Happy May!
Happy May Everyone!
Its still early as I write this (you all probably arent open yet) but I want to wish you all a very happy May 1st (that falls on a monday, ugh).
May 1st wishes:
Oh, and hug your Pharm Tech. Even though they dont deal with as much of the crap as we have to deal with, they are still there to cover for you when you're sobbing in the back room ("he's got new contact lenses, he's fine") or throwing vials at the wall. I wouldnt be here if it wasnt for my Techs, i would be in jail for strangling an idiot.. :)
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So you don't think techs deal with as much crap as pharmacists? Have you ever worked as a tech? Not only do we have to deal with customers but also pharmacists. Who has to retype entire scripts when they get sent back because the s was missing from teaspoons? Who has to apologize to the customers when they complain because they were sitting in the waiting room forever because the pharmacist forgot to page? Who has to deal with their bosses constantly over their shoulders dictating every task for 8+ long hours a day? Who has to deal with the brand new pharmacists who don't even know what phenazopyridine is or how to figure out the package size for a box of albuterol nebs? Who always has to deal with the drive-thru?? Who has to run back and forth between filling and the register while the pharmacist pulls up the dreaded chair to verification? Most pharmacists--not all--but most would rather just stay at verification and let technicians work their butts off. All this for 1/5th of pharmacists pay. Finally, about all the complaints you have about insurance/medicare problems, I don't know about your pharmacy but at mine the techs deal with all the insurance problems.
If i were a tech i would say to you:
Fuck your license!! I am more interested in doing my job right and if I make a mistake I lose my job. I care about your license like you care about my job. If I should lose my job you would care less; so, in turn i should give a shit about your license.
HA HA HA
Do pharmacists in Canada have a better situation due to socialized medicine there? Just wondering. Incidentally,my hat is off to pharmacists. I'm aware of how hard you work and the great service you provide.
I disagree with techs not having to deal with what you deal with. I am the one that types, fills, gives out meds, calls insurance companies, calls dumb-shit dr offices, and fills out PA's. Not to mention the various other duties around the pharmacy, such as making sure the shelves are in order, keeping forms in stock, ect. My pharmacist sit's on the phone doing business (non-rx related), having meeting, or bull-shitting with my drivers. I know it is all dependant on where you work (independant pharmacy here), but don't forget we put up with a ton of crap too.
Don't get me started on fill-in pharmacists that hide in the back room when a customer gets angry and refuses to step in to explain things. grr....