when i was interviewed to become a pharmacy tech, i was told there would be two paid training courses available within six months, granting a quarter raise for each one. and that i could get certified which would be another dollar-fifty raise
i was told yesterday that the pharmacy trainer person's position has been pulled and that these courses are no longer being offered. i was told this by one of our pharmacists, but i would like to verify it with one of the lead techs at some point
same trainer lady went on maternity leave
i'm pretty much always doing the front counter or the drive-thru, only getting to do product if it's slow and even then hardly then. (product is where you count/pour/fill prescriptions)
only got to do data entry one time, that is where you enter prescriptions into the computer and such. and it's the only position where as a tech you get to sit down
if you work during the week you can take a lunch, but breaks are not offered - we in the pharmacy aren't unionized - but you can take a break if you prefer, or at least that's what i do because i'd rather not cut into my time. if you work with the pharmacy manager over the weekend lunch is provided but you dont take a formal lunch break, and on saturday this is a 10 hour shift. the mats up at the front are not the pressure mats cashiers stand on, they're fricking milk-crate mats, so after a while up there its a painful situation if you're like me and have back issues
i'm not really getting snapped at like i was before, but it took a lot of being snapped at to learn about various kinds of insurance issues or different awkward uncomfortable things that happen with customers. i was already a cashier before, and it is just fast for me even though i somehow got a reputation of carrying about my work with a slower pace. and since i dont get to do much of anything else, im not learning what i should 1) to become certified and 2) to find work in a different pharmacy.
it's like crazy busy often, and there isn't really an incentive to bust my ass over it
i dont actually want to learn more about my job when i'm off work as that is something that should happen at work and i work near 40 hours. i just dont like it and i sometimes wish i could go back to being a cashier on the front but the pay was even worse. its nice to have been at kroger a while so that my managers know me and i have a reputation as an honest person and a person who comes to work to work, for the most part - at least thats what i like to think
i dont even really want to be a pharmacy tech but i paid for this license to get a pay raise by working in pharmacy, and i also paid for these ugly navy blue scrubs, which were actually not cheap. does walmart wear navy blue scrubs, or where could i re-use these? i would miss my kroger discount but if i get paid more i could get over that. i've talked about leaving kroger a few times even applied at another company awhile back but ended up working out whatever issues i had, i'm not really going to miss anyone i work with in the pharmacy although im on friendly terms with a number of them. making under 10 dollars without an opportunity to get significant wage increases in a timely manner is not an incentive to continue with this company, and if i so happen to find something better i think i will be moving on. i also like being within close driving distance but even that could be left for the right incentives
In reality some retail positions do not offer too much advancement. Yes, there are higher level "RX Techs" but after that, your stuck. If you ask the Operations Assist. Store Manager they are able to order 2x8 Anti-Fatigue mats in ePRO or Peyton Supply. You should express your frustration to the RX Manager and go from there.
Get real confirmation. My store is a rumor mill and nobody actually knows anything. Maybe try a little higher up the chain, and try to find out if there's some other way to get the training.
If there's not, then you need to start putting in applications at other pharmacies. Costco would probably be best, but the toughest to get in.
The employee discount is **** and shouldn't be a consideration. It's probably going to be a better discount anywhere else, or things like better benefits will make up for it.
when i was interviewed to become a pharmacy tech, i was told there would be two paid training courses available within six months, granting a quarter raise for each one. and that i could get certified which would be another dollar-fifty raise
i was told yesterday that the pharmacy trainer person's position has been pulled and that these courses are no longer being offered. i was told this by one of our pharmacists, but i would like to verify it with one of the lead techs at some point
same trainer lady went on maternity leave
i'm pretty much always doing the front counter or the drive-thru, only getting to do product if it's slow and even then hardly then. (product is where you count/pour/fill prescriptions)
only got to do data entry one time, that is where you enter prescriptions into the computer and such. and it's the only position where as a tech you get to sit down
if you work during the week you can take a lunch, but breaks are not offered - we in the pharmacy aren't unionized - but you can take a break if you prefer, or at least that's what i do because i'd rather not cut into my time. if you work with the pharmacy manager over the weekend lunch is provided but you dont take a formal lunch break, and on saturday this is a 10 hour shift. the mats up at the front are not the pressure mats cashiers stand on, they're fricking milk-crate mats, so after a while up there its a painful situation if you're like me and have back issues
i'm not really getting snapped at like i was before, but it took a lot of being snapped at to learn about various kinds of insurance issues or different awkward uncomfortable things that happen with customers. i was already a cashier before, and it is just fast for me even though i somehow got a reputation of carrying about my work with a slower pace. and since i dont get to do much of anything else, im not learning what i should 1) to become certified and 2) to find work in a different pharmacy.
it's like crazy busy often, and there isn't really an incentive to bust my ass over it
i dont actually want to learn more about my job when i'm off work as that is something that should happen at work and i work near 40 hours. i just dont like it and i sometimes wish i could go back to being a cashier on the front but the pay was even worse. its nice to have been at kroger a while so that my managers know me and i have a reputation as an honest person and a person who comes to work to work, for the most part - at least thats what i like to think
i dont even really want to be a pharmacy tech but i paid for this license to get a pay raise by working in pharmacy, and i also paid for these ugly navy blue scrubs, which were actually not cheap. does walmart wear navy blue scrubs, or where could i re-use these? i would miss my kroger discount but if i get paid more i could get over that. i've talked about leaving kroger a few times even applied at another company awhile back but ended up working out whatever issues i had, i'm not really going to miss anyone i work with in the pharmacy although im on friendly terms with a number of them. making under 10 dollars without an opportunity to get significant wage increases in a timely manner is not an incentive to continue with this company, and if i so happen to find something better i think i will be moving on. i also like being within close driving distance but even that could be left for the right incentives
