, I have no idea if they are closing stores or not. If you're really a pharmacy school graduate as you say then base your career choice on whether or not the store is a good fit for you, not some chicken little/the sky is falling worry about a huge company going under.

For the love...please write like you're a college educated person. Just a pet peeve, but I want to scratch my eyes out after reading some of your posts.
 
i will be graduating with my pharmD in less than 5 months. I am just being offered a job by cvs. so i need to ask the right questions. please call any random cvs in chicago they all know that the stores are closing and buisness is NOT THERE. i also have heard that pharmacy will be outsourced to other labor countries. many have said this that dispensing is OVER. r job in retail will be done by people in other countries checking the presctiption and they techs filling and dispensing. i guess this is being worked on by the lobbyist or somethin like that. I dont know i guess we nmight not have jobs?? someone help
 
i am sorry about who you get your info from i think ofcourse cvs would say good things about the company there own company. these comments are the ones that make me worried, i hope there is not another enron situations her ugh
 
i have already posted three comments with no reply from anyone!!!!
 
shawnrx said:
i will be graduating with my pharmD in less than 5 months. I am just being offered a job by cvs. so i need to ask the right questions. please call any random cvs in chicago they all know that the stores are closing and buisness is NOT THERE. i also have heard that pharmacy will be outsourced to other labor countries. many have said this that dispensing is OVER. r job in retail will be done by people in other countries checking the presctiption and they techs filling and dispensing. i guess this is being worked on by the lobbyist or somethin like that. I dont know i guess we nmight not have jobs?? someone help
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Ok, so the crazy theories don't stop. Retail pharmacy is not going away because of foreign job outsourcing. Here is what people said in 1906 about retail's overall job security. Taken from the Sept issue of "American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record" that specifically talks about mail order pharmacy.

"Nor is the damage done to existing trade relations confined to the retail business, for the jobber [wholesaler], too, will be eliminated when the mail order houses [e.g., Sears, Roebuck & Co.] have succeeded in driving the retail trade out of existence."

As we all know, 100+ years later, the retail market still thrives. Stop worrying about overall job security and start worrying about missing out on better job offers because the other candidates can communicate in forms other standard IM/texting.

shawnrx said:
i have already posted three comments with no reply from anyone!!!!
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Dude, take a breather and check back later (i.e., tomorrow or the next day). Not everyone is going to hop on here and post immediately. I'm only posting because I happen to be bored at the moment and there's nothing good on TV.
 
i hope you r right, also does anyone know if its possible to only work 15 hours at cvs or do they insits on full time?
 
why is it so crazy look how fast the internet took off. also who would have thought everyone would have a cell phone 30 years ago. this is possible and a reality.
 
americans are not used to asking questions. i have been here for 6 years from pakistan, and even while i was there i asked questions to my husband about what i would do while i was here . what the best jobs for females are and so on. he is a dermatologist and told me medicine is too vigourus for females, so i chose pharmacy and as stupid as everyone believes i am here i know i get things done and will not have a heart attack by 30 rather i will own my own pharmacy by 26 🙂 and have hired 2 pharmacist to work for me unless there will be no jobs for pharmacist and i have decided i would love to go back to school to learn to cooking. i have just joined this group and it seems a lot of stress here 🙁 and anger relax this is just discussion friends

shawnarm
 
shawnrx said:
americans are not used to asking questions. i have been here for 6 years from pakistan, and even while i was there i asked questions to my husband about what i would do while i was here . what the best jobs for females are and so on. he is a dermatologist and told me medicine is too vigourus for females, so i chose pharmacy and as stupid as everyone believes i am here i know i get things done and will not have a heart attack by 30 rather i will own my own pharmacy by 26 🙂 and have hired 2 pharmacist to work for me unless there will be no jobs for pharmacist and i have decided i would love to go back to school to learn to cooking. i have just joined this group and it seems a lot of stress here 🙁 and anger relax this is just discussion friends

shawnarm
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I can't relax, you have made such logical and valid points about the profession of pharmacy collapsing! I am freaking out, why couldn't you have posted 4 years ago before I got myself into this mess, why why why!!!
 
i didn't mean to freak anyone out, its just we have to face the truth and not run from it. i know its scary especially for you guys out there who are the primary bread winners in your family. always be prepared for things like this. my husband knows a few family practioners who are freaking out right now because of the mminutes clinics and take care that are opening, but they need to stop freaking out and think of what other things they can offer, the days of patients going to there family docs for runny nose and other simply treated things are OVER. change with the times.
 
i was learning to speak english so i could get into pharmacy school , if i had known my pharm school didn't even do interviews, i probably wouldn't have worried so much lol 🙂
 
First, CVS bought its stores in the Chicago market. They used to be mostly free standing Oscos. Only a small number of their stores, they actually built. Closing 50 stores would probably be equivalent to closing at least 25% of all their stores in the Chicago area.
First, it's illegal in Illinois for techs to do dispensing and internationals to do DURs, etc.
 
think demographics

walgreens is KING in chicago. there's no other way to put it.

you go to any other city and you will see why CVS is #1. if anything, you should be worried about why walgreens decided to "slow down" on opening new stores? why hasn't walgreens bought out any other MAJOR retail chain?

no offense, but they way you are reacting and refreshing this page every 2 mins, waiting for a reply, is making you look like a freak.

if you can't take a little criticism on an internet forum, then how are you going to survive in retail pharmacy?
 
Troll
 
I have a gut feeling Epic is correct..........

If not, a ? to the original OP.....

If you are planning on owning your own pharmacy by the age of 26 (which can't be that far away if you are graduating in May), why are you so stressed out about CVS' long-term stability?

It doesn't make sense...........
 
Idesiretosling said:
I can't relax, you have made such logical and valid points about the profession of pharmacy collapsing! I am freaking out, why couldn't you have posted 4 years ago before I got myself into this mess, why why why!!!
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If you are being serious, don't stress too much, while I sometimes wonder if pharmacy will "fall apart" You would have the same issues with many if not most other professions........

Besides as of 2008, pharmacy is in the minority as being a degree that you don't have to worry about getting a job (in your field to boot) after graduation.........

Most Americans change careers 1 or 2 times during their lives in today's age anyways......
 
Are you serious?

Just because they closed a few stores in your area does not mean theyre going under. CVS and any other chain has always closed stores that are poor performers. Do you expect them to keep a store where they are losing money just for the sake of it adding to their numbers?

Heres a snap shot of their financials....

http://finance.google.com/finance?client=ob&q=CVS Might want to look at key stats and ratios and maybe youll re think some of your original thoughts.

You may also want to re-think your original statements cus theyre so out there its actually upsetting.

I think I agree with epic.
 
shawnrx said:
does anyone feel like cvs is going under and that it is a horrible idea to accept a job offer?? i have heard they close over 50 stores in the chicagoland area . i was thinking that walgrees is the way to go to secure my future as a pharmacist. i was told they play totally unfair with pharmacist and give the "good" stores to the people the "like." anyone else feel this way? people are telling me to run far away and i am so TORN.
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Another enlightened soul who has seen the light!!!! Do not worry Walgreens sucks just as bad. Honestly, in five years all retail chains will suck equally bad. Seems eveyday we move closer and closer to the Walgreens/CVS model.

Why don't you go back to Pakistan and open a pharmacy there if things are so bleak here?
 
I live in Chicago and haven't seen any CVS close...in fact I can think of two new stores that are opening up in my area. Bottom line....if you don't feel the company is stable then go work somewhere else. Although, I don't see how long you are going to last at any retail pharmacy with that attitude.
 
gotdrugs said:
If you are being serious, don't stress too much, while I sometimes wonder if pharmacy will "fall apart" You would have the same issues with many if not most other professions........

Besides as of 2008, pharmacy is in the minority as being a degree that you don't have to worry about getting a job (in your field to boot) after graduation.........

Most Americans change careers 1 or 2 times during their lives in today's age anyways......
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I think i will be okay.....lol

Thanks for your concern though.
 
MountainPharmD Quote: Why don't you go back to Pakistan and open a pharmacy there if things are so bleak here?
I am not going back because i got married to an american pakistani man who i will never leave . as for the comment about me being close to 26, i am only 22 . i know most of my american friend graduate when they will be 26/27/28 but we had accelerate highschool in pakistan . i plan on working for a good retailer, which obvioviusly is not cvs and then after i am exposed to it, i will buy a pharmacy in a pakistani neighboorhood my husband thinks this is a great idea because i am a buisness woman at heart, i could hire a couple of pharmacist who speak my language and open in the devon area and sit back and manage. i am very excited but you have to go into a retail setting thinking you will be with them long terms, thats how i do things.. even if i plan on leaving in 2-3 years. everyone please relax like i said before, everyone will have a job in their life, but i was just concerened pharmacy is going to be disappearing soon.. a lot of my preceptors have said the same thing. believe we have the lobbyist already pushing to make it legal to dispense without a pharmacist. please only intelligent replies, i dont like the nonsense comments i am getting back . 👍
 
shawnrx said:
MountainPharmD Quote: Why don't you go back to Pakistan and open a pharmacy there if things are so bleak here?
I am not going back because i got married to an american pakistani man who i will never leave . as for the comment about me being close to 26, i am only 22 . i know most of my american friend graduate when they will be 26/27/28 but we had accelerate highschool in pakistan . i plan on working for a good retailer, which obvioviusly is not cvs and then after i am exposed to it, i will buy a pharmacy in a pakistani neighboorhood my husband thinks this is a great idea because i am a buisness woman at heart, i could hire a couple of pharmacist who speak my language and open in the devon area and sit back and manage. i am very excited but you have to go into a retail setting thinking you will be with them long terms, thats how i do things.. even if i plan on leaving in 2-3 years. everyone please relax like i said before, everyone will have a job in their life, but i was just concerened pharmacy is going to be disappearing soon.. a lot of my preceptors have said the same thing. believe we have the lobbyist already pushing to make it legal to dispense without a pharmacist. please only intelligent replies, i dont like the nonsense comments i am getting back . 👍
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Hate to tell you 22 IS close to 26.

I still don't understand your "concern" of the long-term stability of CVS if you are going to buy a pharmacy in 4 years.

Again IF you aren't a troll, which I am waiting for proof that you are not........

I wouldn't get worked up at your age if pharmacy is going to be around 20 years from now, it's hard to predict that far into the future. Even if there is a "doomsday" scenario where the lobbyist push where pharmacists aren't needed to dispense, I believe it will take at least 5-10 years for that to happen and for all pharmacists jobs to be eliminated. And that is assuming the MTM reimbursement for Medicare Part D isn't an icebreaker and pharmacists never get to bill for cognitive services.

Like I told the other poster, most Americans change careers anyways and many areas are in fear of their profession shrinking, being outsourced, etc......talk to some IT guys if you don't believe me. In fact here is another piece of proof, at my hospital ECGs are kept in an electronic database and pulled up online now. Some of the cardiologists at my hospital are concerned with that leading to our (and other) hospitals outsourcing ECG readings (and the $$$ that goes along with them). And radiologists have concerns about their readings being outsourced as well....

My point: there aren't many careers where you can't find concerns with.....
 
Since you're from Illinois, you should know we just survived a revision of the Pharmacy Practice Act. It just know allow for vending machines for refills and remote verification. We also got the right to change prescriptions by protocol.
People have been proclaiming the end of traditional pharmacy since the 1970s or even before.
There is going to be a surplus of pharmacists in Chicago when and if CSU opens up a college of pharmacy, but that's a few years off.
There was a push in one state to allow techs to dispense on their own with a pharmacist who would only come once or week. It failed, miserably. People like to see the pharmacist at the pharmacy; even if they don't talk to him/her. It gives them comfort.
 
CVS isnt doing bad just look at their stocks. as for walgreens its the number one pharmacy in the united states. personally i think retail sucks and dont know how to treat employees right. after all walgreens and cvs pay pharm tech crap and now walgreens is taking away christmas bonus from workers. u have to work there for a number of years now. they only treat pharmacist fairly well bc they know they need them and arnt as replaceable as techs.

cvs and walgreens need to clean up their act and hire more staff and trying to save a buck here and there and not care so much about customer service.
 
With attitudes of insecurity, demanding immediate gratification, and a very narrow view point combined with very weak grammar and non-insightful comments I'm surprised more companies haven't told you they "aren't hiring".
 
what is this troll comment about, i am human being. please stop calling each other names, why can't people just respect each others comments and not get angry. life is too short smile and be happy. my husband thinks a lot of the comments here are not 'professional' please show respect. 👎
 
shawnrx said:
why r they closing so many stores?? my friend works there and she said they aren't hiring anymore and that they are telling people they have to only work 30 hours no 40 hours. maybe they are not doing good in the city i am from. but thats whats going on around chicago
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Well - the fact that they appear not to have a whole lot of extra pharmacist hours floating around may be because they just happen to have a lot of pharmacists in the Chicago area at the moment. I know that in my area last year CVS was pretty much fully hired and they were having to work pretty hard to find hours for their floaters in the district. This is somewhat true I think of all major metropolitan areas - a lot of younger folks who have just graduated want to stay in the bigger cities. If you are willing to go work for CVS in rural GA or wherever off the beaten path, then I'm quite sure they could find you a job.
 
shawnrx said:
i was just concerened pharmacy is going to be disappearing soon
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What do you expect your going to get?

You come into a group of prospective pharmacists/pharmacists and tell them that their jobs might be disappearing. Dont you think this may be a sensitive area for some as they just sacrificed at least 6 years and a ton of money trying to achieve their goals?

There IS a shortage of pharmacists and a world outside of the chicago metro area.

Im 24 years old and with base, sign on bonuses, stocks, and some OT Ill easily clear 130k this year (I graduated in May 07). I have potential for OT every week Ive worked and I work for your arch-enemy CVS!

It definetly sounds like were all going down.

You guys in school better change majors REAL quick!
 
shawnrx said:
americans are not used to asking questions. i have been here for 6 years from pakistan...as stupid as everyone believes i am here i know i get things done
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Here's some advice:
1) Don't insult the natives (i.e., if I were to move to Pakistan I wouldn't go around talking about how crappy their craftsmanship of bagpipes is vs those made in Scotland, USA and Canada even though I'd be right).
2) Don't make a lot of wild speculations and freak out when people tell you you're wrong. We're telling you you're wrong because you are.
3) If you get things done, then go do them and stop looking for us to jump on your 'apocalyptic theory' bandwagon.

Pharmacy will not be outsourced to other countries. Could you imaging people in Pakistan answering calls and checking prescriptions filled in the USA to the point that US pharmacists would become obsolete? I didn't think so.
 
You're going to graduate in less than 5 months and you don't seem to know what is going on. Don't they teach you anything in pharmacy school? If you're so worried about CVS, then don't work for CVS. What is the big deal? Why do you have to hear about CVS closing from 1 friend? Don't you have classmates that you can ask? Didn't you do any community rotations?
 
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