Retail pharmacists
Started by mipharmd
Those long shifts just wear me out. Maybe it is just the retail environment that sucks the life out of me but I am usually ready to go home after an 8.5 hr shift!
I have a number of nursing friends who do three 12 hour shifts in a row and they seem to be just fine. 12-14hr shifts are not easy but I think the environment you are working in is going to play a big role in how you handle them.
Id rather work the longer days. Its easier to keep going with the momentum of the day to just finish it off rather than have to come back in to work again. I honestly think its better.
Blowing monkeys is a bad thing?
I've done both and the 6/4 split that I'm doing now is much worse. I feel like I'm always at work.
Only having to work a few days a week is much better.
Only having to work a few days a week is much better.
Touché
less days in hell is always better....
the last 4-6hrs are killer though....but it usually slows down at the end of the day.
the last 4-6hrs are killer though....but it usually slows down at the end of the day.
I prefer longer days because it allows me to keep track of what is going on and better management. A pharmacist working shorter hours can easily give the other shift "their left behind" work, not have to plan ahead, etc.
Also running errands/shopping is awesome in weekday morning when everybody else is at work. If I need a day off, I just use a vacation date or switch with my partner. Works out great.
