Who's still around?

[pharm B]

Just curious. I assume Z has moved on. There was the nuclear pharmacist who did photography. I see Mikey, Sparda, dredpirate, lord, confettiflyer, mentos, etc are all still here.

Thanks for keeping the lights on.

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[owlegrad]

Meeeeeeee

 

[DagS132]

I mean you guys, especially sozetone, went on that campaign to turn away as many possible pre-pharms as possible. This is somehow the good ending

 

[pharm B]

I mean you guys, especially sozetone, went on that campaign to turn away as many possible pre-pharms as possible. This is somehow the good ending

What was the alternative: more pharmacy students and more pharmacists, leading to further wage depression? I think this forum was right to sound the drums.

Recommending pharmacy as a career path is borderline irresponsible at this point. 🤣

 

[libra08]

What was the alternative: more pharmacy students and more pharmacists, leading to further wage depression? I think this forum was right to sound the drums.

Recommending pharmacy as a career path is borderline irresponsible at this point. 🤣

Some people here saved many lives

 

[PharmtoCS]

Still wonder how type b pharmD is doing. Did he end up defaulting on his $400k+ student loans as he planned?

Also Momus and if he has finally hit FIRE.

 

[libra08]

Still wonder how type b pharmD is doing. Did he end up defaulting on his $400k+ student loans as he planned?

Also Momus and if he has finally hit FIRE.

type b’s life evolves around not paying $400 k

Momus will never FIRE. He loves money too much. Hasn’t he already hit $3m?

 

[pharmdeep]

are there any other forums besides this and the r/pharmacy subreddit and the disc0rd that must not be named. im on a bunch of local pharmacist groups on fb as well (90% independent owners)

 

[mentos]

I mean you guys, especially sozetone, went on that campaign to turn away as many possible pre-pharms as possible. This is somehow the good ending

I really don't think we turned away that many. Pre-pharms will go to pharmacy school regardless.

It's mostly the mods who banned everyone.

 

[GrandTheftAutumn]

I haven't seen @letsquitpharm for a while. He must be too busy making trillion TC.

 

[pharm B]

are there any other forums besides this and the r/pharmacy subreddit and the disc0rd that must not be named. im on a bunch of local pharmacist groups on fb as well (90% independent owners)

I had no idea there was a discord lol.

Sounds super fun.

 

[sunnyandseventytwo]

I really don't think we turned away that many. Pre-pharms will go to pharmacy school regardless.

It's mostly the mods who banned everyone.

This. Stand alone internet forums are only frequented by gen x and maybe some borderline millenials. Kids can't type. They're on whatever is cooler than tik-tok.

 

[projektreverb]

I haven't seen @letsquitpharm for a while. He must be too busy making trillion TC.

He got banned. Too much million billion trillion bro

 

[panicatthepharmacy]

Whatever happened to sosoo?

 

[Rouelle]

This. Stand alone internet forums are only frequented by gen x and maybe some borderline millenials. Kids can't type. They're on whatever is cooler than tik-tok.

Agreed that forums seem to have largely fallen by the wayside in favor of newer cooler forms of social media. At one point I was a member of several forums of various interests. AFAIK, this is the only one of those that still exists. And I think a lot of us are simply aging out of regular forum / social media interaction.

 

[Sparda29]

Still wonder how type b pharmD is doing. Did he end up defaulting on his $400k+ student loans as he planned?

Also Momus and if he has finally hit FIRE.

Is there a point where it makes more sense to put the student loans on a normal payment plan instead of REPAYE/SAVE under PSLF? Say your income rises to $400k/year?

 

[confettiflyer]

Is there a point where it makes more sense to put the student loans on a normal payment plan instead of REPAYE/SAVE under PSLF? Say your income rises to $400k/year?

If it rises to $400k early, yah you should move to standard payment. If it rises late, remember, repayment recertification can be delayed up to two years before reflecting on payments.

Example: I recertified in July each year. July 2017 would have used 2016 income (tax return from April), but if I filed a six month extension, my 2015 income would be used since my 2016 return doesn’t exist yet.

So some physicians that hit $400k+ after many years of residency and are eligible for PSLF may still benefit. Also depends on balance.

 

[projektreverb]

Agreed that forums seem to have largely fallen by the wayside in favor of newer cooler forms of social media. At one point I was a member of several forums of various interests. AFAIK, this is the only one of those that still exists. And I think a lot of us are simply aging out of regular forum / social media interaction.

I agree with your sentiment. I also felt like the forums had much better answers if that makes sense?

 

[pharm B]

I agree with your sentiment. I also felt like the forums had much better answers if that makes sense?

better answers, more depth for explanation, and easier to search imo

 

[Saiyo]

I just want to know what happened to PAtoPharmtoPA

 

[libra08]

Whatever happened to that guy who tried to short the stock market?

 

[PharmtoCS]

I just want to know what happened to PAtoPharmtoPA

Probably PAtoPharmtoPAtoXtoYtoZtostillunemployed

 

[mentos]

Probably PAtoPharmtoPAtoXtoYtoZtostillunemployed

He went from PA to pharmacy and back to PA? Why?

 

[pharm B]

He went from PA to pharmacy and back to PA? Why?

Eesh. Could have just done an elective in pharma. lol

 

[Dred Pirate]

I am still here- 14 more years (or a dead rich uncle) until retirement, not that I am counting

 

[mentos]

I am still here- 14 more years (or a dead rich uncle) until retirement, not that I am counting

That's interesting. I'm expecting zero inheritance from my parents, much less uncles.

 

[RxPreceptor]

Pretty sure sosoo got banned…

You guys, we did it/yah tah! We deterred enough pre pharms/pharmacy students to hold our wage value/not get kicked around as much (keyword) by employers.

 

[CetiAlphaFive]

I had no idea there was a discord lol.

Sounds super fun.

I got kicked out for making fun of Spards too much i think 🤣🤣

 

[libra08]

I got kicked out for making fun of Spards too much i think

I got kicked out for trying to warn others that crypto is going go crash. It did crash shortly afterward.

 

[mentos]

I got kicked out for trying to warn others that crypto is going go crash. It did crash shortly afterward.

I think you got kicked out for something else.

 

[libra08]

I think you got kicked out for something else.

Yes it was. His wife’s money was on the line and he wanted to keep on pumping crypto. Unfortunately people like you got caught in the pump and dump scheme

 

[mentos]

Yes it was. His wife’s money was on the line and he wanted to keep on pumping crypto. Unfortunately people like you got caught in the pump and dump scheme

I'm not worried. I'm still holding. I got out of NIO in the green. You win some, you lose some. Crypto bounced back more than NIO so far. I remember people pumping NIO when it was in the high 40s-50s too.

 

[libra08]

I'm not worried. I'm still holding. I got out of NIO in the green. You win some, you lose some. Crypto bounced back more than NIO so far. I remember people pumping NIO when it was in the high 40s-50s too.

I told people when I sold. It is up to them to decide what to do but I certainly didn’t prevent anyone from voicing his opinion regardless how strongly I feel about it.

 

[Dred Pirate]

That's interesting. I'm expecting zero inheritance from my parents, much less uncles.

oh- I am not expecting it, just wishful thinking lol

 

[lord999]

Still here. In all fairness though, I use the PM system a whole lot more given that it's the way to keep in touch with certain people.

As far as applying to pharmacy school or being a pharmacist, the deal is so rotten now that my opinion is that it's their own fault for being here. And I'm faculty!

The one thing that I still think is interesting is that for the last decade or so, there's been few who have had prior work experience (tech, other health care experience), and my response to the faculty is that what do you expect when you get a bunch of people who've never held down a job into this business?

It's not just us though. Both nursing and medicine have more professionalism issues than the old days over similar concerns. For the two schools, this has basically changed student policies to be much more prescriptive about behavior and the committee that deals with student affairs has permanent support staff now.

Although I don't work in dispensing, I still believe I'm in the business, but I wonder when healthcare is going to collapse as an economic driver.

 

[GrandTheftAutumn]

I wonder what the Anteater dude is up to. I know he got banned a long time ago and all but is he a practicing pharmacist? Is he still living in a van?

 

[rph3664]

I'm still here, FWIW.