by Alex Barker | Oct 25, 2018 | Career
The pharmacist surplus is an ongoing struggle for our industry. The surplus has existed for more than a decade, and it shows no sign of resolving itself. Everyone says, “There are too many pharmacists,” but I find this isn’t based on facts but subjective feelings...
by Alex Barker | Oct 25, 2018 | Burnout, Career
Every job has stress. Given that the definition of stress is “strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances,” it isn’t a stretch to assume that work and stress almost always co-exist. While every job has stressful aspects, though, not every...
by Alex Barker | Oct 22, 2018 | Career, Side Hustle
Alex BarkerAlex is the Founder of The Happy PharmD. He loves anime, his family, and video games, but not in that...
by Alex Barker | Oct 8, 2018 | Career, Entrepreneur, Side Hustle, Success Story
People ask me all the time how I made this transition, I suspect because they assume I had access to resources and help they don’t have access to. Many people are surprised to find that my story initially started the same way theirs did and that the key for me was...
by Alex Barker | Oct 5, 2018 | General, Health and Wellness
By most people’s estimations, you’re stuck. You’ve invested time and money into this pharmacy career that suddenly feels wrong; and you make such a great salary, walking away seems crazy. You can’t imagine staying and you can’t imagine leaving. I’ve been where you...
