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I was under the impression that retail really wasn't that bad until the last decade or so. I assume that there's been increased volume, increased metrics, and less benefits/incentives since then.
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I was under the impression that retail really wasn't that bad until the last decade or so. I assume that there's been increased volume, increased metrics, and less benefits/incentives since then.
Just want to point out that 80% of the rxms in my district are over 40.
I've said this before, retail can be great but you have to train your staff appropriately and be a hard worker yourself. I've now worked at 4 stores before settling on my current one for awhile. I have rarely had a bad day at work. I always sit to each lunch and I never skip lunch.
I've said this before, retail can be great but you have to train your staff appropriately and be a hard worker yourself. I've now worked at 4 stores before settling on my current one for awhile. I have rarely had a bad day at work. I always sit to each lunch and I never skip lunch.
It's amazing the difference that 1 person can make in terms of workflow and moral. Laugh at your idiot customers and complain about a dumb nurse but never trash your company or you techs will adopt the mindset
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Well, this is a nice thought, but its not the way it works in the real world. How long you go to school, how hard you study, and how good your grades are, aren't what determines your salary and the ease of your job. That is determined by complicated factors influencing the marketplace. There are ALOT of unemployed/underemployed PhD's who went to school longer than you, and in many cases worked harder for their degree.
The best thing is that on a typical day I, as a retail pharmacist working in a rural area, do more clinical stuff than some magic unicorn pgy-2 at some research hospital. Patients and doctors respect what I say and listen. You can look down on me while you staff your Coumadin clinic following some flowchart that can be done by a LPN
Happiness in retail really relates to practice site. I just transferred to a rural area to a pharmacy doing 1100/week. I have time to talk to people, get my stuff done. It's much lower stress than my previous city location
Happiness in retail really relates to practice site. I just transferred to a rural area to a pharmacy doing 1100/week. I have time to talk to people, get my stuff done. It's much lower stress than my previous city location
I have a little trouble believing you do more clinical stuff in a retail setting. Having worked both in a city and a rural area, retail entailed the same responsibilities regardless of the setting. Might be the specific store that you work for, but what kind of clinical stuff can you possibly do in that kind of setting?
Aside from filling prescriptions anytime I interact with a patient or doctor it's clinical work. Therapy changes/recommendations, patient educations, mtm, etc. short of maybe ABX stewardship it has more of a direct impact in patient care than what A lot of clinical pharmacists can do.
The phrase "clinical pharmacist" is just a way to artificially striate the profession to allow infighting.
The phrase "clinical pharmacist" is just a way to artificially striate the profession to allow infighting.
I hate that term as well - I have been asked by my family (some who have just enough medical knowledge to be scary) if I am a clinical pharmacist or a regular pharmacist - ugh
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