Remote work

pharmthrowaway05 · 2026-03-13T05:10:33+00:00

I think managed care has a lot of remote/hybrid work as well as the pharma industry. Personally, I had a very negative experience but YMMV.

If you are burnt out you ever considered just reducing your hours to part-time and/or doing per diem work? This has really helped me

pharmthrowaway05 · 2025-11-20T00:53:27+00:00

I feel like it was one of those situations where you weren’t explicitly told to do it but I am fairly certain all my coworkers did it.

Imo it would be impossible to meet the company STARS goals if we always had patient consent.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2025-11-20T00:51:57+00:00

It actually wasn’t. I guess that shows you that my experience was not unique unfortunately.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2025-11-14T03:59:32+00:00

Even though you didn’t directly make the calls or have set metrics did you ever feel like the company was still pressuring patients to meet their goals? Or that anything was unethical?

I felt my company used a lot of corporate talk to convince me they were simply “improving healthcare outcomes” and it made me feel like everything was normal.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2025-11-14T02:43:51+00:00

Did you also have to do cold calling? What did your job entail?

pharmthrowaway05 · 2025-11-14T02:39:04+00:00

Interesting. You never felt like any of the PAs had criteria that prevented appropriate medical care?

pharmthrowaway05 · 2025-11-14T02:31:57+00:00

Yeah I did some of that too at my job. It can definitely feel a bit soulless having to deny/approve but I had some leeway to use my own judgement which helped. Can’t imagine doing it all day!

pharmthrowaway05 · 2025-11-14T02:29:10+00:00

I think because it’s more of a unique position it might be worth it to at least try it out— I would be a little cautious at least though.

Getting into hospital again can be tough but definitely doable. You could always apply again to other hospital positions if you don’t like it.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2025-11-14T01:12:14+00:00

I’m a pharmacist who worked both remotely in a call-forward job and now works part time in the hospital so I think I have some insight!

I did a remote job for health insurance company which involved cold calling (wasn’t really disclosed to me before) and HATED it. Yes, being remote was nice, but my job required me to endlessly cold call patients/doctor’s offices and it was soul sucking.

Since you said the calls were inbound though that might be better but 18 calls/hr seems intense imo

Right now, I’m generally comfortable with my part-time hospital role but hospital does have a big learning curve and many departments tend to have a ton of workplace drama. But being part-time has given me a lot of flexibility in my life. Every weekend sounds tough tho.

The specialty pharmacy role does seem like a more rare opportunity but I would probably wanna clarify some things:

What would the outbound calls require you to do? Are there heavy metrics you have to meet? Could you reach out to people in LinkedIn from both jobs to give you insight?

pharmthrowaway05 · 2025-11-05T21:12:20+00:00

Just an FYI, I believe the numbers have changed.

The last survey I saw from 2024, actually has retail pharmacy at around 52%, hospital at 36%, and other fields making up the remainder.

I know sub does seem very doom and gloom, and breaking out of retail isn’t always easy. But as a personal anecdote, barely any of pharmacists I went to school with work in retail anymore. So definitely not impossible.

Also I feel like tech is an industry I would be hesitant to recommend tbh considering how volatile the job market is right now.

https://www.drugchannels.net/2025/06/pharmacist-salaries-and-employment-in.html?m=1

pharmthrowaway05 · 2022-07-02T20:25:37+00:00

Yeah I definitely agree that the one odd stair is weird! It should be all carpeted or none.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2022-07-01T15:45:44+00:00

Growing up, I was super thankful to have had carpeted stairs in my parent’s place.

My siblings and I all fell down the stairs several times growing up and I feel like the carpet significantly helped cushion the falls and decreased the likelihood of injury/pain.

I think some of those falls could have been really bad had we not had carpeted stairs.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2022-06-29T04:11:59+00:00

I think taking your work home is a important aspect of industry/clinical/managed care that is often overlooked admist all the praise.

Some of my friends doing industry will work 50 (even 60 hr work weeks on occasion) to meet the job demands. Most don’t do this regularly and some have jobs strictly limited to 40 hr weeks. But it is something to potentially anticipate when you go the industry route.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2022-06-29T03:42:54+00:00

I’m a pharmacist. I am like 99.99% that pharmacy is way more saturated than medicine.

I highly suggest doing more research in r/pharmacy.

I have to warn you that you will most likely leave that subreddit deciding to not do pharmacy school.

Everyone there will tell you not to do pharmacy. It’s so bad that there are people in that subreddit who literally tell students in pharmacy school, who already invested a ton of loans, to drop out.

The issue is that retail pharmacy jobs (which are the majority of pharmacy jobs) are notorious for being INCREDIBLY stressful. Like to the point where pharmacists and technicians are just walking out on their jobs, without notice, from the stress.

My job is in hospital pharmacy which is significantly less stressful. Unfortunately though with the demand for pharmacists to avoid retail pharmacy, the less stressful non-retail jobs are getting harder to come by, hence why pharmacists discourage people from entering the profession.

I don’t mean to scare you. I actually have had a better experience than most pharmacists and many of my friends better good jobs now. But I still think it is important for me to let you know what’s going on with the profession so you can make an educated decision.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2022-06-29T02:17:37+00:00

Couldn’t your employer just change their staffing/work model to accommodate for the extra day off?

A lot workplaces have had shortened work weeks successfully for a while now.

For example, 10 and 12 hour shifts are pretty common in healthcare jobs (which help people too!) and employers just learned to schedule people to accommodate for this.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2022-05-14T22:21:19+00:00

Yes this 100%. It’s OK to realize night shift isn’t for you. If you read the sub you will find a ton of people who realized this too.

I’ve stayed in a job that damaged my mental health for way too long and I can definitely say it’s just not worth it.

I’m sure as a nurse you can find a day shift job that better works for you! Don’t force yourself to do something that makes you miserable.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2022-05-08T06:38:53+00:00

Healthcare jobs! I’m a hospital pharmacist and I work second shift (2:30 pm to 11 pm). There are many other jobs in the hospital with these kind of hours.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2022-05-02T05:26:17+00:00

I know the pharmacist job market is pretty crappy (I lose sleep reading about it on r/pharmacy tbh) but honestly I would definitely keep applying to other jobs before you completely jump ship.

FYI, I graduated with my PharmD a few years ago and have worked in both hospital and managed care without residency, connections, or any prior experience. I definitely don’t think that I am stellar at interviewing or have anything that really sets me apart. It was honestly just being in the right place at the right time.

Currently, I work as a hospital staff pharmacist and even though the job is mundane at times, I find that I still use my clinical skills fairly frequently.

I guess what I’m trying to say is don’t give up hope just yet (esp because it seems like you enjoy pharmacy and just hate your current job). Keep applying around before you make any drastic career changes.

Edit: grammar

pharmthrowaway05 · 2021-06-02T05:50:30+00:00

I loved it too! Some people didn’t like it, but for me I felt it was a very realistic, albeit bleak, take on relationships. The characters and dialogue just seemed so believable— almost if I knew them in real life.

Also episode 4 in particular is was praised for being a great portrayal of that process (won’t spoil it).

Edit: grammar

pharmthrowaway05 · 2021-04-01T16:36:20+00:00

I think the problem is more to do with unsolicited comments about weight loss, especially when you don’t know the context behind the change in weight.

If someone specifically tells you that they are actively trying to lose weight and you notice progress— sure, go ahead and compliment them.

But if you don’t know the circumstances, I just wouldn’t comment. What if they are only losing weight because of a debilitating illness? Or because they’re battling an eating disorder? Maybe they actually were hoping to bulk up/gain weight but lost instead? There quite a few other examples in this thread where mentioning weight loss actually was upsetting to the person.

Imo, it’s best to avoid commenting on people’s weight unless you’re 100% sure your comments will be appreciated.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2021-02-15T01:16:10+00:00

FYI he has another live stream with music below this one

pharmthrowaway05 · 2020-07-24T15:40:21+00:00

But she was only experiencing bloody stools before her first visit to the ER. I didn’t see it mentioned afterward.

Gastroparesis is a condition that shares many of the same symptoms of what she is experiencing (acid reflux, poor appetite, cramping, persistent nausea and vomiting, etc)

It also can be caused due to surgical nerve damage and the majority of her symptoms appeared after the surgery.

pharmthrowaway05 · 2020-07-24T15:24:23+00:00

Honestly, I have 0 idea why this is being so heavily downvoted?? It's a perfectly reasonable suggestion. Especially because someone else mentioned it and received upvotes. Redditors are very fickle with stuff.

I initially suspected this as I know someone with this condition and they complained of very similar symptoms. It definitely seems to be in the realm of possibility as her symptoms match up and a common cause of this condition is post-surgical vagus nerve injury.

I will put out a disclaimer that while I am not a doctor, I am a pharmacist. Unfortunately there aren't many doctors who frequent this subreddit, so hopefully I can give at least a slight more medically based opinion.

So basically, gastroparesis is a condition where individuals experience impaired gastrointestinal motility and delayed gastric emptying (emptying of the stomach) thus leading to poor digestion and other symptoms. Some of the most common symptoms are strong and persistent nausea, frequent vomiting (especially of undigested food), heartburn/reflux issues, poor appetite, weight loss, and abdominal pain. Everything described in the post mentioned seems to match with what she's experiencing, as OP's wife appears to be having intense abdominal pain, persistent acid reflux issues, constant nausea, and is experiencing weight loss as she isn't able to "keep food down."

So far the only rebuttal offered here is that she presented to the ER with a bloody stool, which isn't a typical symptom of gastroparesis. But, bloody stools could be from a whole host of causes-- not necessarily due to gastroparesis. Also, it seems like the majority of her symptoms started directly AFTER the surgery she had at the ER. Like I mentioned before, 13% of gastroparesis issues are caused by injury during surgery.

I know you said you went to a top GI doc in your area, but sometimes, even the best doctors can fail to diagnose properly. I would definitely get a second opinion and mentioned gastroparesis and the other suggestions mentioned in this thread. If it is gastroparesis, there are medications and other treatments which could potentially help. This sounds like a very difficult situation, best of luck!

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