http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed?popoff=0&u=http://www.local10.com/news/15740021/detail.html
Or go to www.local10.com and watch the Walgreens robbery footage with sound on. It makes me wonder if retail is worth it.....
I know one manager that may be in early retirement and getting a new car from Walgreens...
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better
The spirit of competition is what drives the consumer goods market, sporting events, beauty pageants, trivia tournaments, and daily life. These are merely a small sampling of what competition can do and by no means an all-inclusive list.
I love it when someone wants to brag about the fancy new $100,000 car they are driving. I giggle to myself because they are trying to say that they are better than me. I know deep down in that person's overextended credit that it is merely a lease and not something they could ever afford if they were making a real payment which would be $4000 instead of the $1850 a month they pay to lease it. Seriously, it is just a car. If you cannot afford it, don't drive it. I see bankruptcy in your future because I also know the interest only mortgage you took out to buy a McMansion is slowly choking you to financial death. So no, you are not better than me because I can afford the things I have and my car is paid for in 6 more payments. I don't have to give it back to the dealer, drop $2000 as a down payment, and lease another car for $2000 a month. So nah nah nah nah nah! I win.
I also love it when someone wants to brag about their fancy education. "I went to Harvard..." Well sir, I think ivy league schools are for people with tiny penises, bitter insecurity issues, and controlling families. It is like that bald 40-something driving a Corvette convertible or a tricked out Hummer. Sorry you have a small penis...maybe a nose job and some hair plugs will make you feel better...and no, Viagra does not make it bigger, harder, or better...(I was accepted to a couple of ivy league schools but did not go, just to be an ass about it.)
It is always someone who is so insecure or worthless inside that they need to put others down or have something better than you. I am a little insecure and suffer from social anxiety so I tend to be an asshole at times to make up for it when confronted by these people. Usually though, I just use humor and laugh at those who are more insecure than me and trying overly hard to prove otherwise.
Just some small pieces of wisdom that get me through:
1. There is always someone prettier, smarter, and richer than you. This means it is impossible to be the BEST because you can never be the BEST at everything at the same time. So enjoy your imperfections, what you have, and what you are doing because these are the things that make you REAL and UNIQUE.
2. If no one at work misses you when you are on vacation then you are expendable. If you cannot do a good job and things are smoother when you are not there, then you are not going to have a job much longer. Employers need everything to work smoothly. If you cannot get with the program and put out a decent performance then you are no longer needed. This does not mean that you will be good at the beginning. There is a learning curve for every job. Some things like running a cash register are far easier and faster to master than figuring out the shortcuts and workings of an entire computer program.
3. Do your best, ask questions, and learn from your mistakes. Adaptability is what has let mankind survive, spread out, and thrive. The easier and faster you adapt, the better off you are. This means if you get stuck, ask questions. Other co-workers are there to help you. The most important thing is admit to and learn from your mistakes. We are human, we all make mistakes and sometimes it takes a solid gold set of balls to admit it. Learning from your mistakes is what makes you valuable. Without a strong foundation, you cannot build anything. This is true of architectural structures, sports skills, gaming, work, and relationships.
4. Honesty is the best policy. This is true from a friend asking if this outfit makes her look fat or if you like the fuchsia paint color she wants to paint the inside of her house. It is also true if someone needs a second opinion on a presentation or report. Careers like wardrobe stylist and hair stylist are built upon letting others know what makes them look good. Business consultants give suggestions on making businesses more efficient and effective. This even applies to that prescription for oxycontin that comes in at 11pm or 1am. "We have to verify this particular type of medication with the physician during normal business hours before we can fill it." End of story. Don't tell them you don't have it in stock because they are just going to waste the time of EVERY 24-hour pharmacy until they are tired of trying to find it. For all of those pharmacists or technicians guilty of this offense I would like to punch each of you in the face and keep a piece of hair for the voodoo doll army I am building. I hate you, I hate you, I hate you.
5. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This is the greatest thing out of the King James Bible and one of the most valuable lessons that our consumption driven, "me, me, me" society has forgotten. Treat me like crap and I will make sure that you have to complete a frustrating circuitous process to get what you want, if I even feel inclined to help you at all. I thoroughly believe in giving back EXACTLY what you give to me. I can even do it with a winning smile and an empathetic act worthy of an Oscar. Which leads me to the final bit of advice:
6. Kill them with kindness. No matter what, even if you are giving them the bad news, appear to be nice. For some people I am thinking "die, die, die" but my face is showing and saying "I am so sorry but this is all I can do by law and corporate policy. Would you like to contact my supervisor on Monday and see if there is anything more he can do?" No matter how rude or mean the person is to you, always show the happy helpful persona because that person is the douche-bag and you are just doing your job.
This is all I can do to inspire my readers. I failed miserably at stand-up comedy but perform well in the pharmacy (it is a joke I tell my patients...they also think it is funny when I tell them I am growing my hair out and losing weight so I can quit and become a full-time Cher impersonator...they totally know I am joking but they find it amusing). In the words of an old army slogan "Be All You Can Be" and don't forget to have fun. Speaking of fun, I am on my way back to Guitar Hero on Wii...another great time-waster....adios!
I love it when someone wants to brag about the fancy new $100,000 car they are driving. I giggle to myself because they are trying to say that they are better than me. I know deep down in that person's overextended credit that it is merely a lease and not something they could ever afford if they were making a real payment which would be $4000 instead of the $1850 a month they pay to lease it. Seriously, it is just a car. If you cannot afford it, don't drive it. I see bankruptcy in your future because I also know the interest only mortgage you took out to buy a McMansion is slowly choking you to financial death. So no, you are not better than me because I can afford the things I have and my car is paid for in 6 more payments. I don't have to give it back to the dealer, drop $2000 as a down payment, and lease another car for $2000 a month. So nah nah nah nah nah! I win.
I also love it when someone wants to brag about their fancy education. "I went to Harvard..." Well sir, I think ivy league schools are for people with tiny penises, bitter insecurity issues, and controlling families. It is like that bald 40-something driving a Corvette convertible or a tricked out Hummer. Sorry you have a small penis...maybe a nose job and some hair plugs will make you feel better...and no, Viagra does not make it bigger, harder, or better...(I was accepted to a couple of ivy league schools but did not go, just to be an ass about it.)
It is always someone who is so insecure or worthless inside that they need to put others down or have something better than you. I am a little insecure and suffer from social anxiety so I tend to be an asshole at times to make up for it when confronted by these people. Usually though, I just use humor and laugh at those who are more insecure than me and trying overly hard to prove otherwise.
Just some small pieces of wisdom that get me through:
1. There is always someone prettier, smarter, and richer than you. This means it is impossible to be the BEST because you can never be the BEST at everything at the same time. So enjoy your imperfections, what you have, and what you are doing because these are the things that make you REAL and UNIQUE.
2. If no one at work misses you when you are on vacation then you are expendable. If you cannot do a good job and things are smoother when you are not there, then you are not going to have a job much longer. Employers need everything to work smoothly. If you cannot get with the program and put out a decent performance then you are no longer needed. This does not mean that you will be good at the beginning. There is a learning curve for every job. Some things like running a cash register are far easier and faster to master than figuring out the shortcuts and workings of an entire computer program.
3. Do your best, ask questions, and learn from your mistakes. Adaptability is what has let mankind survive, spread out, and thrive. The easier and faster you adapt, the better off you are. This means if you get stuck, ask questions. Other co-workers are there to help you. The most important thing is admit to and learn from your mistakes. We are human, we all make mistakes and sometimes it takes a solid gold set of balls to admit it. Learning from your mistakes is what makes you valuable. Without a strong foundation, you cannot build anything. This is true of architectural structures, sports skills, gaming, work, and relationships.
4. Honesty is the best policy. This is true from a friend asking if this outfit makes her look fat or if you like the fuchsia paint color she wants to paint the inside of her house. It is also true if someone needs a second opinion on a presentation or report. Careers like wardrobe stylist and hair stylist are built upon letting others know what makes them look good. Business consultants give suggestions on making businesses more efficient and effective. This even applies to that prescription for oxycontin that comes in at 11pm or 1am. "We have to verify this particular type of medication with the physician during normal business hours before we can fill it." End of story. Don't tell them you don't have it in stock because they are just going to waste the time of EVERY 24-hour pharmacy until they are tired of trying to find it. For all of those pharmacists or technicians guilty of this offense I would like to punch each of you in the face and keep a piece of hair for the voodoo doll army I am building. I hate you, I hate you, I hate you.
5. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This is the greatest thing out of the King James Bible and one of the most valuable lessons that our consumption driven, "me, me, me" society has forgotten. Treat me like crap and I will make sure that you have to complete a frustrating circuitous process to get what you want, if I even feel inclined to help you at all. I thoroughly believe in giving back EXACTLY what you give to me. I can even do it with a winning smile and an empathetic act worthy of an Oscar. Which leads me to the final bit of advice:
6. Kill them with kindness. No matter what, even if you are giving them the bad news, appear to be nice. For some people I am thinking "die, die, die" but my face is showing and saying "I am so sorry but this is all I can do by law and corporate policy. Would you like to contact my supervisor on Monday and see if there is anything more he can do?" No matter how rude or mean the person is to you, always show the happy helpful persona because that person is the douche-bag and you are just doing your job.
This is all I can do to inspire my readers. I failed miserably at stand-up comedy but perform well in the pharmacy (it is a joke I tell my patients...they also think it is funny when I tell them I am growing my hair out and losing weight so I can quit and become a full-time Cher impersonator...they totally know I am joking but they find it amusing). In the words of an old army slogan "Be All You Can Be" and don't forget to have fun. Speaking of fun, I am on my way back to Guitar Hero on Wii...another great time-waster....adios!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
I Hate Rhinoviruses
They are microscopic and pack a big punch. They have been blamed for many work related sick days and school days. They carry a largely annoying array of symptoms, most of which I have, and can last from a few days to a few weeks (I have been dealing with this for 16 days). They suck all the fun out of a vacation. I knew I should have gone to Mexico instead of Missouri. {shaking fists} Damn you Missouri! {still shaking fists}
I thought of many wonderful things to say about rhinoviruses on the drive home. It is a 1900 mile road trip and was absolutely no fun this time around. Even the comedic antics of the Gay Pimpin' with Johnny McGovern crew barely broke a smile this time (It is a free podcast starring Johnny McGovern from the Big Gay Sketch Show on LOGO and a host of crazy colorful characters from the New York club scene, music, movies, television, and a host of other gay entertainers. It is quite funny and kind of like a vocal live-action comedy version of the Star magazine...glamorous darling and gossipy fun...). Anyway, I was miserable!
My main symptoms for the first few days were fever and the sniffles. It rapidly progressed to the thick mucus stage and remained there for several days. Sniffles still dripping. Oooooohhh now I got a cough and wheezing from the mucus. Thanks, rhinovirus, how thoughtful of you!
In case you haven't figured it out yet a rhinovirus is a microscopic mRNA virus that mainly wreaks havoc on the nose---duh, rhino means nose, have you seen the ones in the zoo...(rhinocerous = big nose cow that may stomp the life out of you or impale you and use you as a hood ornament, kind of like how my virus was waving my ass around like a parade flag). It is never a pleasant encounter.
I am not sure how many people I have infected because we did dine out a lot and go shopping. The hate mail and nasty phone messages are soon to start pouring in. I apologize now for any pandemic that occurs from it. Unfortunately I told my friend whose home I stayed in to just burn it down and call it a day because that was the only way to disinfect it.
So the two day drive home involved a box of tissue, lots of fluids, mucinex-D, cough syrup, benadryl (not while driving cuz that stuff knocks me out), a wish and some dead presidents for gas (cuz gas is super expensive). All of the OTCs were aimed at stopping snot drips, dissolving and stopping mucus blockage, and cough from nasty thick mucus. I used almost the entire box of tissue. I have blown my nose so many times that it is peeling and looks like I have dandruff of the nostrils. I am not cute in any way shape or form and people stare at me while I blow my nose and drive. On top of that was the feeling of impending doom brewing in my bowels from the anti-mucus action of mucinex. Main side effect: diarrhea. How many hours can you clinch your sphincter in traffic? I don't really want to know the answer but it might show up on an episode of Jackass.
I made it home and violated a few rest stops and hotel rooms on the way. I probably left a 4 hour long pathogenic stamp on every surface I touched. I don't know that for sure but the phrase "Typhoid Mary" comes to mind or maybe I thought it would be fun to be "Pestilence" from the biblical horsemen of the Apocalypse.
I didn't really intend to infect anyone but even hand washing does not guarantee that a microscopic fiend or two was not left behind. It's a fact: door handles/knobs and well-circulated dollar bills hold more germs than a toilet seat. How do you like those odds? Paranoid yet? Not even a little? I see you digging for that pocket-size bottle of hand sanitizer you can't live without...
Happy de-germing! I am getting better, finally...
I thought of many wonderful things to say about rhinoviruses on the drive home. It is a 1900 mile road trip and was absolutely no fun this time around. Even the comedic antics of the Gay Pimpin' with Johnny McGovern crew barely broke a smile this time (It is a free podcast starring Johnny McGovern from the Big Gay Sketch Show on LOGO and a host of crazy colorful characters from the New York club scene, music, movies, television, and a host of other gay entertainers. It is quite funny and kind of like a vocal live-action comedy version of the Star magazine...glamorous darling and gossipy fun...). Anyway, I was miserable!
My main symptoms for the first few days were fever and the sniffles. It rapidly progressed to the thick mucus stage and remained there for several days. Sniffles still dripping. Oooooohhh now I got a cough and wheezing from the mucus. Thanks, rhinovirus, how thoughtful of you!
In case you haven't figured it out yet a rhinovirus is a microscopic mRNA virus that mainly wreaks havoc on the nose---duh, rhino means nose, have you seen the ones in the zoo...(rhinocerous = big nose cow that may stomp the life out of you or impale you and use you as a hood ornament, kind of like how my virus was waving my ass around like a parade flag). It is never a pleasant encounter.
I am not sure how many people I have infected because we did dine out a lot and go shopping. The hate mail and nasty phone messages are soon to start pouring in. I apologize now for any pandemic that occurs from it. Unfortunately I told my friend whose home I stayed in to just burn it down and call it a day because that was the only way to disinfect it.
So the two day drive home involved a box of tissue, lots of fluids, mucinex-D, cough syrup, benadryl (not while driving cuz that stuff knocks me out), a wish and some dead presidents for gas (cuz gas is super expensive). All of the OTCs were aimed at stopping snot drips, dissolving and stopping mucus blockage, and cough from nasty thick mucus. I used almost the entire box of tissue. I have blown my nose so many times that it is peeling and looks like I have dandruff of the nostrils. I am not cute in any way shape or form and people stare at me while I blow my nose and drive. On top of that was the feeling of impending doom brewing in my bowels from the anti-mucus action of mucinex. Main side effect: diarrhea. How many hours can you clinch your sphincter in traffic? I don't really want to know the answer but it might show up on an episode of Jackass.
I made it home and violated a few rest stops and hotel rooms on the way. I probably left a 4 hour long pathogenic stamp on every surface I touched. I don't know that for sure but the phrase "Typhoid Mary" comes to mind or maybe I thought it would be fun to be "Pestilence" from the biblical horsemen of the Apocalypse.
I didn't really intend to infect anyone but even hand washing does not guarantee that a microscopic fiend or two was not left behind. It's a fact: door handles/knobs and well-circulated dollar bills hold more germs than a toilet seat. How do you like those odds? Paranoid yet? Not even a little? I see you digging for that pocket-size bottle of hand sanitizer you can't live without...
Happy de-germing! I am getting better, finally...
Thursday, February 21, 2008
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
I could not stop laughing this morning for about 30 minutes.
I had an elderly gentleman call because he was afraid we gave him the wrong medicine. He usually got the "roundish" Quinapril 10mg but this one looked different so he was wanting to know if it was the right med.
I asked him to describe it to me. He said it was a brownish color. I asked him if it was shaped like a long slender OTC Ibuprofen tablet. He said it looked like a turd. Yes, he actually said the tablet looked like a miniature version of his morning constitutional. Mind you it does kind of resemble something that came out of a rat with serious intestinal problems (small, reddish brown, elongated, thin, yeah--rat turd)
You can't make this stuff up. It really happens... A special thanks to the person(s) at Apotex that designed this tablet. You have given me a great laugh and I know some of you will open a bottle and muse at its fecal resemblance....sick little monkeys....
I had an elderly gentleman call because he was afraid we gave him the wrong medicine. He usually got the "roundish" Quinapril 10mg but this one looked different so he was wanting to know if it was the right med.
I asked him to describe it to me. He said it was a brownish color. I asked him if it was shaped like a long slender OTC Ibuprofen tablet. He said it looked like a turd. Yes, he actually said the tablet looked like a miniature version of his morning constitutional. Mind you it does kind of resemble something that came out of a rat with serious intestinal problems (small, reddish brown, elongated, thin, yeah--rat turd)
You can't make this stuff up. It really happens... A special thanks to the person(s) at Apotex that designed this tablet. You have given me a great laugh and I know some of you will open a bottle and muse at its fecal resemblance....sick little monkeys....
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
The High Price of Perfect Skin
Retin-A used to be the magic cure for acne until it was found to help with wrinkles. That means people over a certain age would have to pay cash for it. Some insurances limited it to age 18, some to age 25, and after that the lengthy and unpleasant prior authorization process is necessary. I have seen many requests for authorization denied. So pony-up and break out a credit card or cash and get your wrinkle cream... I harken back to my acne filled days of youth when insurance gave me the 45gm tube for $3. It was a steal!
Other costly methods for perfect skin include but are not limited to laser resurfacing, chemical skin peels, repeated facials, photo facials, specialty OTC creams, etc. What happened to staying out of the sun and moisturizing? It has worked great for me so far. I am going to be 33 and got carded for cigarettes last year before I quit smoking. Thank you kind gas station attendant for the compliment! I have even been carded at liquor stores and bars...woohoo!
The allegedly greatest product for acne is Accutane. This wonder cure has serious problems if given to pregnant women. For those of you not in the know, there was the SMART system for prescribing that told women all the horrible things that happen with this drug especially if you get pregnant. It didn't work. So the iPledge system was introduced.
A study done by the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University followed about 500,000 female patients on Accutane for a 140 day course. Only 447,679 completed the study requirements. The results were not reassuring. The study found a rate of 2.5 per 1000 of the 447,679 that completed the study got pregnant while on Accutane. This is even after enrollment in the iPledge program, the pregnancy tests prior to each prescription, agreeing they would use 2 forms of birth control, and answering all the surveys. They were even told of the birth defects.
Let me put this into perspective. That means that out of 447,679 women about 1,119 of them showed a blatant disregard for their baby's health. They were told this can cause miscarriage or birth defects. End of story. This is category X which means it causes damage EVERY time, hence the iPledge precautions and requirements.
Even more disturbing was the first year of iPledge which was supposed to prevent the shortcomings of the SMART prescribing system before it. There were 122 reported pregnancies. Ten of them were pregnant prior to starting Accutane. Um hello, who's doctor forged a pregnancy test.....that is unethical, immoral, and disgusts me that a healthcare practitioner would sink so low to make a buck. A warning to all healthcare practitioners: These systems are put in place to prevent imminent harm! Bypassing them means you don't care and have no right to call yourself "doctor"... The first rule of medicine is to knowingly do no harm or put a patient in a position of harm unnecessarily. Bypassing these safeguards also means you are going to get sued, big time, because the manufacturer is not liable for practitioner negligence and willingness to disregard FDA sanctioned safeguards. There are thousands of lawyers waiting to profit from your carelessness. Do a Google search. I found pages and pages of them...
Even more disturbing are the number of online "pharmacies" that sell Accutane without a prescription. Sure they print the warnings on the web page but there is NO system in place there to prevent a person from taking it and harming themselves or an unborn child. Because the iPledge system is apparently only enforced in the U.S. there are sure to be many more medical misadventures with Accutane. I wonder where the liability lies there. I guarantee if something goes wrong your lawyer is going to have a damned hard time locating someone from that "pharmacy" when the shit hits the fan.
But wait, there is more! By December 2000 there were 66 documented suicides of Accutane patients and another 1,373 cases of severe psychiatric problems. It was reported that these psychiatric manifestations happen approximately 6 weeks into treatment and were not gradual. It would be like the kid is okay at 2PM but started acting weird and was in the basement building a noose and dead by the next morning. It has been correlated with a severe depletion of serotonin levels in the brain. This sh*t should be pulled from the market. I wouldn't recommend it to ANYONE and recommend to patients that they try topical treatments like Proactive instead. It has shown good results, even with cystic acne.
Just remember kids: Safety First!!! Acne is not the end of the world. I still get it and I am over 30.
Other costly methods for perfect skin include but are not limited to laser resurfacing, chemical skin peels, repeated facials, photo facials, specialty OTC creams, etc. What happened to staying out of the sun and moisturizing? It has worked great for me so far. I am going to be 33 and got carded for cigarettes last year before I quit smoking. Thank you kind gas station attendant for the compliment! I have even been carded at liquor stores and bars...woohoo!
The allegedly greatest product for acne is Accutane. This wonder cure has serious problems if given to pregnant women. For those of you not in the know, there was the SMART system for prescribing that told women all the horrible things that happen with this drug especially if you get pregnant. It didn't work. So the iPledge system was introduced.
A study done by the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University followed about 500,000 female patients on Accutane for a 140 day course. Only 447,679 completed the study requirements. The results were not reassuring. The study found a rate of 2.5 per 1000 of the 447,679 that completed the study got pregnant while on Accutane. This is even after enrollment in the iPledge program, the pregnancy tests prior to each prescription, agreeing they would use 2 forms of birth control, and answering all the surveys. They were even told of the birth defects.
Let me put this into perspective. That means that out of 447,679 women about 1,119 of them showed a blatant disregard for their baby's health. They were told this can cause miscarriage or birth defects. End of story. This is category X which means it causes damage EVERY time, hence the iPledge precautions and requirements.
Even more disturbing was the first year of iPledge which was supposed to prevent the shortcomings of the SMART prescribing system before it. There were 122 reported pregnancies. Ten of them were pregnant prior to starting Accutane. Um hello, who's doctor forged a pregnancy test.....that is unethical, immoral, and disgusts me that a healthcare practitioner would sink so low to make a buck. A warning to all healthcare practitioners: These systems are put in place to prevent imminent harm! Bypassing them means you don't care and have no right to call yourself "doctor"... The first rule of medicine is to knowingly do no harm or put a patient in a position of harm unnecessarily. Bypassing these safeguards also means you are going to get sued, big time, because the manufacturer is not liable for practitioner negligence and willingness to disregard FDA sanctioned safeguards. There are thousands of lawyers waiting to profit from your carelessness. Do a Google search. I found pages and pages of them...
Even more disturbing are the number of online "pharmacies" that sell Accutane without a prescription. Sure they print the warnings on the web page but there is NO system in place there to prevent a person from taking it and harming themselves or an unborn child. Because the iPledge system is apparently only enforced in the U.S. there are sure to be many more medical misadventures with Accutane. I wonder where the liability lies there. I guarantee if something goes wrong your lawyer is going to have a damned hard time locating someone from that "pharmacy" when the shit hits the fan.
But wait, there is more! By December 2000 there were 66 documented suicides of Accutane patients and another 1,373 cases of severe psychiatric problems. It was reported that these psychiatric manifestations happen approximately 6 weeks into treatment and were not gradual. It would be like the kid is okay at 2PM but started acting weird and was in the basement building a noose and dead by the next morning. It has been correlated with a severe depletion of serotonin levels in the brain. This sh*t should be pulled from the market. I wouldn't recommend it to ANYONE and recommend to patients that they try topical treatments like Proactive instead. It has shown good results, even with cystic acne.
Just remember kids: Safety First!!! Acne is not the end of the world. I still get it and I am over 30.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
The Set Schedule
This is why I love having a set schedule, but you have to remember I work overnights 7 on/7 off with 15 paid vacation days on top of that. So keep that in mind cuz this is what it gets you!
The Joys of a Set Schedule
1. I always know my schedule, including major holidays, a year in advance. I have ample time to be up to no good.....idle hands do the devil's work....
2. I always know where I am supposed to be without Mapquest or Google, which is a good thing because I am terrible with directions...
3. It is easy to plan your life out in a little black planner....
4. I know where everything is in the pharmacy so I don't feel like a moron when a patient asks for something and I scramble around to figure out where that Easter egg has been hidden.
5. I know most of my customers and for the most part they like me better than the other staff and frequently remind me so I am all warm and fuzzy without alcohol.
6. My night staff is fun (they all work up front and serenade me along with the easy listening selections...and gossip, lots of gossip and tabloid talk...we could work for E!)
7. Super HOT police officers frequently drop in to check on us because I have had a gun in my face at McDruggie's...it is like I have died and gone to sexy police heaven...or a Playgirl calendar shoot...
8. I get minimal phone calls!!!!! I can't stand the constant ringing. Even with 6 people standing there answering them during the day, the ringing never stops...
9. TIVO always has a great selection of time-wasting programming for me to flip through when I get home. God forbid I miss a new episode of Reno 911...
10. It is okay to have a cocktail before noon if you have been at work all night!
Reasons to not like a set schedule:
1. Your boss is a pompous douche-bag...(not all bosses are created equal)
2. Your techs are incompetant (mine are great but some pharmacists are not so lucky)
3. Your job is repetitive and tedious...all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy...
4. The schizpohrenic patient that wants you to answer the same 20 questions also wants financial, dietary, and American Idol advice and no matter what your answers he keeps calling and calling and calling and calling and calling and calling and calling...(You get the picture, right?)
5. Your co-workers conversational skills and listenbility resemble dry white toast, a blob of Jell-O and a cocktail shrimp with its head cut off...not very appealing or entertaining when you are exposed to it for 8 or so hours per day...(my staff is crazy so there is always some drama going on...)
6. One sick co-worker has coughed and mucused on every surface of the pharmacy and you didn't know it until it was too late....hand sanitizer can only accomplish so much. It would be more productive to wipe everything down with everclear and light it on fire than to work sick....and the keyboards harbor mold and bacteria..ew..not to mention the restroom that someone artistically sprayed fecal matter all over..ew..maybe that should be burned also...
7. You haved planned out your entire life in a little black planner...how pathetic to see your meaningless existence splayed out like an overeager lover waiting to be experienced..."Let me pencil you in."...
8. Responsibility and accountability. I hate getting yelled at. When you float it doesn't matter because you won't see that person ever again and if the pharmacy manager has a problem with you because he/she doesn't like the fact that you didn't fill the prescriptions in the computer but read the entire magazine rack there ain't sh*t they can do about it...
9. I babysit machines all night long and work when they tell me to....beep beep beep (printer out of paper), ring ring ring (phone), blink blink blink (parata vial filling machine out of pills), ding ding ding (god damned drive-thru again), gggrrrrr (labels printing, time to fill), beep (scanned label), beep (scanned pill stick bottle), beep beep (okay to fill), bink (scanned for verification)....b.o.r.i.n.g.
10. Holy crap, does he ever sleep? Now he wants to know if he forgot to take a Nexium and took another one would it hurt him? AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I just want to tell him where else he can stick his Nexium and rip the phone out of the wall!
Yes, a set schedule is good if you can deal with the rediculous. Some days I wonder if I accidentally landed on the set of the Twilight Zone. Anyway, I don't at all feel bad about this week. I work Tuesday and Wednesday then abuse some vacation time so I have the next 25 (yeppers 25) days after that before I next set foot at McDruggie's. Woo Hoo!!!
The Joys of a Set Schedule
1. I always know my schedule, including major holidays, a year in advance. I have ample time to be up to no good.....idle hands do the devil's work....
2. I always know where I am supposed to be without Mapquest or Google, which is a good thing because I am terrible with directions...
3. It is easy to plan your life out in a little black planner....
4. I know where everything is in the pharmacy so I don't feel like a moron when a patient asks for something and I scramble around to figure out where that Easter egg has been hidden.
5. I know most of my customers and for the most part they like me better than the other staff and frequently remind me so I am all warm and fuzzy without alcohol.
6. My night staff is fun (they all work up front and serenade me along with the easy listening selections...and gossip, lots of gossip and tabloid talk...we could work for E!)
7. Super HOT police officers frequently drop in to check on us because I have had a gun in my face at McDruggie's...it is like I have died and gone to sexy police heaven...or a Playgirl calendar shoot...
8. I get minimal phone calls!!!!! I can't stand the constant ringing. Even with 6 people standing there answering them during the day, the ringing never stops...
9. TIVO always has a great selection of time-wasting programming for me to flip through when I get home. God forbid I miss a new episode of Reno 911...
10. It is okay to have a cocktail before noon if you have been at work all night!
Reasons to not like a set schedule:
1. Your boss is a pompous douche-bag...(not all bosses are created equal)
2. Your techs are incompetant (mine are great but some pharmacists are not so lucky)
3. Your job is repetitive and tedious...all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy...
4. The schizpohrenic patient that wants you to answer the same 20 questions also wants financial, dietary, and American Idol advice and no matter what your answers he keeps calling and calling and calling and calling and calling and calling and calling...(You get the picture, right?)
5. Your co-workers conversational skills and listenbility resemble dry white toast, a blob of Jell-O and a cocktail shrimp with its head cut off...not very appealing or entertaining when you are exposed to it for 8 or so hours per day...(my staff is crazy so there is always some drama going on...)
6. One sick co-worker has coughed and mucused on every surface of the pharmacy and you didn't know it until it was too late....hand sanitizer can only accomplish so much. It would be more productive to wipe everything down with everclear and light it on fire than to work sick....and the keyboards harbor mold and bacteria..ew..not to mention the restroom that someone artistically sprayed fecal matter all over..ew..maybe that should be burned also...
7. You haved planned out your entire life in a little black planner...how pathetic to see your meaningless existence splayed out like an overeager lover waiting to be experienced..."Let me pencil you in."...
8. Responsibility and accountability. I hate getting yelled at. When you float it doesn't matter because you won't see that person ever again and if the pharmacy manager has a problem with you because he/she doesn't like the fact that you didn't fill the prescriptions in the computer but read the entire magazine rack there ain't sh*t they can do about it...
9. I babysit machines all night long and work when they tell me to....beep beep beep (printer out of paper), ring ring ring (phone), blink blink blink (parata vial filling machine out of pills), ding ding ding (god damned drive-thru again), gggrrrrr (labels printing, time to fill), beep (scanned label), beep (scanned pill stick bottle), beep beep (okay to fill), bink (scanned for verification)....b.o.r.i.n.g.
10. Holy crap, does he ever sleep? Now he wants to know if he forgot to take a Nexium and took another one would it hurt him? AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I just want to tell him where else he can stick his Nexium and rip the phone out of the wall!
Yes, a set schedule is good if you can deal with the rediculous. Some days I wonder if I accidentally landed on the set of the Twilight Zone. Anyway, I don't at all feel bad about this week. I work Tuesday and Wednesday then abuse some vacation time so I have the next 25 (yeppers 25) days after that before I next set foot at McDruggie's. Woo Hoo!!!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Let Me Have It
I do not get enough e-mail to fill up my free time... Send me your thoughts of love, send me your thoughts of hate, send me things you want to hear my jumbled crazy thoughts on...
nightstalker.kerrie@gmail.com
Seriously, lots and lots of free time.....
nightstalker.kerrie@gmail.com
Seriously, lots and lots of free time.....
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