Day 1

My first day in the pharmacy started as I expected. I showed up on time and no one there knew I was coming. It is one of the biggest problems we have in our store....communication!

The dragon lady was out from 3pm to 4pm. I started at 3pm and she didn't tell anyone I was starting yesterday. The pharmacist on duty looked a little stunned that he had a new employee and no one knew who was supposed to train me. I made light of it and just said "Surprise!...you all tell me what to do and I will follow orders"

Luckily the cash register in the pharmacy is similar to the one at the service counter and the regular register, half of my job I already understood. The rest was made easier with regular customers seeing me in the pharmacy for the first time. They knew I was new to the job and where very understanding when I had to go ask questions before I could ring up their prescriptions.

I only worked with the dragon lady three hours, so I can't really make a fair judgment yet. She didn't really seam mean, just very professional. I think that has been lacking in that department.

My first hour was a bit tense. The older lady that won't sell condoms and the one that put in her notice where working. I am the one replacing them little by little. The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Neither of those two where very friendly. If I had a question they just gave me a blank stare instead of an answer. I learned quickly to ask the pharmacy technician any questions and just tried to stay out of the way from the other two.

All in all I must have done pretty good! The head pharmacist (dragon lady) said she will be talking to the store manager next week (he is on vacation this week) about having me work more hours in the pharmacy!

I'm hoping I can. I see no full time future in cashiering or working the service counter....and being able to add pharmacy work to a resume has to look better to possible future employers then just saying I was a cashier!

Sadly I think I might have angered my cashiering supervisor. When I came in to the store I had to pass the service counter. I said "Hello" like I always do....and didn't get a reply. It seems a bit childish to ignore me, but I know that is her way of showing her displeasure. I told her during my review that I would be glad to stay on as just a cashier and be her puppet if she could match the hours and the pay that they can give me in the pharmacy. She said she wished she could, but all pay is decided by our corporate office. I wanted to tell her that was nice, but wishes don't pay my bills.

Sadly I didn't get the raise I was expecting. I am not officially a Pharmacy Technician. I am just a clerk. Dragon lady said she will talk to the store manager about getting me some kind of raise until I get more training and can become an official pharmacy technician. For now I am just happy to be getting more hours. As a cashier/service counter employee the most the store was scheduling me was about 25 to 30 hours a week. The pharmacy will give me about 30 to 35. Just those few extra hours make a big difference in my pay check!