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This is simply not true.
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Started by pps38us
This is simply not true.
There are so many things wrong with this post I don't know where to start. First of all, how are we supposed to work for free? What about bills, kids, your house, and necessities? There is a difference between caring about money and only doing something because of the money. Yes, I care about how much I make and everyone should if they're smart, because anybody who has been poor knows how horrible it is. But money is not the TOP reason why EVERYONE picked healthcare. It may be true for you, but it certainly is not for me. If money was the TOP reason for why you picked Pharmacy then it sucks to be you, because it sounds like you wont be passionate about your job. So my question is, why dont you go into medicine or dentistry? I mean, they make more money, right? If money was your top reason then you wouldn't be in pharmacy. My point being, there are dozens of factors to look into when deciding your career. Yes money is important, but going into a career you're not passionate about seems like hell. Whats the point of making all that money if you're not happy everyday? The worst type of healthcare professional is the one whose only in it for the money. But before the year 2000 Pharmacist made around 50-60k and physicians made about 175,000 during that time. Pharmacist were not payed a lot, so why did people go into pharmacy?
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The thought was that those who couldnt make it into medical school went into pharmacy back then.
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No, no; the Gates Foundation was just one example of a charity. There are many out there; choose the one that fits your interests best. But the Gates Foundation wouldn't exist without the huge capital from Bill Gates to start the Foundation. This is where money really helps. You can do the most good by donating money because of efficiencies of economy of scale, especially in larger organizations. You can also donate more time if you make more money per hour (because then you can afford to scale back your hours and donate your time), if that's your preferred way to do good in your community. Regardless, making more money allows you the opportunity to do more good, if that's what you want to do.
I don't put money on a pedestal, but it is a great way to change things and encourage the things you want to see in the world. And yes, I do suggest that everyone in this forum should be giving a portion of their salary to charity, if that's something they believe in. It's easily affordable as a pharmacist and can produce a lot of good, provided you are donating to a good charity.
falling back on pharmacy/PA is still the trend. As my grades began to slip, i changed career paths. medical to dentistry to optometry then finally pharmacy. funny how thats in order of decreasing median salary.
That is the BEST way to make a difference in someone's life!!!! if someone give me 10 million dollars right now that will HELP ME more than anything on earth...(unless the other option is even MORE money!)
I was in dental school. Dropped out b/c the job was too gross for me. Blood, bad breath, and touching patients make me sick.
Dream job is a work at home job....would love to work for a mail order pharmacy.
I also have the grades and test scores for medical school too but the job is too gross for me.
People pick pharmacy for the six figures and CLEAN work environment.
interesting because I heard that pharmacy is in decline right now..
interesting becuase you just started 4 consecutive new threads on the pre pharm forum about your attempts at entering pharm school 😱
Well if you're passionate about something, you're not necessarily going to led the job market dictate whether you should enter the field now should you? I was just stating something I heard. Instead of stalking people, maybe you should do something more productive.
Don't worry, he stalked me, too.
yeah an official stalker who actually provided you an answer to several of your posts. but your welcome. 😍
