Inconsistencies Occur When Rules Are Established Then Left For Others To Decide

Inconsistencies Occur When Rules Are Established Then Left For Others To Decide

by Daniel Shifrin | Mar 30, 2021 | Workplace Matters

I’ve lived in New Jersey all my life.  When I was growing up, I remember driving down to Florida with my family. It would take several days.  And it was fun, seeing all the different cities and interesting points along the way.  In fact, one of things...
Examining the Friction Between the Union and Management – Why Filing Grievances May Do More Harm Than Good – Part Two

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

by Daniel Shifrin | 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

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

by Daniel Shifrin | 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

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

by Alex Barker | 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

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

by Daniel Shifrin | 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

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

by Daniel Shifrin | 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...
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