MedPage Today September 22, 2024
— Well-being and safety in the profession have come a long way, but the work isn’t done yet
The summer of 2016, the year before I graduated pharmacy school, I was working as a student intern. My day started at 7:45 a.m. before the pharmacy opened, and ended after 9 p.m. when the store closed. There were no stools to sit on, meaning my colleagues and I were standing for more than 13 hours, and lunch breaks weren’t common. By the end of the day, we were exhausted, our feet hurt, we didn’t want to talk to anyone, and we could barely keep our eyes open long enough to drive home.
These conditions are tough for any retail position, but...
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