It's an online message board, who cares how I type?
I hate to add fuel to the fire, but according to this MSNBC article, pharmacists are predicted to be replaced by robots in the near future.
I'm sure the OP is a troll or just trying to discourage people for his/her own personal benefit, but I can imagine the machine thing becoming a very real problem for flesh and blood human pharmacists 20 or so years down the line. What do you guys think?
The whole article was dumb.
Well then she wouldn't really be a "mother" cause there would be nothing to mother I guess...eventually the robot's batteries would run out and without humans to make more the Earth would end
I hate to add fuel to the fire, but according to this MSNBC article, pharmacists are predicted to be replaced by robots in the near future.
I'm sure the OP is a troll or just trying to discourage people for his/her own personal benefit, but I can imagine the machine thing becoming a very real problem for flesh and blood human pharmacists 20 or so years down the line. What do you guys think?
Once grads come out with such a high debt load and can't find jobs, you won't be able to hold the schools accountable...You should have known better from logical economics
I'm warning you about just looking at the $ aspect of pharmacy. Was pharmacy always a high paying field? NO! I think in response to the shortage, chains offered high salaries to attract employees. Hospitals (which still generally pay slightly less than chains) paid quite a bit less than retail but had to raise salaries in order to ensure they could still recruit pharmacists. So the salary of retail and hospital pharmacists became comparable.
Now we went from a significant shortage to entering a surplus in a pretty short time due to increased grads and bad economy. And while salaries have not declined (but have slowed in terms of increases), once the surplus gets worse I bet you will see salaries decline as well because there will be so many pharmDs and not enough jobs to go around. So chains, hospitals, and anywhere else that employs pharmacists will take the ones that are willing to work for lower pay just to have a job. No wonder economics is a pre-requisite for many pharm schools
I'm warning you about just looking at the $ aspect of pharmacy. Was pharmacy always a high paying field? NO! I think in response to the shortage, chains offered high salaries to attract employees. Hospitals (which still generally pay slightly less than chains) paid quite a bit less than retail but had to raise salaries in order to ensure they could still recruit pharmacists. So the salary of retail and hospital pharmacists became comparable.
Now we went from a significant shortage to entering a surplus in a pretty short time due to increased grads and bad economy. And while salaries have not declined (but have slowed in terms of increases), once the surplus gets worse I bet you will see salaries decline as well because there will be so many pharmDs and not enough jobs to go around. So chains, hospitals, and anywhere else that employs pharmacists will take the ones that are willing to work for lower pay just to have a job. No wonder economics is a pre-requisite for many pharm schools
Sorry but I'm a realist. I'm not going to try to sugar coat the truth like most pharmacy schools try to do with naive pre-pharmers...
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I'm warning you about just looking at the $ aspect of pharmacy. Was pharmacy always a high paying field? NO! I think in response to the shortage, chains offered high salaries to attract employees. Hospitals (which still generally pay slightly less than chains) paid quite a bit less than retail but had to raise salaries in order to ensure they could still recruit pharmacists. So the salary of retail and hospital pharmacists became comparable.
Now we went from a significant shortage to entering a surplus in a pretty short time due to increased grads and bad economy. And while salaries have not declined (but have slowed in terms of increases), once the surplus gets worse I bet you will see salaries decline as well because there will be so many pharmDs and not enough jobs to go around. So chains, hospitals, and anywhere else that employs pharmacists will take the ones that are willing to work for lower pay just to have a job. No wonder economics is a pre-requisite for many pharm schools
I'm warning you about just looking at the $ aspect of pharmacy. Was pharmacy always a high paying field? NO! I think in response to the shortage, chains offered high salaries to attract employees. Hospitals (which still generally pay slightly less than chains) paid quite a bit less than retail but had to raise salaries in order to ensure they could still recruit pharmacists. So the salary of retail and hospital pharmacists became comparable.
Now we went from a significant shortage to entering a surplus in a pretty short time due to increased grads and bad economy. And while salaries have not declined (but have slowed in terms of increases), once the surplus gets worse I bet you will see salaries decline as well because there will be so many pharmDs and not enough jobs to go around. So chains, hospitals, and anywhere else that employs pharmacists will take the ones that are willing to work for lower pay just to have a job. No wonder economics is a pre-requisite for many pharm schools
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Plan. Make a plan for how to survive a total economic collapse. List your debts and assets. How quickly can you pay down your debt, while still purchasing necessary supplies? Your goals should include no debt and the procurement and storage of valuable assets. Your preparation timetable should be as short as possible.
Nix debt. Pay off debt and avoid new debt by paying with cash instead of credit cards. Concentrate on paying off high-interest debt, loans with adjustable rates and unsecured debts first. Sell expensive vehicles that have loans to pay off what you owe, and buy cheaper replacements using cash. In order to survive a total economic collapse, you need to have assets, not liabilities. (Note: storing food and resources are higher priority than paying down debt for families of modest means.)
Buy Silver. Change liquid savings into silver and gold. If the dollar collapses, having precious metals will preserve your money and it can be used as currency or exchanged for a currency with value, such as Swiss francs. As the dollar continues to lose value, silver dollars preserve their value or go up in value, thus protecting your assets in the event of a economic recession, allowing you to financially survive a recession or depression.
Invest wisely. Re-evaluate your stocks and mutualfunds. In order to financially survive a total economic collapse, your investments must be secure. Consider putting some of your stocks into gold (GLD) or opening a precious metals IRA. Research stocks that will survive a total economic collapse through sites like Daily Reckoning Day.
Store grain. Purchase goods and valuables such as guns for hunting and personal protection, and basic food supplies such as whole grains and legumes, which are easy to store. Invest in water purification bottles and tablets, and keep some bottled water on hand to meet immediate needs in the event of a shortage. All of these will make it more possible to survive a total economic collapse.
First aid. Prepare a First Aid Kit, sewing kit and other practical necessities of daily life to aid in survival of a total economic collapse. These are good things to have on hand anyway, for regular daily life as well as unforeseen emergencies.
Build community. Get to know your neighbors and build a community wherever you are. In the event of total economic collapse, life will become very local and survival will depend on working together with others, beginning with families.
Grow food. Grow some of your own food and raise animals for meat. Chickens and rabbits are small and easy to tend. Chickens provide eggs as well as meat and are excellent sources of protein and fat, both critical for survival. In economic downturns such as a recession or depression, being able to produce food is a important skill to have.
Barter. Learn how to barter, and stock items to trade. Think about necessities (wool blankets, soap, boots, duct tape, ammunition) as well as luxuries (chocolate, tobacco, alcohol). Useful tools will be more valuable than money if there is a currency collapse. Useful barter items will be helpful to have on hand as you prepare to survive an economic collapse.
