Author: Olivia

I work in a compounding pharmacy attached to a regular independent pharmacy/medical supply store. Our lab is at a record high number of scripts, yet a record low number of employees. It is just one full time tech, a manager, and me, and I split my time between the lab and the front. We RARELY have a pharmacist and if we do they are often called out to the front to help. My manager (a tech as well) used to be full time but whatever reason was granted permission to do only one full day in the lab and the rest of the week in the sales department!! He just pops in for a few hours throughout the rest of the week. Its been madness. There simply isn't the ability to compound everything and answer the phones and do data entry and everything else with one or two people. Also,…

TLDR; I am contemplating leaving my job as a duty manager at a cocktail bar due to payment mishaps and need advice. Hello everyone, I'm 23 year old and have worked in a high volume party cocktail bar in London for 2 years now, going from barback, to bartender to Duty manager. While this place is extremely stressful and tiring. I love the vibe of the place theres a certain sense of freedom within the team, which is something that is hard to get elsewhere. We are allowed to screw around, drink on the job, let our personalities shine through (given we are all doing our jobs properly, of course). I have done a lot for this venue, rising through the ranks and spreading myself thin for them, training new bartenders, keeping the staff morale high. I am paid £12 an hour without service charge or any bonuses. There are…

Where does the time go

I went into a job not knowing too much about the ins and outs of it, and thinking that I would like it better than my former job at the same company. In all honesty my former job at the company wasn’t so bad, but there was 0 room for growth for me, and I had a manager that was well not the warmest person. I went a route that a few other ppl in my company went and realized only maybe a year into the role, I didn’t like it. It was stressful, demanding and I was getting paid less than my peers who had less skills than me. I now have so many regrets, but my #1 is being honest with myself about the role. I thought I could accomplish it. But I made mistakes. Didn’t realize how important certain aspects of the job was, and honestly didn’t…