Quick hello

I haven't written very much lately. For the past week and a half or so, I've been contemplating job moves.

For the past 3 years of my life, I've worked for the same Chain Pharmacy. The supervisors have pushed me to become the best I could, to take the top jobs I could take, and I've done everything they've asked of me. Last year, I took my PTCE, and passed with flying colors. I was promised a substantial raise, and they also promised me that, once I took the top technician position available, they'd give me a great raise there, too.

The head honcho locally came in a week and a half ago, and crunched the numbers. My "substantial raise"? That was supposed to bump me up two whole dollars?

84 freaking cents. A mere 3 cents short of the next whole dollar amount. And "we tried to round it, but they wouldn't let us."

BULL. SHIT.

50 cents of that raise was also my "CPhT" raise. Another crock of shit, if you ask me. My new job title did not get me a single penny in the raise.

I jumped into overdrive -- there's more chains opening up near me, and if I could apply for one of their jobs, that'd solve all my problems! I'm sure!

But as reality set in, I thought about it. I WANT to be a pharmacist one day. I WANT to reap the benefits of forcing my way through 6 years of school, busting my ass, and when I come out, dictating to THEM what they will pay for my services, not them dictating that I'm just not good enough. Chances are that I wouldn't even work for this chain when I was done, because of the piss-poor treatment they give to techs like myself. I want to get myself to become a pharmacist, and when our (non-pharmacist) supervisors come in for raise time, I'm going to give them hell until they begin to understand that my techs are absolutely important in the everyday business of my pharmacy.

It's ridiculous that my chain pays 6th year interns $17 an hour, yet I make WAY under $10. My newest employee is almost through with his 6th year, and we just hired him 3 months ago. So, he's making $17/hr, and after 3 years, I'm still below $9/hr. That doesn't pay the bills for me. And, he only works a few days a week. They should be more concerned with keeping ME around, since he's free to go anywhere that's willing to pay for his services in just a few short months.

So, my new plan will go into action. Starting as soon as possible, I'll follow the model of what classes you need undergrad, and I'll take them online or at a community college, bust my ass doing so, and transfer into one of the major local universities. I'll fight my way through 4 more years, and when I come out, sure, I'll still be cynical, but I'll be fighting for those who aren't going to do what I'm going to do, or those who just can't.