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Examining the Friction Between the Union and Management – Why Filing Grievances May Do More Harm Than Good – Part Two

by Numan Shaikh | Nov 8, 2020 | Workplace Matters

I previously wrote an article about unions and management. Two of the hospitals that I worked at had unions. In these facilities, most non-management employees (pharmacists, pharmacy techs, lab workers, nurses, x-ray techs, speech therapists, etc.) belonged to the...

How Other Departments Exceed Their Boundaries and Exert Their Influence Over the Pharmacy

by Numan Shaikh | Sep 30, 2020 | Workplace Matters

I was very lucky. I had a good boss. He made me the pharmacy manager of the pharmacy in the main hospital. This was shortly after our hospital merged with a smaller hospital. He was the Director of Pharmacy at this smaller hospital. He made a woman the pharmacy...

Do Pharmacists Speak Well of Pharmacy? A Word Sentiment Analysis of Pharmacy Subreddits

by Numan Shaikh | Sep 11, 2020 | Workplace Matters

Introduction The circumstances for the pharmacy profession are certainly unprecedented, even excluding the COVID crisis. The last two decades have brought about significant changes to the pharmacy profession, some notable changes include mass adoption of the PharmD...

Recognizing The Signs that Your Facility May Close – Getting Out Before it’s Over

by Numan Shaikh | Aug 4, 2020 | Workplace Matters

My second pharmacist job was at a hospital. I was there for eighteen years. I enjoyed working at the hospital. I’ll admit it had its moments. But it was a good place to work. The hospital was ahead of its time. We performed innovative procedures. The physicians...

Examining the Friction Between the Union and Management: Why Filing Grievances May Do More Harm Than Good – Part 1

by Numan Shaikh | May 27, 2020 | Workplace Matters

My first hospital pharmacist job was at a union hospital. That meant every pharmacist, every pharmacy tech, every nurse, every x-ray technician, every lab worker, every security guard— everyone who was not management, was in the union. I didn’t mind being in the...

Creating an Effective Pharmacy Team – It’s More Than Putting A Bunch of People Together

by Numan Shaikh | Mar 25, 2020 | General, Workplace Matters

I was reading a major pharmacy journal. The article was talking about forming a team. The author was discussing which would be better: having an outstanding individual or having an outstanding team. The author and his article favored the team. Do I agree? For the...