Guess who's back, back to school?
Feb. 1st, 2024 09:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
popkin16Me! I'm going back to school :) I had to take out a loan and I'm stressing about the payments (mostly because money stuff already gives me anxiety) but I'm going for my certification to be a pharmacy tech.
We're really busy at work these days. Maybe we catch a break at the end of the month because people are out of money (and food stamps), but it's not a guarantee. And then I found out that pretty much all my good co-workers are leaving the night shift, leaving me with the less-than-stellar workers. I don't want to work twice as hard to get half as much done, and then have my boss yell about it. I thought about moving to a different department, but there are some managers I don't want to work for, some jobs I don't want to do, and it left me with very limited options.
I'm kind of hoping the frustration I feel at work when things are going to shit - which is often - will be good motivation for me to stick with it. I was always better at English and History in school, and this requires science classes.
Of course, my managers are aware we're losing all our good workers and have been asking me who I want on my team and telling me about all of these much needed changes they're making, but I've already taken out the loan and signed up for the classes. I'll need a job while going to school anyway, so I might as well stick with the one I have. And there's no guarantee I'll get a job in a pharmacy after - if there are no nearby job positions, I'll just stick with the job I have. But it'll give me options, which is good.
It's 100% online, go-at-your-own-pace. I keep forgetting that bit; I have to pay off the loan in 12 months, so my brain is like, "You've got to finish classes in 12 months too!" but that's not really true lol.
We'll see how it goes~
We're really busy at work these days. Maybe we catch a break at the end of the month because people are out of money (and food stamps), but it's not a guarantee. And then I found out that pretty much all my good co-workers are leaving the night shift, leaving me with the less-than-stellar workers. I don't want to work twice as hard to get half as much done, and then have my boss yell about it. I thought about moving to a different department, but there are some managers I don't want to work for, some jobs I don't want to do, and it left me with very limited options.
I'm kind of hoping the frustration I feel at work when things are going to shit - which is often - will be good motivation for me to stick with it. I was always better at English and History in school, and this requires science classes.
Of course, my managers are aware we're losing all our good workers and have been asking me who I want on my team and telling me about all of these much needed changes they're making, but I've already taken out the loan and signed up for the classes. I'll need a job while going to school anyway, so I might as well stick with the one I have. And there's no guarantee I'll get a job in a pharmacy after - if there are no nearby job positions, I'll just stick with the job I have. But it'll give me options, which is good.
It's 100% online, go-at-your-own-pace. I keep forgetting that bit; I have to pay off the loan in 12 months, so my brain is like, "You've got to finish classes in 12 months too!" but that's not really true lol.
We'll see how it goes~
Yes!
Date: 2024-02-02 03:02 am (UTC)Retail will be "easier" and that's where most people start. But once you get into the job, you could move into a hospital, where there's better pay, more opportunities, and growth.
Wait. You DO know that I'm a pharmacy tech by trade, right? We really need to talk!
Re: Yes!
Date: 2024-02-02 03:07 am (UTC)Retail will be "easier" and that's where most people start. But once you get into the job, you could move into a hospital, where there's better pay, more opportunities, and growth.
I was definitely thinking I'd at least start in retail. I already work for Walmart, and I was kind of hoping to get into one of their pharmacies - I already have insurance through them, and my 401k - but moving into a hospital is The Dream 😂 I'm just worried there's more demand for jobs than an actual supply of them, here.
Wait. You DO know that I'm a pharmacy tech by trade, right? We really need to talk!
I.......did not!!! OH MY GOD. We really do need to talk!!
Re: Yes!
Date: 2024-02-02 05:05 pm (UTC)That's fantastic. More options are always good, and I have no doubt you'll be great at it.
Re: Yes!
Date: 2024-02-07 08:28 am (UTC)