Pros
- Good co-workers and Pharmacists who understand the stress and knows how to laugh at it. - Honestly, this job toughens you up very quickly if you stick it out long enough. You will definitely learn how to work under stress.
Cons
- Horrible pay for the work and stress we are put under. - Hours get cut for no reason. -Depending on location and culture of your store, you may not be so lucky with having good coworkers/pharmacists to work with. Even at this store, some of the old techs that left were trash... - Always understaffed and PIC won't interview/hire new techs - Normally I get along with most customers even in my previous retail roles, but some of these customers get so nasty and entitled it's ridiculous. - After 5 years here and only get raises in increments of 25 cents - Got certified towards the end of 2023 and found out they don't give raises for newly certified techs. You have to either request one through your PIC who talks to the DM who then talks to upper managements. Or you apply internally to an advanced tech role such as Lead Tech or Inventory Management. Got certified about 3 months ago and still no word on my request from anyone...