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Current P4, did a FaceTime interview with DM yesterday and she offered me the PIG position. I know WG is much hated here, but still I'm super excited because the location of district (a major metro area in mid-west) would just work perfectly for me. She very nicely explained how the process works, but she didn't mention what my hourly rate will be and of course I was too excited about the offer I forgot to ask.....
Now I wonder,
I know my DM said I would get two offer letters as soon as she gets them ready. But does anyone here know how many days does that usually take?
Would the offer letter tell me how my salary/hourly rate will be? (I'm so sorry but I never had a job before)
I haven't told my friends and family about the news yet because I wanted to wait until I get my offer letter.
And most importantly, PTL! I wouldn't be able to do this without the help from God. Every students out there like me, no matter how tough it is out there, NEVER NEVER loose you hope and courage, just put your trust on god and you will see miracles happen. I promise.
LOL , not PIC, it's PIG== pharmacist intern graduate, this is the acronym they use at Walgreens I guess. But thanks for the kindly the reminding tho.OP, not jokingly, you might want to read the various things on "PIC" positions, they are not easy jobs, and KPI metric targets are challenging to manage.
LOL , not PIC, it's PIG== pharmacist intern graduate, this is the acronym they use at Walgreens I guess. But thanks for the kindly the reminding tho.
Congrats on getting a position, but how have you never held a job before??? Not even as an intern pharmacist or a tech??? You are in for a very rude awakening. You will hit the ground running. Good luck.Current P4, did a FaceTime interview with DM yesterday and she offered me the PIG position. I know WG is much hated here, but still I'm super excited because the location of district (a major metro area in mid-west) would just work perfectly for me. She very nicely explained how the process works, but she didn't mention what my hourly rate will be and of course I was too excited about the offer I forgot to ask.....
Now I wonder,
I know my DM said I would get two offer letters as soon as she gets them ready. But does anyone here know how many days does that usually take?
Would the offer letter tell me how my salary/hourly rate will be? (I'm so sorry but I never had a job before)
I haven't told my friends and family about the news yet because I wanted to wait until I get my offer letter.
And most importantly, PTL! I wouldn't be able to do this without the help from God. Every students out there like me, no matter how tough it is out there, NEVER NEVER loose you hope and courage, just put your trust on god and you will see miracles happen. I promise.
You do realize that PIGs are only good for turning into bacon, right?LOL , not PIC, it's PIG== pharmacist intern graduate, this is the acronym they use at Walgreens I guess. But thanks for the kindly the reminding tho.
Congrats on getting a position, but how have you never held a job before??? Not even as an intern pharmacist or a tech??? You are in for a very rude awakening. You will hit the ground running. Good luck.
Congrats on getting a position, but how have you never held a job before??? Not even as an intern pharmacist or a tech??? You are in for a very rude awakening. You will hit the ground running. Good luck.
You don’t need experience to be a good pharmacist in retail. As long as you work hard.
I really like what you say, but for clarification purpose, could you articulate what you mean by “work hard”?
Would you consider “uncompensated overtime” work hard or don’t drink or eat to avoid restroom break work hard? Verify and churn more prescriptions beyond your mental capacity?
I myself don’t work hard, I get up every 30 minutes to drink water or use rest room. I chat with others in the hallway and at my desk.... However, I think very hard and always come up ideas that nobody else thinks. I bring in many millions of cost savings into my Organization. I solve problems, and I creat value. BTW, I also listen to youtube at work and browse Amazon as needed.
As professionals, should we sell our cognitive services instead of just "hard work"? Are we now double as glorified technicians when retail corporate cut tech hours?
Other than checking the right drug in the bottle for as fast as humanly possible or impossible. What else do we do with our clinical expertise in retail? I worked at target for 2 years long time ago, I had the luxury to engage patients, do we have that now at CVS?
we sell blood, sweat but bottomline is that we use our license on dispensations and legal responsibilities purposes. We are becoming efficiency expert, work process expert, and subject matter expert on insurance. We trim off seconds with our tasks, shortest distance to walk around the pharmacy to get job done. Meeting metrics, avoid obvious errors. How often do we use what we learn at school? Really?
I mean no disrespect to your comment, it reflects the reality in retail, and this really saddens me as you can see with my vent.
I hope one day our professional status can be returned to older days when we actually provide cognitive services and valued by employers.
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I really like what you say, but for clarification purpose, could you articulate what you mean by “work hard”?
Would you consider “uncompensated overtime” work hard or don’t drink or eat to avoid restroom break work hard? Verify and churn more prescriptions beyond your mental capacity?
I myself don’t work hard, I get up every 30 minutes to drink water or use rest room. I chat with others in the hallway and at my desk.... However, I think very hard and always come up ideas that nobody else thinks. I bring in many millions of cost savings into my Organization. I solve problems, and I creat value. BTW, I also listen to youtube at work and browse Amazon as needed.
As professionals, should we sell our cognitive services instead of just "hard work"? Are we now double as glorified technicians when retail corporate cut tech hours?
Other than checking the right drug in the bottle for as fast as humanly possible or impossible. What else do we do with our clinical expertise in retail? I worked at target for 2 years long time ago, I had the luxury to engage patients, do we have that now at CVS?
we sell blood, sweat but bottomline is that we use our license on dispensations and legal responsibilities purposes. We are becoming efficiency expert, work process expert, and subject matter expert on insurance. We trim off seconds with our tasks, shortest distance to walk around the pharmacy to get job done. Meeting metrics, avoid obvious errors. How often do we use what we learn at school? Really?
I mean no disrespect to your comment, it reflects the reality in retail, and this really saddens me as you can see with my vent.
I hope one day our professional status can be returned to older days when we actually provide cognitive services and valued by employers.
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Those of us that go into retail should know what’s expected. The trade off of being in a fast paced environment and constantly demanding metrics / corporate goals is reasonably salary with benefits and some job security. Complaining about having to do technician duties or having to constantly stand and little breaks to meet metrics —you knew what you got yourselves into. Why complain? Want to make a change? Go into law and lobby for legal requirements for pharmacies to have a lunch break.
I may be naive in saying all this stuff but I am tired of hearing people in retail complain about being in retail. Seriously. Get over it. We get paid $100k+ compared to pharmacists elsewhere in the world. If you want the type of environment where you can fully be relaxed and not about these metrics—go work in a foreign country as a pharmacist where the pay isn’t good but maybe that lifestyle is much more fitting for you.
If you in retail but complain about their demands and expectations, just quit. Leave it to those who can handle what’s put in front of them.