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Just curious how often new graduates are offered Pharmacy Manager positions right after graduating?
Comments? Thoughts? Experience?
Comments? Thoughts? Experience?
what?!?!?!? I know our local CVS's fired a lot - came up with some BS solution - just google Jay Barefoot CVS letter often posted hereExcept for gross negligence or theft I am not even sure it is possible to get fired.
also... don't they get chewed out by district managers a lot for not meeting metrics and such??
A lot of people are just scared to move up. They are just comfortable being staff and getting paid less and not being responsible for metrics. Just go in, verify, answer a few phone calls and call it a day. Not everyone can be a manager. You can't be a egg head. You need people skills. Not only with your techs but patients as well. You have to build and manage a team. You want to be a successful store then you need to be a leader. So at CVS it's easy to move up. You can become a Sup within a couple of years if you have your mind set on it and you know what you're doingCVS will do it if they can't fill the spot but usually they at least let them float for a month or so to make sure that they aren't a total train wreck. I know some that made it to DM within a year... I have no idea how... I can only presume they had family connections or something but who knows.
Except for gross negligence or theft I am not even sure it is possible to get fired.
If people want to get rid of you, they'll find a way. It doesn't even matter if you work in a **** store (thus harder to replace)
'what?!?!?!? I know our local CVS's fired a lot - came up with some BS solution - just google Jay Barefoot CVS letter often posted here
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You have one e-mail from 2014 from a ***** DM, and this is CVS policy? You are being a little silly. They have a disciplinary policy and you will not be fired for one complaint.
what?!?!?!? I know our local CVS's fired a lot - came up with some BS solution - just google Jay Barefoot CVS letter often posted here
Jay Barefoot is still working for CVS. He probably got a promotion after that email:
So true. Nobody follows the policy all the time. If they want to fire you, trust me they will find a lot of reasonsThe thing is if you look hard enough you can find a reason to write up any pharmacist in the country multiple times, so even when following their own policy they can still fire anyone that they want. E.g. Have more than 1 batch printed at a time? Not following production safety protocol.
He probably got a big raiseJay Barefoot is still working for CVS. He probably got a promotion after that email:
I still get a good nights sleep. You get higher pay by 5-$7 and bonuses that are bigger. What seperates RX managers is how you train your staff. If you have techs that don't respond cut them. Hire new techs and mold them. Instill a strong presence. Work hard with your staff so they realize if **** isn't getting done when you are not there you'll cut. Some techs love to play substitute teacher day when it's a floater or a weak pharmacist who doesn't like to tell the staff anything.Why would anybody want to be a Pharmacy Manager. Ever!!!! I like freedom and a Goodnights sleep...
I think it's ok for a new grad to be PIC if they have completed a community practice residency and they are a member of Rho Chi. That kind of academic achievement is equivalent to at least 10 years real world experience.
i don't think Rho Chi makes a difference. i have a friend who was in Rho Chi, excellent student, hard working, and stay after hours to finish the job. but everyday she comes home with teary eyes. she was a staff. everyday she looks for and apply for jobs elsewhere b/c she keeps crying coming home from work. her Rho Chi and other organizations that she joined never amounted to anything. ......// community practice residency? what in the world is that? who would go an extra year of residency, take a huge pay cut, and not aim for hospitals or clinicals?
I think it's ok for a new grad to be PIC if they have completed a community practice residency and they are a member of Rho Chi. That kind of academic achievement is equivalent to at least 10 years real world experience.
Maybe she should have presented more posters, then she would be really qualified.i don't think Rho Chi makes a difference. i have a friend who was in Rho Chi, excellent student, hard working, and stay after hours to finish the job. but everyday she comes home with teary eyes. she was a staff. everyday she looks for and apply for jobs elsewhere b/c she keeps crying coming home from work. her Rho Chi and other organizations that she joined never amounted to anything. ......// community practice residency? what in the world is that? who would go an extra year of residency, take a huge pay cut, and not aim for hospitals or clinicals?
I still get a good nights sleep. You get higher pay by 5-$7 and bonuses that are bigger. What seperates RX managers is how you train your staff. If you have techs that don't respond cut them. Hire new techs and mold them. Instill a strong presence. Work hard with your staff so they realize if **** isn't getting done when you are not there you'll cut. Some techs love to play substitute teacher day when it's a floater or a weak pharmacist who doesn't like to tell the staff anything.
I went under hours and short staffed myself to let the bad techs know i'm not messing around. I'd rather be short staffed and everyone working hard than have 1-2 people who just stare at the ceiling of their phone. Don't be afraid to cut their hours and then complain they have payments. They didn't give a **** when they were working so I don't either. Also, REWARD your good techs. They make your life easier.
If you have techs that don't respond cut them.
i don't think Rho Chi makes a difference. i have a friend who was in Rho Chi, excellent student, hard working, and stay after hours to finish the job. but everyday she comes home with teary eyes. she was a staff. everyday she looks for and apply for jobs elsewhere b/c she keeps crying coming home from work. her Rho Chi and other organizations that she joined never amounted to anything. ......// community practice residency? what in the world is that? who would go an extra year of residency, take a huge pay cut, and not aim for hospitals or clinicals?
misguided pride.Why would anybody want to be a Pharmacy Manager. Ever!!!! I like freedom and a Goodnights sleep...