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Does anyone fear boredom or repitition???
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Practice through repetitions make perfect!😀
Seriously though, it's not like you are going to be pushing the same pink pills into the orange bottle every day. There are many pharmacy specialties that allow for a diverse work day.
Seriously though, it's not like you are going to be pushing the same pink pills into the orange bottle every day. There are many pharmacy specialties that allow for a diverse work day.
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I sometimes worry it also... I wonder is it more so in retail and I want to do clinical with a specialty in onco or something. Iam not sure yet. But I suspect it is what you make it.....
you're basically playing detective...check for accuracy over and over...besides counseling, it's a repetitive thing, catching mistakes ...that's what one pharmacist told me
I guess it depends on the personality. I don't mind doing it at all. haha. I know friends who shadowed with a pharmacist and ended up changing their career path b/c of it. So you should go get some experience at a pharmacy, if you haven't already to know if being a pharmacist is the right choice.
p.s there are many specialties to being a pharmacist besides standing behind a counter at cvs, walgreens, or whatever.
every job has repetitions.
but since you're dealing with people's lives, that's a great thing.
i mean, i've had a pharmacist misfilled the wrong dosage to a patient and it caused him to stab himself with a pencil.
but since you're dealing with people's lives, that's a great thing.
i mean, i've had a pharmacist misfilled the wrong dosage to a patient and it caused him to stab himself with a pencil.
Who was stabbed? The patient or the pharmacist?
Thats why I dont want to work in retail. I think anything else would be more interesting even working in a hospital. But my goal is work in the pharmecutical industry or maybe someday teach. there are many options out there to avoid the repitition.
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Well that sounds awful. There are other professions out there that also makes lots of money like a lawyer, MD, dentist, vet, professional athlete, entrepreneur, etc. Why don't you pick a profession you actually like doing....that makes a lot of money, to please yourself and your parents.
First of all, don't use the racial stereotype as an excuse. It's offensive to others (including myself, since I am asian) and it's really insignificant to the choice you choose to make. Don't make your parents a factor in your career choice; if you wish to resign yourself to the situation, that's your choice, but kindly don't group the rest of us in with your situation with a general statement like that. Second, if you are going to hate the job, you won't be making the money you want to make. Pharmacists make the big bucks through overtime pay, which requires quite a bit of strength of character, dedication, and generally a desire to practice the profession. If you want to make money, you're better off going to business school or starting up your own business. You make a lot more money for a lot less work. Pharmacy school is no walk in the park and it costs a fortune and it doesn't pay as well as you think it does (at least not enough to pay for expensive hobbies).
I would suggest taking a good hard look at your chosen path and seeing if you are interested in pursuing money or really helping people. Your future patients and your colleagues will depend on that.
Please do not start up this asian parent bullsh*t again. I know blaming parents sounds better than admitting your spineless.
That is why you take up cheap hobbies like going Noodling. Those catfish are going down.
I love boredom and repetition.
Perfect career choice? 😀
Perfect career choice? 😀
This is what my preceptor emphasizes, this is the main part of being a pharmacist (especially in retail). Constantly checking everything for errors to ensure accuracy and fidelity.
I don't know about this one. Not just anyone can be drafted as a professional athlete.
Concerned about mind-numbing repetition in your career, then perhaps you should consider teaching (which has been mentioned) or the military. You could even be a military pharmacist. The military rarely offers a dull moment, there are moments you will not enjoy/appreciate but there will also be the flip side to that. Just speaking from experience (not as a pharmacist of course).
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Speaking from experience...you may want to re-think pharmacy. I worked in a professional high paying job for 10 years before I realized I neeeded to change my career. Work is a large part of your life, and if you hate it, it will carrry into other aspects of your life including that hobby you are talking about. Just my opinion, but if you want to have a happy life you should at least somewhat enjoy what you do.
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If you don't want to do this job, just go to another route, like MD/DO, JD, MBA, MPH, PhD, etc. It'll still make your parents happy and a seat opens up for a student who WANTS to be a pharmacist.
Well, I've had quite a few jobs now, both professional ones and not so professional ones. They have all become boring and repetitious after awhile. You cannot become competent at something if there is no repetition. Maybe pharmacy has more repetition than other careers, but I think it exists in most jobs. It sounds like you really don't want to do pharmacy...maybe take some time to think it over?
I agree. I was an office manager for a few years and at first I was swamped and things were coming at me from all directions. I liked it a lot because I was so busy and I enjoy multitasking. Then about a year into it, I had everything so down pat that I had SO much free time at work. It's really a part of most jobs. At least in pharmacy there are ALWAYS new things to learn...new drugs enter the market all the time. 👍
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