Do you know anyone quit pharmacy? what do they do after they quit pharmacy?
what ppl do after quit pharmacy?
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I suppose you can do whatever you want after quitting pharmacy.
I am considering driving school bus in the morning, serving school lunch during the day (flirt with the lunch ladies), then drive bus in the afternoon.
That’s my plan and I’m sticking to it - my wife has pre-approved some mild flirting with lunch ladies - look but don’t touch…. tease but don’t please sort of thing….
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I know a guy who moved to puerto rico and does facebook marketing for companies
I plan on sitting on the beach drinking rum and watching the sun set
I plan on sitting on the beach drinking rum and watching the sun set
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bruh i'm pretty sure this dude was in my class lol
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You go to Rutgers?
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After quitting pharmacy you are only allowed to start the following 5 Careers
Realtor
Uber driver
Instagram influencer
Pornstar
The guys that shaves dudes balls before surgery. Can’t remember the exact name of the profession
Realtor
Uber driver
Instagram influencer
Pornstar
The guys that shaves dudes balls before surgery. Can’t remember the exact name of the profession
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yes, class of 2008
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same guy - captain I think
You serious? lol
I know ppl s/w to CS in pharmacy school and one pharmacist pursue Calculus and find a job.
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I did it but let me tell you its very hard to land any decent Job at first. Pharmacy skills aren't easily transferable. Pharmd is such an useless degree unless you want to do retail or hospital or if you matched into fellowship. I have job but I am looking for better pay and guess what I have been rejected by Pharma companies left and right. They rather hire undergraduates for entry level positions. Sometimes their entry level Jobs requires experience and skills that we didn't get in PharmD. Its such a struggle, every day I regret getting pharmD. Every. Damn. Day!
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Heck yea I’m serious - you would be surprised what you can do with a hairnet, a pair of tongs, and some crisco.
It’s just an idea, I suppose. One of our problems in pharmacy is that we have tunnel vision in our job options. If we expand our options a bit things start sounding really good….
I tried companies, but most of them properly need fellowship. Such a big loan, but the job is so stressful, i have health problem after working very long time in pharmacy and lost weight dramatically (I was slim already). But seems like most ppl choice to stick with bad jobs. However i have heard couple pharmacist choose to do something else in their life. I am afraid to leave the current job, but i am very sick of it.
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you will literally help them butter their buns
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i met a former pharmacist who did this for a year and got a job now consulting with medical device type companies.
Master of Translational Medicine – UCB & UCSF – Educating future leaders in healthcare innovation
thoughts?
Master of Translational Medicine – UCB & UCSF – Educating future leaders in healthcare innovation
thoughts?
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There are many programs that are our there that requires 6 months to one year of schooling to change industry or get into Pharma or medical device. But I don't want to spend any money to get any additional education. I am trying to get in without any education.
how's working hrs and salary. Do you know?
very lucky~ actually~
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i feel like there are a lot of similar threads going with switching jobs/careers, leaving pharmacy .
do people think community college tech courses are good enough to get a leg up in tech industry? or i should just look into some of the intro ones to see if i even have the motivations or inspiration to continue it further.
i think the pandemic for me just really hammered home how crappy our work life is, i'm in retail tho. seeing all my peers work from home and with so much flexibility, i want a piece of that lifestyle. trying to research and see what options are out there. and i'm single. on one hand i'm a free bird, but on the other, it's all on me, i don't have a spouse/partner safety net and i actually live in a high COL area so it's super risky just to quit all together.
do people think community college tech courses are good enough to get a leg up in tech industry? or i should just look into some of the intro ones to see if i even have the motivations or inspiration to continue it further.
i think the pandemic for me just really hammered home how crappy our work life is, i'm in retail tho. seeing all my peers work from home and with so much flexibility, i want a piece of that lifestyle. trying to research and see what options are out there. and i'm single. on one hand i'm a free bird, but on the other, it's all on me, i don't have a spouse/partner safety net and i actually live in a high COL area so it's super risky just to quit all together.
I feel you. I don't know why retail pharmacist don't get lunch break and even time to go to bathroom. The metrics are ridiculous to me. The law never protected pharmacist. Crappy work environment, no flexibility, no appreciation, pay cut, no health. Hospital is better but hard to get in without resident nowadays. I heard many pharmacist quit last year. I just wonder what did they do after quit this career. I talked with one pharmacist opened his own pharmacy, seems like not that profitable due to caremark is the biggest PBM now.
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I am 2 years into being a pharmacist after working 8 as a tech and am going back to get a comp sci degree at nights starting this summer. One of my friends graduated, got his license and immediately turned around (before he even found a job) and went to school to be a PA. His license gives him a unique edge, but I think the medical field is struggling right now.
I don't know if you've heard about all of the nurses going to court for mishaps recently. People don't appreciate healthcare anymore and that is a huge red flag. We already struggled with inconsiderate people but now the companies we have bled for are turning on us.
If you want to switch, you don't have to do it immediately, maybe try classes or something on the side until you can guarantee its something you enjoy... But know that we don't deserve to be treated poorly and if you don't like where you are, try to figure out a way to make it work for you
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omg right? someone suggested to me to go into like a cosmetic/botox (and etc) skin clinic, like pair up with a md or something, and i responded "but ew. customers from the public still."
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This is key..You do NOT want to be a patrolman for example..(Firemen fight fires not people)...or work for any school district that has a rep in the area...or any job where you are likely in continuous legal jeopardy..because when things go bad ...as they will....management will dive for cover...and appearances are deceiving because as more "careers" find themselves begging for employees..a lot is getting quietly "handled"...newbee's will learn the hard way...AND..stay away from anything with a high cost of entrance...Like Pharm-D unless you just have a calling...which most don't..
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Yea, i am kind interesting in CS or data science. But i don't know how's career path of CS or data scientist. Some ppl complained about CS etc, but i was like will that even worse than pharmacy? Try to get more and more opinion so i can decide.I am 2 years into being a pharmacist after working 8 as a tech and am going back to get a comp sci degree at nights starting this summer. One of my friends graduated, got his license and immediately turned around (before he even found a job) and went to school to be a PA. His license gives him a unique edge, but I think the medical field is struggling right now.
I don't know if you've heard about all of the nurses going to court for mishaps recently. People don't appreciate healthcare anymore and that is a huge red flag. We already struggled with inconsiderate people but now the companies we have bled for are turning on us.
If you want to switch, you don't have to do it immediately, maybe try classes or something on the side until you can guarantee its something you enjoy... But know that we don't deserve to be treated poorly and if you don't like where you are, try to figure out a way to make it work for you
Then?
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Shocking. I know so many ex-pharmacists. Insurance agents, real estate agents, education, industry, CE providers, stay at home moms…I am sure I am missing a few more.
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I know ex-pharmacists in academia, industry, venture capital, real estate, medicine, PA, insurance, wellness, and law.
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In addition to the ones listed above I've heard of pharmacists becoming patent agents, though I don't think it's very common now.
I also personally know a couple who have gone into federal law enforcement.
I also personally know a couple who have gone into federal law enforcement.
You mean become a lawyer?
How are they? Any follow up stories?
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No, though that's also a possibility and I have met a few that made that transition
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Sure, some are now acclaimed tenured RO1-funded researchers (I trained under one), several are mid-to-senior level pharma execs (everything from clinical development, clinical pharmacology, drug information, Medical Writing, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Program Leads), including some C-suite, some are successful VCs (notwithstanding the recent downturn), many have income-producing real estate (air BNB, rentals) and/or are real estate agents, several become MDs with thriving practices (IM, GI, Hem/Onc and others) , I know a few became PAs, many who evaluate insurance claims (even some with residency), a few become wellness coaches, and several became lawyers. One former classmate who flunked out of pharmacy school recently made partner at a boutique firm. Another classmate who struggled during school eventually graduated with a law degree and practices a little as well.
Interesting. I see several people find other jobs but it’s all within pharmacy field. Don’t know anyone who has quit the field altogether and does something else. It would interesting to find out what their experience has been like.
It would still be considered career in pharmacy in academia, industry, insurance, lawyer (if related to pharmacy) etc.
I guess my definition of the field is bit broad. I know more than few people who work in industry, academia and insurance but they are still pharmacists.
To me changing the career would be something like becoming a real estate agent.
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Sure, these jobs are more applied and aren't exclusive to pharmacists or even prior health care workers. They often don't require a RPh license to perform nor do you necessarily get premium consideration for being a pharmacist.
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but pharmacist degree will help to get such a job?
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It certainly doesn't generally hurt and can help in some instances. In my experience, it depends on how one lines up with the hiring manager's expectations. It also depends on how you sell your experiences and sometimes prior experiences with pharmacists in that job.
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Absolutely not
I have a friend who never wanted to go to pharmacy school, but being an immigrant her parents forced her to go. She struggled a lot during pharm school (her school is one of the newer programs), and she seriously wanted to drop out just a few months before her graduation. Thankfully her family and friends were able to talk her into finishing up the degree. Now that she officially got her PharmD, can she use the degree to earn a living without actually being a pharmacist?
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Why would she get a degree she has no plans to use?
Most likely tiger parents and sometime even the whole family forcing her to do something she has no interest in
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sack shaver is the technical term I think
