So my situation is: I recently moved to Florida and finally got licensed down here. I heard the job market was tough down here so I accepted the first job I was offered, which was pharmacist in charge of a mail order pharmacy. Now after working at the place for 2 days I got an offer from a major chain that provides benefits and quarterly and holiday bonuses, which the other place does not. This chain is WAY more stable than where I am now. Yesterday I tried placing an order through cardinal, and after I confirmed everything and went to place the order I was informed the accout was "on hold" which pretty much means that the owner has not been paying his bills. I called him and told him what happened and he said that is not true and he wanted ME to call cardinal back and get "someone who knew what they were talking about". Anywho, I called back and was told the same thing, big shocker there. So my new and improved job starts Monday...how bad would it be for me to just go into work tomorrow and say "I QUIT" 🙂
shortest notice you would give a job?
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You told your new job you'd start on Monday when you haven't even given notice to your old job? Is this a joke? Do you know the meaning of "professional?"
congratulations on the job offers. Dont just suddenly quit. Give your supervisor as much notice as possible.
Imagine how they would feel, how you yourself would feel if one of your own workers bailed on you.
If i were in your situation, i would work full time at the chain and then work or offer to work part-time on weekends at the mail order. What a sweet gig you got going! maybe you could work during the day at the chain and then work nights and weekends at the mail order. youd be pulling in 120 k * 2 + benefits. Thats over 240k of income!
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it is never our place as pre-pharmacy or even pharmacy students to call a practitioner "unprofessional". No matter what your "life experience", a practicing pharmacist always ranks higher than a pharmacy student, and a student ranks higher than a pre-pharmacy student, and the pre-pharmacy ranks higher than a high school student, and so on and so forth. please respect their place and please do not overstep such a boundary.
Thank you.
Imagine how they would feel, how you yourself would feel if one of your own workers bailed on you.
If i were in your situation, i would work full time at the chain and then work or offer to work part-time on weekends at the mail order. What a sweet gig you got going! maybe you could work during the day at the chain and then work nights and weekends at the mail order. youd be pulling in 120 k * 2 + benefits. Thats over 240k of income!
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it is never our place as pre-pharmacy or even pharmacy students to call a practitioner "unprofessional". No matter what your "life experience", a practicing pharmacist always ranks higher than a pharmacy student, and a student ranks higher than a pre-pharmacy student, and the pre-pharmacy ranks higher than a high school student, and so on and so forth. please respect their place and please do not overstep such a boundary.
Thank you.
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This is not the military. Higher "rank" doesn't always win. A pharmacist might always "ranks higher" when it comes to DIRECT PHARMACY RELATED EXPERIENCE (and I respect the knowledge they have for it!), but when it comes to other things, I don't care if they're the president of the United States - if he or she is acting in an unprofessional manner, I will state so. I don't see why not. This is a question regarding general work behavior. It's the same whether you were working in a pharmacy or in an insurance office or whatever! It is unprofessional to just walk in one morning and announce I QUIT!
It's not always obvious what is or isn't "professional". When someone puts their heart on the line, and honestly asks a question, we should in turn provide positive, constructive feedback. We should never name-call or say someone is unprofessional this or immoral that. When they ask for help, we should help them, not insult them.
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Common sense should tell you that a 2 weeks notice is the right thing to do. I think even a teenager knows that, so I am surprise a pharmacist has to ask that question. 
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2 weeks is always best, BUT you have to start when the new job says so do what you have to do. Dont think the mail order guy want use you like he wants too!!
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Why do I need to give 2 weeks to be professional. The company would fire/lay you off w/o notice so why do you need to give notice. If I liked/respected teh company I worked for, I'd give 2 weeks. If I did not like the company/angry, I'd give them 20 minutes to find someone before I left and closed up shop.
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You're a professional, not a fast food worker. Even a fast food worker knows to provide a courtesy of 2 weeks notice.
I'm familiar with "Credit Holds" as even large county facilities can get in a bind with cashflow and get placed on a credit hold.
You're right. Your current employment isn't ideal and is not conducive to taking care of the #1. Yet, do the right thing and extend your professional courtesy and at least provide 2 weeks notice. I sincerely hope you're not the only pharmacist..and they'll be without a pharmacist coverage next monday. If that is the case, then you're compromising patient care.
Shame on you.👎
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Because...if you give 2 weeks notice but they walk you out, then they have to pay you for those 2 weeks..
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Because...if you give 2 weeks notice but they walk you out, then they have to pay you for those 2 weeks..
Not if you are a floater for the horrid company I work for.....they just won't schedule you... RESIDENCY TIME I see in my near future...maybe ID PGY-2??🙂
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Oh please. When did I name call anyone? I asked the OP if he/she knew the meaning of professional. Now I did mean to imply that what he/she was thinking of doing is unprofessional - but I didn't actually state it.
Although, I would have no shame in stating it. If someone said they wanted to go to an interview in a Hawaiian shirt and shorts, I'd call the act unprofessional. That's not insulting; it's just fact. And I was giving constructive feedback: don't do it, it's unprofessional.
Anyway, I didn't say the person is unprofessional - only acting in an unprofessional way. There's a difference. I don't know where you're getting these insults or "immoral" comments or "name-calling" from.
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I agree that it isn't fair that they can lay you off without any notice but you have to give two weeks. When I got laid off at an old job, I didn't even get to finish out the day. It was quite a shock. However, you really don't want to burn bridges. You never know if that person you just screwed is going to be in a postition to hire you some day or be your boss. It is a small world. It is better just to give the two weeks so they don't hate you for life.
For a "real" job, definitely give 2 weeks.
On the other hand: I moved to this city a few months before school started and took the first job I could find, and now I may have a tech job coming up. Will I continue to make minimum wage making sandwiches for 2 weeks when I'm offered a better paying tech job? Unlikely. Maybe that wasn't "on the other hand" since I don't consider mine a '"real" job'.
On the other hand: I moved to this city a few months before school started and took the first job I could find, and now I may have a tech job coming up. Will I continue to make minimum wage making sandwiches for 2 weeks when I'm offered a better paying tech job? Unlikely. Maybe that wasn't "on the other hand" since I don't consider mine a '"real" job'.
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you only been there 2 days and you have no benefits or anything else.
remember this, your relationship is that of a BUSINESS relationship.
they dont give you 2 weeks notice when they want to fire you. you do what is best for you. you were only there 2 days not 12 years.
tell them you are done end of the week. they will prob say dont bother, bc you are in "training" still.
remember this, your relationship is that of a BUSINESS relationship.
they dont give you 2 weeks notice when they want to fire you. you do what is best for you. you were only there 2 days not 12 years.
tell them you are done end of the week. they will prob say dont bother, bc you are in "training" still.
I was in a similar situation, i took a pharmacy manager position for a retail chain at the beginning of october, and a inpatient/ clinical position opened up at a hospital. I gave my PDM 2 weeks notice, and offered to cover the retail pharmacy 2x a week till the end of the year. That gives the retail chain plenty of time to replace, i have a steady paycheck until i get my first check at the hospital, and if anything comes up i can still work for the chain in the future.
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I'm not sure how all States laws work, but in some States, as pharmacist-in-charge, you'd be required to give at least two-weeks notice.
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