Day 12 of 24 @ the XYZ

The XYZ is much more tolerable these days. Since the chains were put away and I've been given permission to float around the pharmacy, life has been much better. Tuesday I actually got a 4 hour break from the mundane filling of prescriptions to put the order away. The 12 totes probably shouldn't have taken 4 hours, but I couldn't find where all the drugs went. What a nightmare - however I now know where almost all of the drugs are located, which is quite beneficial when I'm filling scripts. It's hard to have a 15 minute wait time when it takes me 20 minutes to find the drugs! Today I was even allowed to call doctor's offices (gasp)! (I've been doing this at my regular job since May of 2003.) The staff is pretty cool - once you get to know them. They're a little judgmental of people, however in their defense I must say they get a lot of shit each day. It's hard to not be judgmental when you get your ass chewed on a daily basis by ungrateful people. Having worked in retail for 2 years, it really doesn't bother me much anymore. I just let it go in one ear and out the other and move on. I just keep reminding myself that I'm not the one making an ass out of myself. :) The XYZ averages 3200 prescriptions per week. On Monday, we did 802. It was a little nuts especially since they are short staffed. The girl with the girlfriend quit (thank God - she was a total bitch). The entire pharmacy had a party after that news reached the staff. The district manager for the XYZ stopped in this afternoon to work on some paperwork. He was on his way to an event at my pharmacy school that was sponsored by the XYZ. When he left, he gave me his business card and offered me a job at one of the new stores opening in Winchester next year. Three rotations --> three job offers. That has a nice ring. :) So does this - I'm half way through my last retail rotation and it's all downhill from here!!! :)