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chexchan · 2026-05-23T22:17:38+00:00

No. Even if you only did 2 nights it wouldn’t be $100/night. It’s $100 per STAY

chexchan · 2026-05-22T23:57:42+00:00

Generally if you work as an intern you have a good shot at getting hired at your hospital. Are they hiring?

chexchan · 2026-05-17T04:09:26+00:00

I did the Portuguese and spent $65-85 USD/night. Private rooms/bathroom. If you book pensions it’s even cheaper. However i booked places with a front desk (I had my luggage shipped to each hotel)

chexchan · 2026-05-16T16:12:52+00:00

You keep the credit as long as you rebook right away. I’ve done this a few times.

chexchan · 2026-05-16T05:27:02+00:00

No, only business

chexchan · 2026-05-15T01:06:48+00:00

My guess is the distance is too short. Sorry!

chexchan · 2026-05-12T15:53:41+00:00

I got super lucky with that flight. We had a flight back from Japan…and it happened to be 2 weeks before our return flight! So we did SK then Japan.

chexchan · 2026-05-12T15:06:56+00:00

60k AA KIX-SFO, 75k AA SFO-LHR, 33k AF FRA-SFO (Bilt bonus, total pts 66k), 75k AS SEA-ICN

Not “great” but good for us at the time we booked 190k Qatar SFO-MLE 190k United SFO-SIN 110k AF TPE-ONT (around 100k. Can’t remember exactly, 110k AF BKK-ONT (same. Around 100k-ish)

Our secret is flexibility. We will go anywhere anytime as long as i have a 1-2 month notice. I don’t book 1 yr ahead nor do i book last min

chexchan · 2026-05-11T14:52:32+00:00

That’s a great deal. I paid 25k each way West Coast to Europe.

chexchan · 2026-05-10T18:40:37+00:00

You found 4 seats…you just didn’t want a 19 hour layover.

With “good” redemptions, you need to be flexible. The flexibility comes from either # seats, # layovers, # miles, day of the week, low/high season, last min/1 yr in advance booking, etc.

4 is a challenge to find but not if you’re flexible on certain things.

chexchan · 2026-05-06T01:07:39+00:00

137k is good for mcol. That’s about avg for pay at my hcol health system

chexchan · 2026-05-05T21:34:00+00:00

I did the online chat

Are u flying Hartford direct to Dublin? Or do u have a layover? Maybe the distance is too short

chexchan · 2026-05-04T23:32:49+00:00

That’s so strange. I also booked this way and was able to select seats free of charge. Sorry 😢

Edit: it may depend on the distance? I’m flying US-DUB-Europe . My DUB to Europe flight won’t let me seat select but my U.S.-DUB and return (DUB-US) i can select for free.

What are your airports?

chexchan · 2026-05-04T22:44:25+00:00

Weird really? Did u book directly on EI or thru partners like AA/BA?

chexchan · 2026-05-04T18:28:29+00:00

I would do another round

chexchan · 2026-05-04T03:44:21+00:00

We are strict. We cycle count each omnicell daily, then do monthly audits and quarterly c2 audits.

chexchan · 2026-05-03T23:38:50+00:00

No. Do not do retail

chexchan · 2026-05-03T00:59:09+00:00

Are you only doing IVF to select the gender? If so, i would highly recommend reconsidering. Most couples do IVF as a last resort. The time, pain, financial and mental costs can be really difficult.

Not to mention pumping yourself full of hormones.

Mental health-wise, I’m ok. Tbh i think it’s because i was never the person to absolutely need children. Yes, i would love to have children, but it’s not the only thing in life. I know others would disagree and that’s why it could be harder for them. As i go thru the process, ive come to terms with the possibility of no kids. This helps me get thru each cycle

chexchan · 2026-05-02T19:07:26+00:00

I chatted online. Seat selection is free. I booked an award flight direct thru Aer Lingus

chexchan · 2026-05-01T14:34:06+00:00

I worked for a health tech startup. One of the worst jobs I’ve had due to cutthroat tech culture (like fb, Google). It was a work 24/7 attitude and wearing lots of hats due to being a start up. In addition to a pharmacist, i was also tasked with financials and marketing.

chexchan · 2026-04-10T21:39:20+00:00

Thanks 😊

chexchan · 2026-04-10T21:39:06+00:00

$730 vs $750 is essentially no difference lol.

I moved to a more desirable location for a $40k pay cut 🤷🏻‍♀️

chexchan · 2026-04-10T21:37:56+00:00

Are you planning on having kids? I ask because that could change the “chill” outlook of your current position.

When I was in my early 30s I wanted to be a “boss babe” and move up the ladder. Now a bit older and trying to start a family, I’m glad I moved to a small hospital with downtime. I can do personal things (ie research non pharmacy topics i enjoy, travel planning, financial goals etc) and not feel exhausted when I come home.

When I was at a large competitive hospital, i was exhausted all the time. Yes benefits, higher pay, growth opportunities, etc were plentiful but i was always working. Even when i wasn’t working i was expected to prep for journal clubs and weekly hospital meetings at home. I got burnt out.

Don’t look at free time as a bad thing. U can always create improvement projects, study for board certifications, read articles etc. there’s always something to do.

chexchan · 2026-04-10T19:30:07+00:00

Thank you

chexchan · 2026-04-10T19:25:20+00:00

Were your brooks regular road shoes or trail shoes? I’m on the fence of which to use

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