Leaving the profession?

[owlegrad]

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stress is a state of mind

Where is the like button?

 

[Jbuprepharm]

wuh?

the little melti-strip tasted awful. I was, jokingly, implying that it's too gross to work. Thus, an opioid-addict would probably forgo the treatment

 

[rph3664]

I agree with this statement. People shouldn't quit their jobs just b/c it is stressful and tiring. EVERY JOB is stressful and tiring!!!! I had a friend that quit teaching to become a pharmacy tech. She thought teaching was too stressful. WTF? Pharmacy tech is like a million times worst! I told her every job is stressful...retail pharmacy, home depot, mcdonalds, whatever...every job is stressful so just deal with it.

When it's compromising your health, both physical and mental, you need to get out.

One of the techs at my last job was a teacher who left education because of No Child Left Behind. If this is ever repealed, she will return to the classroom.

 

[rph3664]

Yeah... I'm sure you have had TONS of stressful jobs 🙄

Why does everyone take their lack of experience and project it on others? Until you have experience, don't talk like you do.

It's really obvious who hasn't had this experience in their life. Those who do will understand, and it's one of those things that I personally hope you never do.

I sometimes post on a nursing board, and non-nurses or students will get on there and say things like, "You're too picky" or "You could find a job you really liked if you wanted to." A nurse can easily lose his or her license by knowingly working in a dangerous environment, something I did not know before I went to that board. There are very good reasons why some companies can't find people to work for them.

What about the San Juan copper and gold mine in Copiapo, Chile? Even though the area has high unemployment, they had to pay their workers a lot more than other mines because people in the area knew that mine was so dangerous.

 

[benjee]

It's really obvious who hasn't had this experience in their life. Those who do will understand, and it's one of those things that I personally hope you never do.

I sometimes post on a nursing board, and non-nurses or students will get on there and say things like, "You're too picky" or "You could find a job you really liked if you wanted to." A nurse can easily lose his or her license by knowingly working in a dangerous environment, something I did not know before I went to that board. There are very good reasons why some companies can't find people to work for them.

What about the San Juan copper and gold mine in Copiapo, Chile? Even though the area has high unemployment, they had to pay their workers a lot more than other mines because people in the area knew that mine was so dangerous.

so, what kind a job you are interested in? If you mind telling?hospital setting or..I know you like mail order but if you can't find one, then what's the second one?sometimes, it could be refreshing to work in a totally different type of job like entertainment, tutoring , sales rep..etc. I believe even you like what you do , at times still need a break from it.

 

[rph3664]

So, I started my job at the call center last night, and when I introduced myself, I made sure not to tell anyone what my credentials really are; I just told them my name and what town I live in. There are, in my training group, 2 high school students, 2 retired schoolteachers, a construction worker who's making a little extra money now that the work is slacking off a bit, an assortment of other people, and a pregnant scrub nurse with 2 kids in elementary school who works 8 days a month and has taken this job mainly for the employee discount. 😎

I'll live, KWIM?

 

[benjee]

So, I started my job at the call center last night, and when I introduced myself, I made sure not to tell anyone what my credentials really are; I just told them my name and what town I live in. There are, in my training group, 2 high school students, 2 retired schoolteachers, a construction worker who's making a little extra money now that the work is slacking off a bit, an assortment of other people, and a pregnant scrub nurse with 2 kids in elementary school who works 8 days a month and has taken this job mainly for the employee discount. 😎

I'll live, KWIM?

good for you , at least you start somewhere. I was thinking of being a tourist guide or a hairdressor or a movie critique if someday I 'm tired of what I'm doing now.Of course, be a tourist guide will be my first priority. 🙂

 

[rph3664]

When it's compromising your health, both physical and mental, you need to get out.

One of the techs at my last job was a teacher who left education because of No Child Left Behind. If this is ever repealed, she will return to the classroom.

And one of the people in my training group left education for this reason too! She wasn't retired - she HAD to leave.

So far, I haven't told anyone there that I'm a pharmacist, and am not sure that I will.

My Facebook comments from former co-workers are interesting too, mostly along the lines of "I'm glad you've at least found something."

 

[RealistRPh]

When it's compromising your health, both physical and mental, you need to get out.

One of the techs at my last job was a teacher who left education because of No Child Left Behind. If this is ever repealed, she will return to the classroom.

Very true. Physical & mental health cannot be compromised. I had to get out. Hope to return one day, but not if pharmacy continues down the current road. It's a very tough choice to make & sometimes it is made for you. But, we all have our own lives to live.

 

[rph3664]

I just scheduled a pharmacist interview! It's in an area where I have extended family, and if one of them hasn't sold her house by the time I move, should I get this job, I can rent it.

if this is the job for me.

As for the call center, I make less money in a 5-hour training shift than I made in a single hour at my last job. That's quite humbling.

 

[aboveliquidice]

I just scheduled a pharmacist interview! It's in an area where I have extended family, and if one of them hasn't sold her house by the time I move, should I get this job, I can rent it.

if this is the job for me.

As for the call center, I make less money in a 5-hour training shift than I made in a single hour at my last job. That's quite humbling.

Good luck...

 

[rph3664]

Tonight, one of our trainers said "Nobody ever died because they got the wrong products from our company" and also asked, jokingly, if anyone had ever taken calculus. No, I did not raise my hand. I'm pretty sure he has because his full time job is as a chemist for an agricultural company in the area.

 

[Its Z]

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You're one strange person.

 

[rph3664]

I just scheduled a pharmacist interview! It's in an area where I have extended family, and if one of them hasn't sold her house by the time I move, should I get this job, I can rent it.

if this is the job for me.

As for the call center, I make less money in a 5-hour training shift than I made in a single hour at my last job. That's quite humbling.

I had that interview yesterday, and one thing they said was, "We hire people, not resumes." I came away with a good feeling about it. Hope I'm right, if this is indeed the right job.