Drug Topics: Pharmacy job satisfaction is up

[BenJammin]

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But you wouldn't believe it talking to you guys.

http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.co...Article/detail/769644?contextCategoryId=47558

 

[SpirivaSunrise]

No, that's just because "you guys" like to hone in on the negative. And cynicism sells.

The field isn't always peachy, but if you're willing to do what it takes to set yourself apart from the rest...there's plenty of avenues to be very satisfied within the pharmacy world.

 

[xiphoid2010]

Just casually reading it right now and not yet half way through when I noticed some strangeness that might indicate heavy sampling bias:

"14% finding employment at an independent pharmacy, 22% reporting to work each day at a chain pharmacy, and 28% working in a hospital pharmacy department."

Shouldn't employment be like, chain % > hospital > independent?

"The number of years on the job also ranges from 0 to 36 or more; however, 49% of those surveyed say they've been in the profession for 26 years or more."

Hmm, so 50+ yr old are half of the respondents. Since class size has been ever increasing, and older ones retiring, shouldn't the majority of the labor force be those under 40?

Haven't finished reading but these stats should make you wonder how much of the non-responders are due to "if you have nothing good to say..."

 

[MountainPharmD]

No, that's just because "you guys" like to hone in on the negative. And cynicism sells.

The field isn't always peachy, but if you're willing to do what it takes to set yourself apart from the rest...there's plenty of avenues to be very satisfied within the pharmacy world.

Well, well, well look who decided to pop in!

 

[Ackj]

Just casually reading it right now and not yet half way through when I noticed some strangeness that might indicate heavy sampling bias:

"14% finding employment at an independent pharmacy, 22% reporting to work each day at a chain pharmacy, and 28% working in a hospital pharmacy department."

Shouldn't employment be like, chain % > hospital > independent?

"The number of years on the job also ranges from 0 to 36 or more; however, 49% of those surveyed say they've been in the profession for 26 years or more."

Hmm, so 50+ yr old are half of the respondents. Since class size has been ever increasing, and older ones retiring, shouldn't the majority of the labor force be those under 40?

Haven't finished reading but these stats should make you wonder how much of the non-responders are due to "if you have nothing good to say..."

I love applying journal-club style critiques to non-clinical readings. They only had 1368 responses, so if they purposely polled independents, LTC, etc that might have skewed their response ratios. Also odd how so many comments were made by people from Barney's Pharmacy.

I'm not sure of their methodology or inclusion/exclusion, but if it's just a simple reader survey, I would imagine that older pharmacists are more likely to subscribe than recent grads. That's an inherent selection bias toward older pharmacists, and if you've stuck around for 26+ years, you're probably content. Otherwise you would likely have made a career change by now.