So I started a new job as a pharmacy technician 4 days ago. I am a brand new pharmacy tech before this job I worked at another pharmacy for only 30 days before accepting the current offer for this position. The place where I am at has only had one tech (the same tech) for the past 7 years. I was hired part time to assist the current tech because business has been growing and with that the workload has increased. I feel that she doesn't really want me there (its just a gut feeling that I have). I feel that for being brand new and with no experience I'm doing a good job everything is still new to me. Today I did an excellent job at work it was only my 5th day but I feel I carried my own weight pretty well. I noticed she tries and does things to mess me up...she will have me do things that I am not familiar with and walk out the pharmacy. When I do make a mistake instead of calling it to my attention or correcting me she goes and tells the pharmacist. I feel like she is always looking to pinpoint out stuff im doing wrong. She also never helps me even though she was asked my the pharmacy director to train me. Maybe she is bothered by the fact that she has to train me and I one more thing she has to do on her list. I talked to my aunt about this and she said that she might feel threaten for her job. Could thus really be it. I'm only partime and she has 7 years of experience.
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She has you over a barrel, I have see this before.
She fears that she will be training her replacement, so she has to make you look bad. She very well may have some friend in mind to have hired to replace you. In terms of pharmacy security that would allow the two to get into cahoots, and that is risky for the pharmacy operations.
It is a mistake in management to have this set-up continue, but how can you bring this up without causing more trouble? This must be handled in a discrete manner. Being the only trained technician, that is alot of power, as the pharmacist relies on her to keep the business going smoothly.
Ideally you should just be trained by the pharmacist, an experienced manager would be able to recognize this and separate you two until your up to snuff.
You might consider showing my comments to the pharmacist in charge.
The other thing to do, and it is a good idea for any pharmacy personnel, is to get a bound journal, make daily notes which include the time you worked, and any unusual events. You never know when months later you have to protect yourself, or realize that something which seemed trivial had other implications. In all your notes, stick to the truth, otherwise if you are caught in a lie, you shoot your credibility.
She fears that she will be training her replacement, so she has to make you look bad. She very well may have some friend in mind to have hired to replace you. In terms of pharmacy security that would allow the two to get into cahoots, and that is risky for the pharmacy operations.
It is a mistake in management to have this set-up continue, but how can you bring this up without causing more trouble? This must be handled in a discrete manner. Being the only trained technician, that is alot of power, as the pharmacist relies on her to keep the business going smoothly.
Ideally you should just be trained by the pharmacist, an experienced manager would be able to recognize this and separate you two until your up to snuff.
You might consider showing my comments to the pharmacist in charge.
The other thing to do, and it is a good idea for any pharmacy personnel, is to get a bound journal, make daily notes which include the time you worked, and any unusual events. You never know when months later you have to protect yourself, or realize that something which seemed trivial had other implications. In all your notes, stick to the truth, otherwise if you are caught in a lie, you shoot your credibility.