Retail experience different depending on shifts?

[DaPharmer]

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Hey all, I've read and heard about all the horror stories about working in retail. It seems like a lot of people just cant take the stress of angry/stupid customers combined with workload.

I've searched but haven't found an answer, so my question is this...what is it like to work the night-shift in a 24-hour chain pharmacy a la Walgreens, CVS, etc.? It seems to me like the workload wouldn't be nearly as substantial. Are there other duties involved with nightshift that I might not know about?

 

[RxWildcat]

Well night shift has a much lower volume, but you have other duties like inventories, pulling outdates, paperwork, etc.

 

[asmaabadr]

Well if you are a night person and you are in a safe area I would say why not, but once you get into it it is very hard to get out easily because not everybody like the overnight shift so they can not replace you with a different person that easily,, less traffic a little bit paper work but once you get used to it should not be a problem .
To tell you the truth all retail is horrible ,but what can you do .
good luck

 

[collegegirl247]

your retail experience definitely depends on shift...

I worked at a super busy cvs- and it was horrible, there were times where the pharmacists would cry during shifts because they were so stressed (not kidding.)
when I moved away for pharmacy school I was transfered to a brand new, and therefore very slow store....and it is worlds different...its amazing- the pharmacists actually have time to talk to the patients!!!

i've been told the night shifts are really boring by the night time pharmacists... and you dont really get to work with patients very much

 

[pharmdch]

I no longer work retail, but I would say that the patient population is a much more significant factor affecting job satisfaction than shift. The night shift is much slower, but keep in mind that you generally will be on your own. So, if you have two patients fresh from the ER at drop-off, one at pick-up, one in the drive-thru, and one on the phone, it can become frustrating. It also seems to be the shift that attracts the most junkies, and is most vulnerable to robbery.

I was never fond of retail, but some locations are better than others. Your best bet is a pharmacy with no drive-thru that serves a predominantly well-educated clientele of above average income. At the very least, most of them will have insurance and possess the capacity to comprehend any issues that might arise.

 

[RxWildcat]

Your best bet is a pharmacy with no drive-thru that serves a predominantly well-educated clientele of above average income. At the very least, most of them will have insurance and possess the capacity to comprehend any issues that might arise.

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