Has anyone simultaneously worked for 2 retails (not as a relief)?

[gaba101]

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intern from NY here. anybody an intern there and can shed some light? i know generally working for more than 1 retail is a big no no b/c of a conflct of interest but I was wondering:

1) how likely the DMs are to find out
2) within say the first 6 months of your new retail job, do the DMs actively check to see if you've terminated your previous retail job?
3) has anyone been caught?? do both DMs skin you alive? I was fairly against being employed by 2 retails but my RPh (from retail 1) kept pushing me for this.
4) do DMs really talk to each other at pharmacy conferences? do non-RPh DMs go to pharmacy conferences?

i worked for a retail as an intern for quite a while. Because I do not want to lose my years of service (since I am not too far away from becoming a pharmacist and may want to sign on with them) and want to see what life is like in other retail pharmacies, I am simultaneously working for both retails (actively working for retail 1 and pick up one shift a month at retail 2 in a completely different county for the next couple of "potential checking" months and then go on a leave of absence with retail 2). My situation is tricky because depending on where (different fields of pharmacy) I get a job after graduation, I will EITHER stick with one company as a RELIEF pharmacist OR as a full-time employee for the other company--I have no intentions of being dual-retail-employed as a RPh. Other than that, I keep my mouth shut and do not share prices or secrets between companies.

 

[FruitFly]

Technically I don't think you're allowed to do that. Isn't there a non-competition clause in some contracts or at least an implied one? (at least for Rph's). Regardless, company loyalty, whether I agree with this or not, actually matters. And they are allowed to terminate employment at any time for interns. But if you can do that, my sympathies still tilt towards pharmacists/interns in today's market.

 

[tussionex]

work in a hospital. problem solved!! 👍

 

[jawnly211]

isn't ethics required at all pharm school?

 

[genesis09]

Ethics had a lecture during our pharmacy law class, and there was a separate elective for those wanting to take that course.

 

[gaba101]

work in a hospital. problem solved!! 👍

that's part of why i can't currenlty decide which retail to go with (without losing my years of service)--if I can get into hospital after graduation, I will go with 1 of those 2 retails in particular as a relief pharmacist. if i don't get into hospital, then i will work for the other retail as a full-time pharmacist. (I don't want to do the relief or full-time at the reverse retail pharmacies). obviously, i can't predict whether or not i am able to ge tinto the field of pharmacy of my choice.

 

[butadione]

COMMUNITY!!!! not retail.

 

[vardenafil]

i work for both walgreens and riteaide. both dpms know about it. both dpms have the mind set if my schedules dont conflict then its all good. the store manager at walgreens however tried to terminate me when he found out. he was mad because my pharmacy manager/ pharmacy dpm knew about it but he didnt. i worked both jobs for about 6 months before he found out. but its all good now. no hard feelings or hassles from my store manager.

 

[azPharmD2B]

isn't ethics required at all pharm school?

There is no ethical dilemma in working for both assuming you answer truthfully on the application and you don't engage in corporate espionage.

Keep in mind that non-compete clauses aren't legal in every state and just because an employer requires you to sign one doesn't mean it has any legal weight to it. Also remember that not all community pharmacies consider each other direct competitors. The mom & pop store down the street that does lots of compounding doesn't consider the typical Walgreens a competitor because the products and services offer differ enough.

 

[Old Timer]

Keep in mind that non-compete clauses aren't legal in every state and just because an employer requires you to sign one doesn't mean it has any legal weight to it. Also remember that not all community pharmacies consider each other direct competitors. The mom & pop store down the street that does lots of compounding doesn't consider the typical Walgreens a competitor because the products and services offer differ enough.

I repeat this does not fall into the category of a non-compete clause. It does not apply as you are not competing with either employer, they are competing with each other. They can legally limit who else you work for by terminating your non lawyer behind. I wish someone would show me a single case where this has been shown as a non-compete situation.