Float no more?

For the past 16 months, my work schedule has been delegated by the needs of the company. I was told where to go and when to work. Granted, I didn't mind: most locations had decent enough staff to work with and (sadly) I had little in the way of a social life to cause any conflict.

Those days are soon to be over. Starting next week, I'll be set to staff *one* pharmacy. I've had the past few weeks to reflect and weigh it out how it will go.

Pros:

- The state board requires the pharmacist's license to be on display while the pharmacist is at work. For floaters, this means having to lug around a license in a 14x18 frame to and fro. I will *definitely* not miss this.

- No more checking out and checking in emergency keys before and after work. Depending on the store this task could drain 2 to 10 minutes of my time. Each day. No tears shed over the loss of this experience.

- Set schedule. I never knew what days I would have off until the schedule was released. Now, I have every Tuesday off and every other weekend. A day to schedule appointments, and a consistent schedule to plan out events more than 4 weeks in the future.

- Pharmacy hours. No more working after 10:15pm during the week, and no working after 6:15pm on weekends. Also, no overnights.

Cons:

- Location. This store wasn't exactly on my list of stores to be set at; hell, it wasn't even on 'to be considered' list. The store is located in a less than desirable area of town. Not 'dangerous activity' area, but 'trailer park chic' area. Definitely will continue to be fully aware of Medicaid formularies here.

- Manager. I've heard stories that the pharmacy manager can be a bit overbearing. We'll see how this goes. Hopefully, my easy-going side will ebb this potential problem

- Coworkers. Not the ones in this store, mind you. The pharmacist, technicians, and interns at other stores that I always looked forward to working with when I see there store pop up on my schedule. This is going to be the toughest of all to overcome.

But I have to say, all in all, I'm looking forward to a new chapter. Here's to hoping a staffing position will give me more fodder (and energy) to keep this blog going with a bit more consistency.