Questions about Interning at slower Pharmacies

[PistonFan531]

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Currently I work for CVS as a pharmacy intern and I ABSOLUTELY hate it. I handed in my resignation letter a week ago. I am now looking for an internship at a different company.

If I applied to, let's say, a Costco, Sam's Club, Walmart, Meijer, Target, how likely is it that I would be able to get a job as an intern? I should also add that I would only like to work about 5 hrs a week since P3 is starting soon and I hear that it is very challenging. Would companies be willing to hire me if I am not willing to work that many hours?

Also, if I do indeed land a job at one of these companies as an intern, would it be likely that I would be offered a job as a pharmacist by the company whom I work for when I graduate? Or does being an intern not make a difference in regards to this matter?

 

[owlegrad]

Also, if I do indeed land a job at one of these companies as an intern, would it be likely that I would be offered a job as a pharmacist by the company whom I work for when I graduate? Or does being an intern not make a difference in regards to this matter?

It is no guarantee, but of course it makes a huge difference.

Good Luck with the job search.

 

[crazybob]

Also, if I do indeed land a job at one of these companies as an intern, would it be likely that I would be offered a job as a pharmacist by the company whom I work for when I graduate? Or does being an intern not make a difference in regards to this matter?

Like owlegrad said, it can help, but you have to remember that they consider how you have been as an employee.

I've heard of interns not being offered jobs with a company after being with them for 4 years or more. But they were usually kind of rude, so it made sense to me.

 

[bacillus1]

I've heard of interns not being offered jobs with a company after being with them for 4 years or more. But they were usually kind of rude, so it made sense to me.

Or if the PDM thinks that said intern is applying for a residency (without the intern telling the PDM).

 

[owlegrad]

Or if the PDM thinks that said intern is applying for a residency (without the intern telling the PDM).

Is that a Kuala?

 

[bacillus1]

Is that a Kuala?

Yes it is!

 

[owlegrad]

Yes it is!

Well done 👍

 

[Tinkerbell22]

I think some slower stores will let you work less, but then again, this could also backfire since slower stores usually have less tech help. I work at a somewhat busy store so we have a lot of help, which gives about 10-15 hours split between 2 interns. This is good during the school year when I have no time.

I also personally want to crawl between the shelves & fall asleep of boredom when I'm at a store & it gets too slow... I know there is always time to clean or stock things or whatever, but it just makes the time go by a lot slower to me... so I prefer busy stores for this reason... but yeah... I feel like my friends who work at CVS tend to get scheduled for a lot more hours than interns at other stores, so this can be hard during the school year.

And yeah, being an intern does help you get a job when you graduate. They would much rather hire someone who knows the company culture & system than train someone who is completely new & didn't put in their dues as an intern.

 

[PistonFan531]

I think some slower stores will let you work less, but then again, this could also backfire since slower stores usually have less tech help. I work at a somewhat busy store so we have a lot of help, which gives about 10-15 hours split between 2 interns. This is good during the school year when I have no time.

I also personally want to crawl between the shelves & fall asleep of boredom when I'm at a store & it gets too slow... I know there is always time to clean or stock things or whatever, but it just makes the time go by a lot slower to me... so I prefer busy stores for this reason... but yeah... I feel like my friends who work at CVS tend to get scheduled for a lot more hours than interns at other stores, so this can be hard during the school year.

And yeah, being an intern does help you get a job when you graduate. They would much rather hire someone who knows the company culture & system than train someone who is completely new & didn't put in their dues as an intern.

So then do you think that I made a mistake by resigning from CVS? Do you think that this decision could possibly hurt me in the future when I graduate and the job market is saturated?

 

[BidingMyTime]

So then do you think that I made a mistake by resigning from CVS? Do you think that this decision could possibly hurt me in the future when I graduate and the job market is saturated?

Possibly, but you have to consider your mental health as well. You say you "hated" the job, if this were truely an unbearable situation for you, than you did the right thing by quitting. But ideally, you would have tried to make the situation bearable (maybe by working less hours, seeing if you could transfer to a nother store, etc.),

 

[Tinkerbell22]

So then do you think that I made a mistake by resigning from CVS? Do you think that this decision could possibly hurt me in the future when I graduate and the job market is saturated?

As far as hurting you in the future when you graduate... I don't think so, only because it sounds like you want to try and work with another company anyway. Of course if you want to work for CVS as a pharmacist then you should stay with them. Depending on where you live, they might not even be hiring all of their interns anyway though... I know of other chains that seem to have a better record of hiring now days, but I'm sure this depends on where you live. If you want to do retail when you graduate, I would talk to some recent graduates or P4s on at your school to see which chain seems to hire the most new grads.

There is no way to know whether you will have a better schedule as a P3 with another chain though... whatever store you end up interviewing at, I would just make sure that they know you are only willing to work a certain number of hours before you get hired. If you tell them you are available most days, they might schedule you for a lot of hours and be upset when they find out that you can't cover what they need.

 

[rph3664]

Like owlegrad said, it can help, but you have to remember that they consider how you have been as an employee.

I've heard of interns not being offered jobs with a company after being with them for 4 years or more. But they were usually kind of rude, so it made sense to me.

There was a woman 2 years ahead of me who was salutatorian of the class and had worked for Walgreens for almost 10 years, which was how she decided she wanted to be a pharmacist. They refused to hire her as a pharmacist, and this was in 1992! I met her at a state association meeting, and found out pretty quickly why. She was a really, really bad alcoholic. 🙁 AFAIK, she has never done any kind of work other than relief, but I do see her name periodically in conjunction with various state associations.

I've mentioned the classmate who was denied a job because she took a yo-yo out of her purse in the interview and started to play with it. 😕 She too had worked at a large hospital all through school, and without going into further detail that could reveal her identity, was not hired on as a pharmacist because of some things she did while she was in school. Her sister and BIL are pharmacists, and a major reason they started their own business was so she could have a job. Interestingly, she was one of my sister's best friends in high school and I don't remember her ever acting strangely, so IDK what happened in the meantime.

 

[joetrisman]

There was a woman 2 years ahead of me who was salutatorian of the class and had worked for Walgreens for almost 10 years, which was how she decided she wanted to be a pharmacist. They refused to hire her as a pharmacist, and this was in 1992! I met her at a state association meeting, and found out pretty quickly why. She was a really, really bad alcoholic. 🙁 AFAIK, she has never done any kind of work other than relief, but I do see her name periodically in conjunction with various state associations.

I've mentioned the classmate who was denied a job because she took a yo-yo out of her purse in the interview and started to play with it. 😕 She too had worked at a large hospital all through school, and without going into further detail that could reveal her identity, was not hired on as a pharmacist because of some things she did while she was in school. Her sister and BIL are pharmacists, and a major reason they started their own business was so she could have a job. Interestingly, she was one of my sister's best friends in high school and I don't remember her ever acting strangely, so IDK what happened in the meantime.

that's impressive👍

 

[mustang sally]

Possibly, but you have to consider your mental health as well. You say you "hated" the job, if this were truely an unbearable situation for you, than you did the right thing by quitting. But ideally, you would have tried to make the situation bearable (maybe by working less hours, seeing if you could transfer to a nother store, etc.),

Agree with this. I also hated my intern job in pharmacy school. The last day I worked there felt like literally almost the happiest day of my life. I still went on to find a decent job after I graduated. Life is too short not to do what is right for you.

 

[joetrisman]

Agree with this. I also hated my intern job in pharmacy school. The last day I worked there felt like literally almost the happiest day of my life. I still went on to find a decent job after I graduated. Life is too short not to do what is right for you.

Must have been Wags I feel that way every shift👍

 

[mustang sally]

Must have been Wags I feel that way every shift👍

Lol, you are correct...but I can see how CVS would be just as hideous!