Pros
Your team makes the job worth it everyday. The other pharmacists, technicians, clerks, and everyone you encounter on your way to the pharmacy from the front door. Work is a battlefield and they are your comrades in arms.
Kontras
Recently, there have been many changes including software upgrades to increase efficiency. Unfortunately, the marginal increase in efficiency (the computers run slow and constantly freeze after updates) - are the source of endless frustration and have somehow warranted cutting the labor budget. It’s expected that pharmacy staff push for immunizations, complete never ending administrative work/caring calls to be accountable to insurances, surveys to update completion of tasks, etc. in addition to what a pharmacist is supposed to get done in a day. As a pharmacist who preemptively troubleshoots to do the best by our patients (and consequently avoid unpleasant customer interactions), you will find yourself working hours without a bathroom break or a sip of water to keep from falling behind. With cut labor and excessive busy work, the pharmacist is stretched thin and can make fatal mistakes that can endanger patients. We all got in this industry to help people and we now work for a company that is removing itself from that vision.