Category: Stories of Corporate PharmD’s

The negative banter and miserable stories of Corporate PharmD’s across the nation follow us everywhere we go.

No matter how hard we try to drown out all the white noise, it manages to surface and suffocate us.

Sadly, they all have two things in common. These are tales full of hate and cynicism, and they befoul the brand image of our profession.

Hence, these are not the true stories of Corporate PharmD’s.

These cries for help are sob stories designed to grab attention and make fellow pharmacists feel better about their current situation or station in life.

While the downtrodden gather together and massage each others’ hearts, they only attract more misery and despair.

But band-aids over deep wounds and lacerations do not suffice.

Unknowingly, the masses paint pictures of the executive retail pharmacist in the white coat as hopeless, weak, and unfit to serve the general population.

Unbeknownst to them, the world laughs at and mocks us, treating us accordingly when they show up to the pharmacy counter.

No patient wants a cynical and negative healthcare professional taking care of them and their loved ones.

No physician or nurse wants to work with pharmacists who undermine them and belittle the collective healthcare team.

But each day, we all tell stories that circulate our world and impact our peers, our patients, and our profession.

It’s about time we heard from the other side.

Finally, a different species of pharmacist rises from the dust.

We call them the true Corporate PharmD’s, and here are their stories.

Chained and Whipped: Pavlov’s Pharmacists

You’ll see pharmacists on Reddit using the term “three letter chain,” fearing the wrath of CVS like Harry Potter for Voldemort.

You’ll see pharmacists on Twitter preface their tweets with “all thoughts are my own” as if it protects them for all the terrible things they have to say about their own company.

“Stay away from retail pharmacy if you want to love your job and patients.”

Do you ever wonder why pharmacists are so quick to snap at the limbs when talking about the company they work for?

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First Draft Thoughts On Talent

The day started just like any other, an uphill battle against pharmacy budget cuts.

But we’re boasting twenty percent script growth over budget.

Let me say this another way: corporate only gives us enough tech payroll to meet script budget, not exceed it.

As any responsible business owner, I schedule to this budget, knowing I will probably need to flex up.

That’s because no one truly knows what the real time demand will be.

And I know better than to blindly follow a silly paper budget. Continue reading “First Draft Thoughts On Talent”