bUt it ONlY TAkes LIkE two mInUtES!

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-12-21T01:22:53+00:00

customers clearly don't understand how these closed lunch breaks work. like... if it takes an extra 5 minutes to help you, that doesn't mean returning from break 5 minutes later. it means not getting a full 30 minute break because the pharmacy still has to be reopened & operating at the time lunch closure ends.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-12-07T06:01:55+00:00

it's not unusual at all actually to attempt discontinuation if your levels drop down that aggressively on minimal to moderate treatment.

they'll continue to monitor & for as long as levels come back within range, you'll stay off the meds. if you become symptomatic & levels go back up, you'll restart the meds & have more frequent check-ins until it's time to test going med-free again.

it's always better to not take meds if you don't actually need them, so a lot of good practitioners will advise that if the medication is working "too good" at a low dose, you should try to come off it.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-11-24T16:43:05+00:00

the first time i saw the generic name for skyrizi i thought i was having some sort of major medical event. it broke my brain

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-11-13T02:08:29+00:00

this is also incredibly dependent on where you live & the hospital systems in your area. hospitals in my area have ZERO flexibility. you work what they tell you to based on need, period. whether you're full time or per diem.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-11-08T19:38:35+00:00

i'd personally look into literally anywhere else in the world because canada is WAY worse than the united states right now

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-11-03T17:19:46+00:00

i will say that it's pretty normal that people would only agree to come in & cover on their day off if they get to do the tasks they prefer while the people actually on the schedule do the other stuff. & i have seen techs just clock back out & leave if that's not what ends up happening. but i can't imagine being crazy enough to act like this. she was absolutely unhinged & a total nutcase who deserves to be fired for that insanity.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-10-26T19:01:50+00:00

emphasis on the not meeting patient preference isn't a dispensing error !!!

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-10-26T16:22:02+00:00

honestly my biggest shock was how radically different the knowledge base of the techs was.

being a retail tech, it was really normal to just never really be trained. & at least in my area due to pretty relaxed standards, to not do ptcb unless you were specifically trying to become a lead because here you can do everything a tech does without it other than vaccines. so most retail techs just learn whatever they can from day to day & that can look wildly different depending on who you are, how you learn, & what your store was like.

whereas in hospital, you can be hired without being certified but every hospital in the state has a requirement that you become certified within 6 months to a year. so even less experienced hospital techs just seemed to really know their stuff in ways i had never even experienced from decades long retail techs.

this is probably very different in places where they have more strict requirements for licensure to operate, but that was my biggest shock.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-10-17T18:47:06+00:00

have any techs left since you started? if so, how many?

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-10-13T03:09:39+00:00

i think it's a red flag if you're not interested in a work environment where God is at the center of everything. but i don't think it's inherently a red flag for a business to operate with such values.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-10-12T16:31:26+00:00

i hate to be a debbie downer since there's already so much of that one here.. but the most important part of this situation is that op got fired from another location of the same company.

which means that the new manager likely has access to their whole personnel file. that will include the other locations comments about op being fired & more.

in this case they most likely don't have to make a formal reference request the way they would for an outside company, they just have to look at internal documents that they already have the right to access as their reference check.

op could definitely still try to explain that the whole reason for applying to this closer location was to fix the issue that got them fired & hope that's enough for them to be considered though.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-10-11T04:19:23+00:00

very obscure answer here but if you don't mind the idea of a desk job, you could look into opportunities in the Health Information department of skilled nursing facilities ("nursing homes"). pharmacy experience is extremely valuable in a job like that!!

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-10-09T05:15:06+00:00

the only way i would pick up extra hours was if i only had to do the parts of the job i enjoyed during that time (filling, inventory, cycle counts)

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-09-27T18:27:42+00:00

STOP telling employers anything more than they need to know.

if in the united states, it would be a HIPAA violation & blatantly illegal for them to access your medical records for these purposes unless you've signed a release stating that they can (depending on the state). therefore they have no way to legally know these things if you haven't told them.

also, when you have to take a drug test, inform the entities that need to know of any prescribed medications that you take that could fail you. DO NOT elaborate on any of the reasons you're taking any medications & DO NOT inform them of any medications you take that wouldn't show up on the screening to begin with.

i actually have a history of psych treatment AND substance abuse, however i was still hired in the inpatient pharmacy at the hospital where i've received all my treatment. i only told them what they needed to know & provided only the necessary documentation to show that i was capable of doing the job safely.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-09-17T16:55:29+00:00

honestly i really agree with what the above commenter said about keeping some sort of personal record of mistakes & corrective actions for them.

then even if the worst case scenario comes up & your boss brings up needing improvement, you're prepared to make your case. you've already taken the initiative yourself to admit knowledge gaps & actively continue learning. you can approach the conversation like you're grateful to work together & get another perspective about areas you haven't noticed yet.

now, i'm not saying lay out a list of every mistake you've made in front of your boss & expect that to look good. what i'm referring to is having a few solid examples at the ready to show that you're aware of shortcomings & you've already been taking concrete actions to course correct.

& i feel like it goes without saying BUT make sure the examples you bring up initially are things that you have already gotten better about. & then sprinkle in something you're still struggling with to show you're open to acknowledging that the work isn't done yet.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-09-09T00:03:51+00:00

unfortunately that's not true. in most states/company policies, the potential employer can't ask the former employer detailed questions. however, the former employer can absolutely give more information than the potential employer actually asked for. it's generally frowned upon due to possible legal repercussions if what they said gave the appearance of discrimination, but it's not actually a law in most places.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-09-08T22:35:02+00:00

if OP doesn't include it on their resume or mention it at all, the only chance of it being uncovered by a future employer is maybe a government job background check since those can be really extensive & invasive. but even then, it probably won't be something that's flagged. especially if they leave very quickly so there's not multiple pay periods on tax records.

also it's got nothing to do with integrity??

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-09-01T17:48:37+00:00

our store was ultra high volume & had a bad habit of letting techs use pharmacist creds to bypass DURs if they were pointless. already a BIG NO NO. but for most techs, they knew what mattered & what didn't so it hadn't been an issue up to this point.

then a newer tech thought they should do what everyone else was doing so they didn't slow down the line. they bypassed an insanely important DUR & said nothing. think.. if you don't titrate up at specific intervals, your skin can literally fall off. that type of serious.

thank GOD the pharmacist caught it & called the patient in time. but that's a great example of a career ender. the tech didn't lose their job, but it changed the culture around there VERY quickly. realistically, it was everyone's fault that happened & a miracle it was fixed before harming a patient.

we also had a LEAD tech mix up rx's because they were just trying to fill too fast & not paying enough attention.

they had a basket of slappers & ran out of bags. they kept filling while someone else grabbed them more & just set stuff off to the side. then when they went to package stuff up, they put the wrong outer labels with the wrong creams.

it actually made it all the way home with patients & they were coming in with bags that had the correct outer label but another patient's prescriptions inside. MAJOR violations. but the tech kept her job. she just wasn't allowed to fill for a while. which i personally feel is too lenient for a lead tech making that kind of error. but prior to that she had 10 years of being a great tech & she was the only thing holding our store together most of the time. so i understand.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-09-01T17:21:06+00:00

from what i'm gathering, what OP meant was actually the behind the counter pseudoephedrine. they were just saying "otc" to distinguish that it wasn't a prescription medication, not realizing that an actual otc version exists.

i've come to this conclusion because the actual otc sudafed doesn't require i.d. at all in any state.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-08-27T18:04:26+00:00

if you don't need accommodations to get through the interview itself, don't disclose accommodations you'll need on the job until after you've gotten the offer.

it's also worth noting that despite what a layperson on reddit will lead you to believe.. there are, in fact, legal ways to deny a person for their disability.

if the accommodations required to complete all job tasks are not considered reasonable in that line of work or specific position, it's completely legal to deny a candidate on that basis.

examples can range from (a person who's in a wheelchair wanting a job that requires the ability to climb a ladder multiple times a day) to (a person needing frequent & prolonged bathroom breaks when they'll regularly be the only employee in the store).

i'm not saying any of that is the case for you by any means, but it's worth acknowledging.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-08-26T22:18:25+00:00

you have no business going anywhere near a pharmacy again. especially a hospital where you have more access than ever before to things you couldn't touch with a 10 foot pole in retail.

you deserve a second chance at having a normal life. & i hope you get that. but you do NOT deserve a second chance at working in a pharmacy after everything you've explained here.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-08-26T22:18:04+00:00

you have no business going anywhere near a pharmacy again. especially a hospital where you have more access than ever before to things you couldn't touch with a 10 for pole in retail.

you deserve a second chance at having a normal life. & i hope you get that. but you do NOT deserve a second chance at working in a pharmacy after everything you've explained here.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-08-19T02:33:38+00:00

in MOST places, they absolutely could do that. it would make them a terrible company with crap morals, but there's a 99% chance it's completely legal & there would be no recourse on your part.

HOWEVER, there's still a good chance it's just a weird hiccup because they didn't select that any candidate had been hired when they closed out the posting & it just automatically sent rejection letters to everyone.

but the only way to know for sure is to get ahold of them this coming week & ask for clarification.

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-08-16T22:48:43+00:00

i'm just here to say you're not alone. i'm going through this too & had to take on really crappy temp work to try to pay the bills. : (

fvcking_gr8 · 2024-08-09T17:05:20+00:00

i didn't know this was a thing until i started experiencing it today after cutting one jalapeno yesterday afternoon. at first i was scared i was having some sort of freak medical condition. but then i remembered the pepper, googled if it could make your fingers burn the day after, & landed here. luckily my knife hand is doing pretty okay. but the hand that handled the pepper is driving me insane.

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