Overtime Question

[Serfes]

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If a pharmacist in a retail setting wanted to work 50-60 hours a week for extra income would the overtime be available? A friend told me that alot of the retail stores don't like to give out overtime so they limit pharmacists to 40 hours a week. That doesn't seem correct to me though.

 

[GravyRPH]

It depends how desperate they are. It is true that most places try to limit you to 40 hours per week, but if they need someone to open a store they will use anyone they can get. I know many pharmacists who have no problems finding lots of overtime within chains.

 

[Triangulation]

Pharmacists at walgreens certainly don't have trouble finding extra hours.

 

[lord999]

There are other reasons for limiting overtime outside the pay issues.

As GravyRPH could probably relate as well, if you screw up royally (i.e. draw a Board complaint) during voluntary overtime, the penalties are generally harsher. At least for AZ that is....

A company that "forces" overtime contributes to an "unsafe work environment" and they can plowed when it comes to fines. Both the Wals (Wal-Mart and Walgreens) have learned this the very hard way.

As a pharmacist, you must understand your finances. You must control your work or it will control you.