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I just passed my PTCB exam, and my boss told me I'll get a 40 cent per hour raise! So a CPhT with no experience makes $8.95/hour at Walmart.
I just passed my PTCB exam, and my boss told me I'll get a 40 cent per hour raise! So a CPhT with no experience makes $8.95/hour at Walmart.
Thanks. According to my calculator it'll take me 322.5 hours to make up for the cost of the exam, and this is excluding taxes.
How much did you pay for the exam? I thought it cost like $129 to take the PCTB?Thanks. According to my calculator it'll take me 322.5 hours to make up for the cost of the exam, and this is excluding taxes.
How much did you pay for the exam? I thought it cost like $129 to take the PCTB?
(don't mind me being really slow since it's winter break still ) I thought he meant 8.95/hr * 322.5 hours ...40 cents/hr * 322.5 hrs = $129.00
(don't mind me being really slow since it's winter break still ) I thought he meant 8.95/hr * 322.5 hours ...
I have to admit I am psyched about the initials CPhT after my name. I figure most people won't know what it means, so it'll seem somewhat prestigious!
I don't know. Myspace? My latest update is "My new name is ___, CPhT. You may not address me as anything else."
The first thing I am doing when I become a pharmacist is changing my license to Dr. ____. Hopefully it will serve well if I ever get pulled over. haha
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So, really, is everyone here going to go by Dr. So-and-so?
Then they'll ask what field of medicine he practices in and he'll be screwwwwed.
What reason would a police officer have to ask a Dr. what field they practice in?
Curiosity?
Possibly. I don't think a police officer would want to engage in a conversation about what medical specialty I belong to. Ill say I am an otolaryngologist and you know he will probably just say, "That's cool."
Possibly. I don't think a police officer would want to engage in a conversation about what medical specialty I belong to. Ill say I am an otolaryngologist and you know he will probably just say, "That's cool."
Or you'll get a cop that isn't an idiot, and he'll call your bluff, then you'll be back-peddling saying you're not actually an M.D., but a pharmacist... eh that's so messy, isn't it?
I have been pulled over a few times (ticketed rarely, usually get pulled over due to "excessive exhaust noise" on my 68) and I've always been asked what my MOS in the military was when I presented my ID. Figured that it'd be much the same...but it wasn't just the police I was referring to. Anyone really... if they ask what you do (Don't you ask people when they call themselves "doctor", "What are you a Doctor in?" - I know I do) and you say, "Well I'm not really a doctor doctor, I'm a pharmacist."
Hm. Just thinking about it... I've been corrected so many times in the pharmacy, "Don't call a pharmacist 'doctor', it gets confusing" and the like.
Personal preference I guess.
then when he figures out you're fibbing you'll get a charge of lying to an officer of the law *gasp*
EDIT I didn't see what P4Sci said before I posted that
Oh, it's important.So, really, is everyone here going to go by Dr. So-and-so?
The first thing I am doing when I become a pharmacist is changing my license to Dr. ____. Hopefully it will serve well if I ever get pulled over. haha
Some techs work hella hard for peanuts.
Makes you feel bad for the ones who aren't just doing it as pre-pharmacy students. The lifers at my store hit a pretty low ceiling and stay there.
Why should a tech get paid more anyway. It takes little skill and training and there are plenty of people willing to do the job for less so my opinion is if you want to make more money, invest in yourself and sacrafice to acheive more. I respect people who work hard to provide for their family, but it might be worth it to take a few steps back to get on a path that will lead to more success.Makes you feel bad for the ones who aren't just doing it as pre-pharmacy students. The lifers at my store hit a pretty low ceiling and stay there.
Makes you feel bad for the ones who aren't just doing it as pre-pharmacy students. The lifers at my store hit a pretty low ceiling and stay there.
I work as a clinical tech. at a hospital. My base pay is $18.72/hr plus I work graves and weekends so I get an extra $1.50/hr on top of my base pay. Hospital definitely pays better.
Wow, that is very nice. I had a job offer at a local hospital for $15/hr starting. I turned it down, because I enjoy my retail job way too much, plus I can't beat the flexibility.
Why should a tech get paid more anyway. It takes little skill and training and there are plenty of people willing to do the job for less so my opinion is if you want to make more money, invest in yourself and sacrafice to acheive more. I respect people who work hard to provide for their family, but it might be worth it to take a few steps back to get on a path that will lead to more success.
wow, where are you a tech at, in cali or new york making those wages?? that's a lot!I work as a clinical tech. at a hospital. My base pay is $18.72/hr plus I work graves and weekends so I get an extra $1.50/hr on top of my base pay. Hospital definitely pays better.
wow, where are you a tech at, in cali or new york making those wages?? that's a lot!