Workplace Matters Archives - The Happy PharmD

Examining Different Decision-Making Methods To Determine The Best Practice Available

by Daniel Shifrin | Feb 1, 2023 | Blog, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

I was talking to my friend the other night. He recently became the Director of a long-term care facility. He was discussing his decision-making capabilities. My friend told me that he wanted to be “fair and consistent”. When my friend had to make a decision or put...

Four Times When My Pharmacy Had To Say “No” — And We Weren’t Just Being Difficult

by Daniel Shifrin | Jan 4, 2023 | Career, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

“Oh, you’re just being difficult!” As a pharmacy manager, I got that a lot. I always felt my pharmacy department was treated like second-class citizens. We were the ones that always had to compromise. We had to change the way we did things to make others...

Pharmacist Transition Series – Getting Into Remote Jobs

by Alex Barker | Dec 16, 2022 | Blog, Career Path, Workplace Matters

On this episode of the Pharmacist Transition Series – Remote Jobs, I am joined by Nupoor Kalke and Sam An. Both of them made amazing transitions to working remotely. Read on to find out the juicy details about their individual stories. Suppose you are currently...

Developing A Concierge Team — Escorting Visitors To The Right Place

by Daniel Shifrin | Nov 30, 2022 | Network, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

I needed nails. Actually, I needed 3-inch nails with a flat head. So I went to a big hardware store one night. When I walked in, there was an old-fashioned popcorn cart filled with popcorn. Three store workers stood by the cart selling the popcorn. One of the...

Sentinel Events Should Result In A Blameless Society — Not Make The Employee The Scapegoat

by Daniel Shifrin | Oct 27, 2022 | Career, Professional Skills, Workplace Matters

Previously I wrote about medication errors in my hospital. I wrote about “just cultures”. This is an atmosphere in a hospital that blames the system rather than the person. Should a medication error occur, and the employee act properly, nothing would happen to the...

Sometimes Involving My Vice-President Made Him Look Like A Fool

by Daniel Shifrin | Sep 8, 2022 | Career Path, Success Story, Workplace Matters

I’ve been very lucky in my hospital career. For the most part, I always had good bosses. Usually, they left me alone to run the pharmacy department. This was because they knew I could do the job. They knew I would do what was right. They knew that I was...

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