I'm a recent pharmacy grad who has been working retail pharmacy for three months. However I absolutely hate it and my boss creates a toxic work environment. How bad would it look on my medical school application if I quit so soon after starting? What if I did non-pharmacy related jobs afterwards?
How Bad Would This Be For My Application?
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Maybe try a new boss before a new career?
medicine being another 7 years of training...
medicine being another 7 years of training...
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You could be stuck with worst attendings. That being said no one would blame you for quoting a toxic environment, I would line up a different pharmacy job, plus you don't have to list the job on your application if you are dead set on applying to medical school.
I've known pharmacy wasn't for me since the first year but I stupidly listened to my parents who said I should keep going.
I guess i'm worried it'll come up in an interview if i'm lucky enough to get one. Worried about a month gap while i'm finding a new job.
That's fair. I think I would have to list it so I don't have a three month gap, as well it's my only clinical experience.
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Empty spots in activities, especially after graduating from a profession school, and just that big, empty NOTICABLE spots.
EOD and Lib's advice are spot on. Bailing on a career just because of a bad boss will immediately raise the concern that you're do the same to Medicine.
EOD and Lib's advice are spot on. Bailing on a career just because of a bad boss will immediately raise the concern that you're do the same to Medicine.
