How My Short-Lived Role as an Acting Director Allowed Me to Merge as a Valuable Commodity

How My Short-Lived Role as an Acting Director Allowed Me to Merge as a Valuable Commodity

by Daniel Shifrin | Jul 7, 2021 | Career, General, Success Story, Workplace Matters

I really enjoyed working in my first hospital.  I was hired by an older gentleman.  He was the Director of Pharmacy.  I believe he liked the suit that I was wearing.  He was very knowledgeable and very soft spoken.  He was also very close...
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...
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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