FEEL LIKE YOUR BEING PERFORMANCED OUT?

[sozetone]

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First, I'll give you my story:

I was with a company for over a year as assistant manager, and doing great. Good performance reviews, meeting goals, metrics..etc. THEN, I came down sick. I took an intermittent FMLA leave, using it ONLY when needed and not often. After one year, when my FMLA was due for renewal, they came to me on the dot and insisted i submit to THEIR company doctor a second opinion. (I had a viral illness, which has resolved now.) Immediately after taking FMLA, i began receiving baseless write-ups, which eventually led to my termination. I endured this for nearly 3 years longer. ( so how much of a performance problem could i have been ?) The termination was based upon a customers word and nothing more. They insisted I was lying and fired me. Nothing i could do. I filed a lawsuit, which we feel I will surely win.



i have been through and seen some slimy, unethical behavior on behalf of DM's and their market leaders....etc.

I would like to hear from the pharmacists out there who feel they are being "targeted" and why? What exactly is happening? thanks.

 

[TheMadPharmacist]

First, I'll give you my story:

I was with a company for over a year as assistant manager, and doing great. Good performance reviews, meeting goals, metrics..etc. THEN, I came down sick. I took an intermittent FMLA leave, using it ONLY when needed and not often. After one year, when my FMLA was due for renewal, they came to me on the dot and insisted i submit to THEIR company doctor a second opinion. (I had a viral illness, which has resolved now.) Immediately after taking FMLA, i began receiving baseless write-ups, which eventually led to my termination. I endured this for nearly 3 years longer. ( so how much of a performance problem could i have been ?) The termination was based upon a customers word and nothing more. They insisted I was lying and fired me. Nothing i could do. I filed a lawsuit, which we feel I will surely win.



I have been through and seen some slimy, unethical behavior on behalf of DM's and their market leaders....etc.

I would like to hear from the pharmacists out there who feel they are being "targeted" and why? What exactly is happening? thanks.

I am very sorry about what happened to you. Unfortunately, this is the work culture in the US now, where your employer has tons of leverage over you and seems like we have very little.

If I may ask, Which company is that?

 

[sozetone]

I am very sorry about what happened to you. Unfortunately, this is the work culture in the US now, where your employer has tons of leverage over you and seems like we have very little.

If I may ask, Which company is that?

I hope you understand with a lawsuit pending, I just can't say. However, I am now a pharmacy manager (which can be horrible at times as we all know), and have been for over a year. I got a great pay hike, and better relations with the company/boss..etc. I rebounded quite nicely. Dumb luck i suppose.

 

[BigBoss]

I hope you win big time.


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[wagrxm2000]

First, I'll give you my story:

I was with a company for over a year as assistant manager, and doing great. Good performance reviews, meeting goals, metrics..etc. THEN, I came down sick. I took an intermittent FMLA leave, using it ONLY when needed and not often. After one year, when my FMLA was due for renewal, they came to me on the dot and insisted i submit to THEIR company doctor a second opinion. (I had a viral illness, which has resolved now.) Immediately after taking FMLA, i began receiving baseless write-ups, which eventually led to my termination. I endured this for nearly 3 years longer. ( so how much of a performance problem could i have been ?) The termination was based upon a customers word and nothing more. They insisted I was lying and fired me. Nothing i could do. I filed a lawsuit, which we feel I will surely win.



i have been through and seen some slimy, unethical behavior on behalf of DM's and their market leaders....etc.

I would like to hear from the pharmacists out there who feel they are being "targeted" and why? What exactly is happening? thanks.

I have yet to see targeting based on salary to get new cheaper pharmacists hired. I'm not saying it isn't happening but I still lean towards people being targeted due to performance. Until bonuses are based on store profits, there's no reason to fire the higher paid pharmacist. Could DMs be told to slowly fire the long term pharmacists? Sure but until I see it personally, I can't believe that's happening.

You see posts of people being fired but not meeting metrics always seems to be the reason. Your situation seems different and if metrics continued to be met, I see no reason for the firing.

Can you update us if you win the case? There is so much a company can say that shows you were underperforming, I really want to see what happens.

Also can I ask what happened when you saw their doctor?

 

[VictorOfHungerGames]

First, I'll give you my story:

I was with a company for over a year as assistant manager, and doing great. Good performance reviews, meeting goals, metrics..etc. THEN, I came down sick. I took an intermittent FMLA leave, using it ONLY when needed and not often. After one year, when my FMLA was due for renewal, they came to me on the dot and insisted i submit to THEIR company doctor a second opinion. (I had a viral illness, which has resolved now.) Immediately after taking FMLA, i began receiving baseless write-ups, which eventually led to my termination. I endured this for nearly 3 years longer. ( so how much of a performance problem could i have been ?) The termination was based upon a customers word and nothing more. They insisted I was lying and fired me. Nothing i could do. I filed a lawsuit, which we feel I will surely win.



i have been through and seen some slimy, unethical behavior on behalf of DM's and their market leaders....etc.

I would like to hear from the pharmacists out there who feel they are being "targeted" and why? What exactly is happening? thanks.

I was targeted b/c they wanted to use me as a scapegoat. I was a new grad wanting to work as much as I could. There was this crazy ambitious chick that wanted to become the DM who thought that leadership means bossing people around and writing as much reports as she could. She ended up being responsible for 4 techs either being fired or quitting. She was targeting the pharmacists who worked alot since she wanted to take those shifts or she didn't want people working more or harder than her. Or at least appear that she's the hardest working pharmacist in district. She wasn't but she sure was acting like it. I once floated to her store and because of traffic, I was 5 mins late. Rain was pouring and there were several messages on our group chat that other pharmacists are running late too. She called the DM on me and wrote some ******ed message on the group chat about how i'm so irresponsible. That same day, she scheduled me with a BRAND new tech that's been working in the pharmacy for 2 weeks. It was during the flu season, the new tech didn't know how to do anything so i was running around everywhere until the lead tech showed up around 11am. Obviously my screen was full of red. The following day, she wrote me up. All of her claims were so stupid that even my PIC completely dismissed it and said that "b!tch" is crazy lol

I quit a few months later and found an awesome indie PIC position and have been SOOOO happy with my life. Better pay, better hours with almost zero stress and most of all, no one trying to stab anyone in the back. Interestingly, around the same time, met a hot gf lol... not sure if my stress was repelling girls or just a coincidence...

Now how do I know all the BS this chick put everyone through? I ran into one of the tech that used to work with her... she spilled everything and turns out, this b!tch was purposely doing this to get herself promoted. Was I mad? eh... not really. It's expected at places like CV****ty.... it's like... a dog ****ting on your lawn... would you get mad at the dog? haha

 

[Lnsean]

First, I'll give you my story:

I was with a company for over a year as assistant manager, and doing great. Good performance reviews, meeting goals, metrics..etc. THEN, I came down sick. I took an intermittent FMLA leave, using it ONLY when needed and not often. After one year, when my FMLA was due for renewal, they came to me on the dot and insisted i submit to THEIR company doctor a second opinion. (I had a viral illness, which has resolved now.) Immediately after taking FMLA, i began receiving baseless write-ups, which eventually led to my termination. I endured this for nearly 3 years longer. ( so how much of a performance problem could i have been ?) The termination was based upon a customers word and nothing more. They insisted I was lying and fired me. Nothing i could do. I filed a lawsuit, which we feel I will surely win.



i have been through and seen some slimy, unethical behavior on behalf of DM's and their market leaders....etc.

I would like to hear from the pharmacists out there who feel they are being "targeted" and why? What exactly is happening? thanks.

I hope you do win to stick it to the corporations a little...all these companies....they trying to squeeze as much blood out of a rock as possible.

 

[TheMadPharmacist]

I have yet to see targeting based on salary to get new cheaper pharmacists hired. I'm not saying it isn't happening but I still lean towards people being targeted due to performance. Until bonuses are based on store profits, there's no reason to fire the higher paid pharmacist. Could DMs be told to slowly fire the long term pharmacists? Sure but until I see it personally, I can't believe that's happening.

You see posts of people being fired but not meeting metrics always seems to be the reason. Your situation seems different and if metrics continued to be met, I see no reason for the firing.

Can you update us if you win the case? There is so much a company can say that shows you were underperforming, I really want to see what happens.

Also can I ask what happened when you saw their doctor?

I agree with you that most of the pharmacists are being targeted due to performance, only when needed to be targeted by the higher-ups, of course. However, I know many excellent pharmacists who were not meeting metrics (i.e., bad performance) due to many reasons beyond their control. There are a lot of variables and politics beyond a pharmacist control that goes into this career.

 

[wagrxm2000]

I agree with you that most of the pharmacists are being targeted due to performance, only when needed to be targeted by the higher-ups, of course. However, I know many excellent pharmacists who were not meeting metrics (i.e., bad performance) due to many reasons beyond their control. There are a lot of variables and politics beyond a pharmacist control that goes into this career.

This is 100% true but they need to notice this and talk to their DM so they understand they are trying.

 

[Chrish]

I was targeted b/c they wanted to use me as a scapegoat. I was a new grad wanting to work as much as I could. There was this crazy ambitious chick that wanted to become the DM who thought that leadership means bossing people around and writing as much reports as she could. She ended up being responsible for 4 techs either being fired or quitting. She was targeting the pharmacists who worked alot since she wanted to take those shifts or she didn't want people working more or harder than her. Or at least appear that she's the hardest working pharmacist in district. She wasn't but she sure was acting like it. I once floated to her store and because of traffic, I was 5 mins late. Rain was pouring and there were several messages on our group chat that other pharmacists are running late too. She called the DM on me and wrote some ******ed message on the group chat about how i'm so irresponsible. That same day, she scheduled me with a BRAND new tech that's been working in the pharmacy for 2 weeks. It was during the flu season, the new tech didn't know how to do anything so i was running around everywhere until the lead tech showed up around 11am. Obviously my screen was full of red. The following day, she wrote me up. All of her claims were so stupid that even my PIC completely dismissed it and said that "b!tch" is crazy lol

No offense but this sounds like absolute garbage! In a company like CVS where they literally have a store at every traffic light, why would anyone try to get someone fired because they are "stealing" the shifts?

 

[TheMadPharmacist]

No offense but this sounds like absolute garbage! In a company like CVS where they literally have a store at every traffic light, why would anyone try to get someone fired because they are "stealing" the shifts?

Because there are tons of pharmacist now and competition is very high!

 

[Chrish]

Because there are tons of pharmacist now and competition is very high!

In my experience, one can never run out of extra shifts if you are available to work anytime and willing to drive anywhere. Emergency shifts and last minute coverage always come up so it’s a silly excuse that someone would try to get anyone fired for that reason.

And reading OP’s post and reasoning, it feels like there is something he isn’t telling us. I don’t feel like it was all them, and not him..

 

[sozetone]

I have yet to see targeting based on salary to get new cheaper pharmacists hired. I'm not saying it isn't happening but I still lean towards people being targeted due to performance. Until bonuses are based on store profits, there's no reason to fire the higher paid pharmacist. Could DMs be told to slowly fire the long term pharmacists? Sure but until I see it personally, I can't believe that's happening.

You see posts of people being fired but not meeting metrics always seems to be the reason. Your situation seems different and if metrics continued to be met, I see no reason for the firing.

Can you update us if you win the case? There is so much a company can say that shows you were underperforming, I really want to see what happens.

Also can I ask what happened when you saw their doctor?

Good question,

I had already seen many doctors , they only approached me when all attempts to performance me out failed. They never stated "why" they wanted a second opinion from "their" doctor (which they are required to do under FMLA law), but since i knew i was being harassed out the door, I refused to turn my medical records over to their doctor. That's all they wanted was my medical records concerning my FMLA illness. They would have tried to discredit it and you know it....everything they were trying was not working. They told me "unless i turn over my medical records, i could no longer have FMLA" .Finally after almost 4 years, they came to me and asked/investigated me , if i made a remark to a customer. (i honestly never did say this remark), I advised "no", a week later I was fired...no kidding "for lying".The customer is long gone, they have no evidence what so ever to back it up. not a witness, nothing. not even a written statement from the customer himself. Good thing i had been in touch with lawyers from day 1. I kept all documentation and they are sweating badly now with no way to justify my firing. So what was the real reason? FMLA interference was definitely happening. Yes, they will pay for their mistakes. I have moved on since to higher pay and position, doing very well.

 

[sozetone]

This is 100% true but they need to notice this and talk to their DM so they understand they are trying.

Do you think DM's care if someone is trying? they want results. Period. and god forbid they don't like you for some obscure personal reason.....your cooked.

 

[VictorOfHungerGames]

No offense but this sounds like absolute garbage! In a company like CVS where they literally have a store at every traffic light, why would anyone try to get someone fired because they are "stealing" the shifts?

You call my statement a garbage without knowing fully wtf is going on and don't want me to be offended huh? interesting... so I worked at target/cvs which means that management didn't like us when we picked up shifts at regular cvs. So... for part-time floaters and even some full timers (b/c of target/cvs hours are different i.e. even if you're full time, you would only get about 36 hours from your home store), we had to hustle and I mean HUSTLE to get hours... like... as soon as the schedules come out, we had to email or contact the scheduler right away, otherwise we would miss out on those shifts.

I'll be nice this time and let this one go but please do not trash someone's words just b/c you don't know any better. Thanks.

 

[Chrish]

You call my statement a garbage without knowing fully wtf is going on and don't want me to be offended huh? interesting... so I worked at target/cvs which means that management didn't like us when we picked up shifts at regular cvs. So... for part-time floaters and even some pull timers (b/c of target/cvs hours are different i.e. even if you're full time, you would only get about 36 hours from your home store), we had to hustle and I mean HUSTLE to get hours... like... as soon as the schedules come out, we had to email or contact the scheduler right away, otherwise we would miss out on those shifts.

I'll be nice this time and let this one go but please do not trash someone's words just b/c you don't know any better. Thanks.

Hehe management didn’t like when you picked up shifts at regular CVS? Like why exactly would they care if you work your base hours at your home store??

Things don’t add up..

 

[wagrxm2000]

Do you think DM's care if someone is trying? they want results. Period. and god forbid they don't like you for some obscure personal reason.....your cooked.

Sorry but if your store isn't performing and you don't show any initiative, they have no reason to keep you. There are too many people to choose from. This is one of the biggest issues people experience. They are too stubborn to think that they are the problem. They place blame on the company for lack of hours when many other stores have the same hours but no issues. Yes each store is unique which goes back to having the best person at the store even if they simply can't meet the metrics.

I still hold firm that high performers will be given more leniency then underachievers.

A DM is going to understand that if a high performer can't fix a store, making a change will only make things worse.

I've been doing this for quite awhile, I see stores go from a mess to being the better ran stores in the area. I used to fix stores myself. Nothing changes except a new person is put in charge. The people being fired need to ask themselves why can someone else do the job?

Oh and the answer isn't because they give in.

 

[VictorOfHungerGames]

Hehe management didn’t like when you picked up shifts at regular CVS? Like why exactly would they care if you work your base hours at your home store??

Things don’t add up..

Right... things do add up because... target people considered themselves to have higher standards than regular cvs and they didn't want their people going over to cvs. Or at least that's what I was told. If you're gonna argue about what my management did was right or wrong, you're gonna have to talk have to them about it.

And as I said before, some people only got 36 or less base hours working at their home stores b/c target/cvs hours aren't the same as regular cvs. Some stores are 9-7 or there was one store that got their hours cut to 10-6... so... two pharmacists aren't gonna get their 40 hours a week which meant that they had to pick up the rest by floating to other stores...

My point wasn't to convince you to believe what happened. I was just stating what happened.

 

[PharmtoCS]

No offense but this sounds like absolute garbage! In a company like CVS where they literally have a store at every traffic light, why would anyone try to get someone fired because they are "stealing" the shifts?

The saturation and hour cuts has made pharmacists desperate. Some will go to extreme lengths to get ahead or even just secure their positions.

 

[Chrish]

The saturation and hour cuts has made pharmacists desperate. Some will go to extreme lengths to get ahead or even just secure their positions.

I have seen folks backstab each other, but not because of competition for extra shifts. It sounds more of a conspiracy theory than rational thinking. If you are looking for extra hours, you gonna get them one way or the other. I will give you example: I once wanted few of my shifts covered for PTO and this was more than a month in advance.. And I literally texted/ emailed 15 floater pharmacists and yet I wasn’t able to secure the coverage! I work in one of the most saturated areas in the country. And it’s not just me, my friends run into problem of finding the coverage all the time.

So, people are always looking for finding coverage. All you have to do is tell your scheduler, DM and different rphs in your area that you are looking for more hours and you are gonna get the shifts. Majority of the pharmacists, even the floater ones don’t wanna work extra hours. Some rphs might pick up one or two shifts here and there but the fact is very few of them want to work extra hours regularly. I don’t understand why CVS would be any different.

 

[owlegrad]

I have seen folks backstab each other, but not because of competition for extra shifts. It sounds more of a conspiracy theory than rational thinking.

Couldn't agree more. Backstabbing is depressingly common amongst a certain type of ambitious person, but for OP to think it is because of wanting extra shifts just seems delusional. It is far more likely that person thinks they make themselves look good by tearing others down or that they are more likely to be promoted if they "take out the competition". But just simply wanting all the extra shifts for themselves? Sounds ridiculous.

I would say in general when you are trying to guess someone else's motivations there is a high likelihood of being wrong. Heck, if we are honest with ourselves sometimes we don't even know our own motivations as well as we think we do.

 

[sozetone]

Sorry but if your store isn't performing and you don't show any initiative, they have no reason to keep you. There are too many people to choose from. This is one of the biggest issues people experience. They are too stubborn to think that they are the problem. They place blame on the company for lack of hours when many other stores have the same hours but no issues. Yes each store is unique which goes back to having the best person at the store even if they simply can't meet the metrics.

I still hold firm that high performers will be given more leniency then underachievers.

A DM is going to understand that if a high performer can't fix a store, making a change will only make things worse.

I've been doing this for quite awhile, I see stores go from a mess to being the better ran stores in the area. I used to fix stores myself. Nothing changes except a new person is put in charge. The people being fired need to ask themselves why can someone else do the job?

Oh and the answer isn't because they give in.

I agree actually, I got stuck in a terrible store in colorado, and made the best out of it. I achieve most metrics, and re structured the team. They function well now. But yeah if my boss took me out, he would have a headache the likes of which vicodin may not help!

 

[sozetone]

Couldn't agree more. Backstabbing is depressingly common amongst a certain type of ambitious person, but for OP to think it is because of wanting extra shifts just seems delusional. It is far more likely that person thinks they make themselves look good by tearing others down or that they are more likely to be promoted if they "take out the competition". But just simply wanting all the extra shifts for themselves? Sounds ridiculous.

I would say in general when you are trying to guess someone else's motivations there is a high likelihood of being wrong. Heck, if we are honest with ourselves sometimes we don't even know our own motivations as well as we think we do.

The "backstabbers" are in the same boat as us, and it is slowly sinking. in other words, if they screw you over today and take your job, it will be their head on the chopping block in a matter of short time. everyone pays the price for their ways. What they don't understand is they are not making real progress in any way. (most cases). Karma is tough!

 

[sozetone]

I was targeted b/c they wanted to use me as a scapegoat. I was a new grad wanting to work as much as I could. There was this crazy ambitious chick that wanted to become the DM who thought that leadership means bossing people around and writing as much reports as she could. She ended up being responsible for 4 techs either being fired or quitting. She was targeting the pharmacists who worked alot since she wanted to take those shifts or she didn't want people working more or harder than her. Or at least appear that she's the hardest working pharmacist in district. She wasn't but she sure was acting like it. I once floated to her store and because of traffic, I was 5 mins late. Rain was pouring and there were several messages on our group chat that other pharmacists are running late too. She called the DM on me and wrote some ******ed message on the group chat about how i'm so irresponsible. That same day, she scheduled me with a BRAND new tech that's been working in the pharmacy for 2 weeks. It was during the flu season, the new tech didn't know how to do anything so i was running around everywhere until the lead tech showed up around 11am. Obviously my screen was full of red. The following day, she wrote me up. All of her claims were so stupid that even my PIC completely dismissed it and said that "b!tch" is crazy lol

I quit a few months later and found an awesome indie PIC position and have been SOOOO happy with my life. Better pay, better hours with almost zero stress and most of all, no one trying to stab anyone in the back. Interestingly, around the same time, met a hot gf lol... not sure if my stress was repelling girls or just a coincidence...

Now how do I know all the BS this chick put everyone through? I ran into one of the tech that used to work with her... she spilled everything and turns out, this b!tch was purposely doing this to get herself promoted. Was I mad? eh... not really. It's expected at places like CV****ty.... it's like... a dog ****ting on your lawn... would you get mad at the dog? haha

To be honest , you sound like the typical new grad. It wasnt my fault, they were out to get me, i was working hard...etc. You just don't understand the new complexities or old fundamentals of retail pharmacy. Your too new. In all fairness, probably none of us have ANY longevity with these companies anymore, but its harder for the new grads like you. Getting thrown into a total mess, thinking your a doctor who calls shots. We are glorified clerks at best. end of story.

 

[wagrxm2000]

The "backstabbers" are in the same boat as us, and it is slowly sinking. in other words, if they screw you over today and take your job, it will be their head on the chopping block in a matter of short time. everyone pays the price for their ways. What they don't understand is they are not making real progress in any way. (most cases). Karma is tough!

When I had a strict DM awhile back it was so satisfying when she got let go.

It's hard to get noticed in this world though for promotions.

 

[ancienbon]

I agree with you that most of the pharmacists are being targeted due to performance, only when needed to be targeted by the higher-ups, of course. However, I know many excellent pharmacists who were not meeting metrics (i.e., bad performance) due to many reasons beyond their control. There are a lot of variables and politics beyond a pharmacist control that goes into this career.

I could not agreee with you more. That is what happened to me. After we lost two lead techs, i knew the metrics at the store would suffer significantly. As a staff you can only do so much . So it turned out i had become the scapegoat. I work hard and i am fast. And also i am multilengual . So i was a big asset for the store....
Though i am no longer there , i still receive call to translate.
Yes i agree there are things that you have no control over.

 

[sozetone]

I could not agreee with you more. That is what happened to me. After we lost two lead techs, i knew the metrics at the store would suffer significantly. As a staff you can only do so much . So it turned out i had become the scapegoat. I work hard and i am fast. And also i am multilengual . So i was a big asset for the store....
Though i am no longer there , i still receive call to translate.
Yes i agree there are things that you have no control over.

you are a staff , they wanted you gone for something else.

 

[ancienbon]

you are a staff , they wanted you gone for something else.

I am not gone, i am still with the company. I float now. The metrics at the store were bad, and district leader had to make change. both i and the pic were demoted

 

[JohnDoeRPH]

In my experience, one can never run out of extra shifts if you are available to work anytime and willing to drive anywhere. Emergency shifts and last minute coverage always come up so it’s a silly excuse that someone would try to get anyone fired for that reason.

And reading OP’s post and reasoning, it feels like there is something he isn’t telling us. I don’t feel like it was all them, and not him..

Absolutely not true in my market. I worked for them for 2 years. They consider 32 hours to be "full time" and I literally tried to get every shift available within 100 miles. Most weeks I was still short of 40 hours. There was competition for open shifts.

 

[lane one]

I was targeted b/c they wanted to use me as a scapegoat. I was a new grad wanting to work as much as I could. There was this crazy ambitious chick that wanted to become the DM who thought that leadership means bossing people around and writing as much reports as she could. She ended up being responsible for 4 techs either being fired or quitting. She was targeting the pharmacists who worked alot since she wanted to take those shifts or she didn't want people working more or harder than her. Or at least appear that she's the hardest working pharmacist in district. She wasn't but she sure was acting like it. I once floated to her store and because of traffic, I was 5 mins late. Rain was pouring and there were several messages on our group chat that other pharmacists are running late too. She called the DM on me and wrote some ******ed message on the group chat about how i'm so irresponsible. That same day, she scheduled me with a BRAND new tech that's been working in the pharmacy for 2 weeks. It was during the flu season, the new tech didn't know how to do anything so i was running around everywhere until the lead tech showed up around 11am. Obviously my screen was full of red. The following day, she wrote me up. All of her claims were so stupid that even my PIC completely dismissed it and said that "b!tch" is crazy lol

I quit a few months later and found an awesome indie PIC position and have been SOOOO happy with my life. Better pay, better hours with almost zero stress and most of all, no one trying to stab anyone in the back. Interestingly, around the same time, met a hot gf lol... not sure if my stress was repelling girls or just a coincidence...

Now how do I know all the BS this chick put everyone through? I ran into one of the tech that used to work with her... she spilled everything and turns out, this b!tch was purposely doing this to get herself promoted. Was I mad? eh... not really. It's expected at places like CV****ty.... it's like... a dog ****ting on your lawn... would you get mad at the dog? haha

Sorry but this whole story sounds luda, especially the bold part. You were a new grad staff RPh. In other words, you're not competing for any DM positions any time soon. And where was your actual DM in all of this? Last I checked, crazy b!tches trying to become DMs aren't actual DMs...

 

[Modest_anteater]

I was targeted b/c they wanted to use me as a scapegoat. I was a new grad wanting to work as much as I could. There was this crazy ambitious chick that wanted to become the DM who thought that leadership means bossing people around and writing as much reports as she could. She ended up being responsible for 4 techs either being fired or quitting. She was targeting the pharmacists who worked alot since she wanted to take those shifts or she didn't want people working more or harder than her. Or at least appear that she's the hardest working pharmacist in district. She wasn't but she sure was acting like it. I once floated to her store and because of traffic, I was 5 mins late. Rain was pouring and there were several messages on our group chat that other pharmacists are running late too. She called the DM on me and wrote some ******ed message on the group chat about how i'm so irresponsible. That same day, she scheduled me with a BRAND new tech that's been working in the pharmacy for 2 weeks. It was during the flu season, the new tech didn't know how to do anything so i was running around everywhere until the lead tech showed up around 11am. Obviously my screen was full of red. The following day, she wrote me up. All of her claims were so stupid that even my PIC completely dismissed it and said that "b!tch" is crazy lol

I quit a few months later and found an awesome indie PIC position and have been SOOOO happy with my life. Better pay, better hours with almost zero stress and most of all, no one trying to stab anyone in the back. Interestingly, around the same time, met a hot gf lol... not sure if my stress was repelling girls or just a coincidence...

Now how do I know all the BS this chick put everyone through? I ran into one of the tech that used to work with her... she spilled everything and turns out, this b!tch was purposely doing this to get herself promoted. Was I mad? eh... not really. It's expected at places like CV****ty.... it's like... a dog ****ting on your lawn... would you get mad at the dog? haha

Where did you meet your hot gf?

Asking for a friend...

 

[wucool33]

Couldn't agree more. Backstabbing is depressingly common amongst a certain type of ambitious person, but for OP to think it is because of wanting extra shifts just seems delusional. It is far more likely that person thinks they make themselves look good by tearing others down or that they are more likely to be promoted if they "take out the competition". But just simply wanting all the extra shifts for themselves? Sounds ridiculous.

I would say in general when you are trying to guess someone else's motivations there is a high likelihood of being wrong. Heck, if we are honest with ourselves sometimes we don't even know our own motivations as well as we think we do.

I actually believe him. I was even going to ask him if this happened at a CVS up in NorCal (or maybe not exactly NorCal. My memory is failing me, but California for sure). If it did, then I actually know the “crazy b!tch” personally and she admitted to me as much during one of her text messages to me a few years ago. Things like stealing shifts and schedule other people with horrible techs to make self look good were all true. The story just sounds too similar for it not to be the same person lol

And people do get fired for crazy baseless claims. I have witness too much **** in my 6 year career so far lol so I wish OP good luck!

 

[hye345]

I actually believe him. I was even going to ask him if this happened at a CVS up in NorCal (or maybe not exactly NorCal. My memory is failing me, but California for sure). If it did, then I actually know the “crazy b!tch” personally and she admitted to me as much during one of her text messages to me a few years ago. Things like stealing shifts and schedule other people with horrible techs to make self look good were all true. The story just sounds too similar for it not to be the same person lol

And people do get fired for crazy baseless claims. I have witness too much **** in my 6 year career so far lol so I wish OP good luck!

As someone who works for CVS in Norcal, I'm now nervous about running into said 'crazy b!tch'...

 

[Unchained]

I got performance out of my last job because I didn't give enough vaccinations.

 

[Chrish]

Heard few rphs were let go due to phobia of IMZ needles.. Understandably so.

 

[wucool33]

As someone who works for CVS in Norcal, I'm now nervous about running into said 'crazy b!tch'...

I think she got fired as well at the end lol so you are good