by Numan Shaikh | Mar 11, 2020 | Burnout, Career
Quiz: Should You Leave Pharmacy? Pharmacy is in tough times right now. Many people are wondering, How do I get out? They may say, “I don’t know what I want to do, but it’s certainly not this.” When our coaches begin working with a client, we often...
by Numan Shaikh | Mar 11, 2020 | Career, Network
It feels like everyone is talking about the importance of networking; it’s really become one of the ‘hot topics’ and even a selling point of conferences (in all industries, not just pharmacy). With some pundits estimating that 70% of jobs aren’t even listed and are...
by Numan Shaikh | Mar 4, 2020 | Burnout, Health and Wellness
Imposter syndrome. I hear about it all the time. It runs rampant in pharmacy, in particular. Why is it though, that after all pharmacists have done—both academically and professionally—to prepare for a career in pharmacy, they feel like a fraud? Imagine this: It’s...
by Numan Shaikh | Mar 2, 2020 | Career, Workplace Matters
No one joins the profession of pharmacy thinking, I can’t wait to make my company more money! Yippee! No one joins pharmacy thinking, Oh boy! I can’t wait to be yelled at by a boss because I am not meeting a certain metric! At the heart of every pharmacist...
by Numan Shaikh | Jan 6, 2020 | General, Podcast
I’m Alex Barker, I practiced pharmacy at a Veteran Affairs Hospital for 5 years. All the while, I built businesses on the side, unrelated to my day job or pharmacy, so a few pharmacists reach out to me, saying things like, “I want to start something too.” This all...
by Numan Shaikh | Jan 4, 2020 | Success Story
Nana found out about The Happy PharmD after reading Indispensable and seeing our work on social media. After reading through the book, she decided to move forward to find a different and more fulfilling career. She was working at a community pharmacy and part-time at...
by Numan Shaikh | Dec 31, 2019 | Business and Entrepreneurship
When Jess Goff started working with us at The Happy PharmD, she was feeling desperate to get out of her pharmacy job. She felt unsatisfied by the work she was doing but wasn’t sure how to approach a career change. “I wasn’t sure how to make a change in an intelligent...
