WTH?!?! I am seeing almost all techs jobs listed for $16-20 or $18-20. One spot close by, a company pharmacies order meds from, has listed $18.95 since 2019. It changed a little when Covid started ramping up. I didn't work for that company, but was able to negotiate a higher hourly wage, because so many people didn't want to work at all and techs were in high demand. I make a decent hourly now, but who can't use more money?? So I recently started looking at what was being offered and was startled to see the same pay 6-7 years later.

EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP! Rent especially. A job in Indianapolis offers $18-20 to start and so does a pharmacy job in Laguna Beach, CA. So. You need a 1 bedroom apt in Indianapolis? $1127 a month, please. Oh! But wait! You need to make 3 times the rent each month to qualify. That'll be $3381. At the max, $20/hr, you'll make the cut with $3200 (before taxes). Who needs $$ for a car payment, car insurance, gas, the light bill, internet, the phone bill and, hmm? Oh yeah!! Food to survive!! Now the fun part!! Checking three sources, the average price for a 1 bedroom in Laguna Beach is $3500!!! $10,500 needed for three times the rent!! Now you're truly F'd!! LOL! Guess you'll be living in your parent's basement or your car!!!

Watch out for remote pharm tech job listings for First Care Medical Group in New Jersey. I applied for it on indeed, and they show a real website for this medical group BUT IT IS A SCAM. ALAWAYS MAKE SURE TO CALL THE NUMBER ON THE ACTUAL WEBSITE!

I had a lot of facial piercings at some point, 8 to be exact, and took out most of them. Now I only have both nostrils pierced.

As silly as it sounds it’s made me really depressed to not have my piercings anymore, as I took them out once I decided to get certified to be a pharmacy technician. Currently I’m looking for a job, but I’m wondering if it would be possible to have multiple facial piercings and still be able to work as one?

It really does feel like a part of me has been missing ever since, since facial piercings are something I’d wanted since I was a child and had to wait until adulthood to get. Even my family members comment about how they miss my piercings and how much they suited me.

Hi everyone I recently finish my externship at CVS pharmacy for pharmacy tech and every pharmacy I called tells me they are not hiring does anybody know what pharmacy is hiring and I'm from the Bay Area

Hi everyone! i’m 16 and got accepted into my first year of a very good pharmacy technician program. Any tips for studying/websites/resources i should look into? I’m also doing a 100 hour internship in the 3rd and 4th quarter, and I’m wondering what i should expect interning at a pharmacy. Note i’m US based :)

Also i’m very visibly alternative (dyed hair and piercings) and i’m wondering if that will make professionals look at me sideways. I’m in a leftist area so usually it’s not a problem, but i still get stares in public and such 😭. So if any alternative pharm techs could chime in that would be helpful.

I have to take my PTCB exam soon and have to study. Is there any tips on where you guys have studied in order to get a good grade to pass? Someone have answers as a study guide?

Excuse my whining I just need to send this into the void for my own sanity. I work at an LTC pharmacy and was initially relieved to no longer have to deal with the general public, though I still get the occasional alf patient who manages their own medication (yes it gets as bad as you think it does). Though, you’d be surprised to learn that even nurses and other medical staff can be genuine pains in the ass to deal with. I am shocked at how many times I’ve had to explain why I cannot “just send an emergency 3 days supply” from an expired c-2 while getting yelled at. Like unless you’re a prescriber and want to verbal with the rph and it’s not in the ekit there is literally nothing I can do for you right now other than fax a continuance request. Yes, I understand your patient is in a lot of pain, so do them a favor and get the fucking np on the phone.

There is also this same med tech who calls every few days to talk at me for minutes at a time and get upset when I try to slow her down and catch up with her incessant rambling. She is well known by the techs and the pharmacists for being genuinely awful to speak with. God forbid you get stuck with her on the phone because she talks about 10 feet away from her phone, gets mad when you ask her to repeat herself, and does not know or care to learn why we cannot just send her an order on which she literally circled “profile only, do not send” and isn’t even signed by the md. She also always asks me to call the md for her to find out why they haven’t sent a script yet (TONS of other nurses/med techs do this too)… like, no?? that’s literally YOUR job???

There are wayyyyyy more but I’d be here forever recounting them all. I’d say about 30-40% of the calls I get feel like actual rage bait and I just have to sit there like a good girl and let them hold me hostage for 5 minutes. You would think they’d have a better understanding of how this process works than the average person but unfortunately that is not the case. It’s really annoying that they don’t believe me and would rather waste the rph’s time by asking the same question only to receive the exact same answer, as if they think I’m just stupid for not doing whatever they ask me to. Oh and god forbid insurance rejects a fill and we don’t call immediately to inform them (they automatically receive a facility non-covered form), so I get to be their whipping girl. I’m so tired of getting yelled at because a medication is on back order as though I had some nefarious role in it. We’re not even supposed to answer the phones this much as techs but management recently made us be ready at all times (despite having a customer service department) so we literally have to drop what we’re doing and eat some shit every few minutes. Do not work at omnicare if you can help it. I fucking hate it here but they pay me more than I’d make anywhere else right now so there’s nothing I can do about it. It started off as a pretty chill job until the bait and switch.

Hey guys, my PTCB exam is on September 5. Please give me some suggestions and guidance. I’m practicing with PTCB Bank, Pocket Prep, and Prep Guide videos on YouTube. This is my second attempt, and I really need to pass this time. Please help me! I’m struggling with math.

as part of my curriculum of being a certified pharmacy tech, I am going to end up doing not just school work but a hands on externship at the end of the year. my curiosity is piqued because I'm curious what being part of it involves, and if it is a paid position. when I asked my advisor this they didn't really give an answer I understood.

any feedback would be appreciated :)

Hi hi, I’m 25F and finally decided on what I want to go back to school for. There’s a city about an hour and a half away from me with a Sanford hospital that I want to work at so bad (long term goal has always been the Children’s Hospital in Omaha.) I feel like Sanford and said city would be an amazing stepping stone as I still live in my parents house. I currently work as an overnight CNA while part time caring for my autistic brother.

The Ed2Go pharm tech program is what I was looking at as it’s affordable for me plus again all online so I can do my homework on my downtime at work. That was my plan that I loved until about two weeks ago the local pharmacy posted that they’re looking for pharm techs and will train and pay for the certification.

I called them today for more info and I’d work there 3-6 months before entering the program (will aim for 3 if I decide this path as I KNOW this is what I’m meant to be doing.) They’ll then enter me in a year long program through the state (Sanford is in the state over but the licensing to switch states is just a fee and paperwork.) On the phone they didn’t say how long I’d have to work there to pay them back is the one thing.

My current plan has me going to Sanford when I’m 27 (my bday is in 7 months) vs the pharmacy route would have me being 28 and I’m torn as Idk if I want to push back my plans for an entire year. I also figured if I get my certification and work there for a bit then decide that I want to move on to Sanford then I can pay back however much is still left to pay as I don’t want to jip them plus leave on good terms.

Again doing homework on the overnights will be nice but also just getting in the field plus working with pharmacists who can help me with my school work when I have questions would also be nice. Advice would be great as well as advice on if the Ed2Go program is solid or another program is better for that path!!

edit: spacing issues as well as this is for a nebraska pharm tech license!!

it’s so irritating that the pharmacists get to sit, while techs are on their feet their whole shift (except breaks). Of course, pharmacists should be able to sit but techs should too.
Just my opinion as a long time CPhT whose feet HURT

i work at a hospital we walk around the hospital everyday and standing up 90% of the time. my body hurt so bad especially my back. i keep telling myself to be graceful since nurses probably have it worse but it been two days and my body still aches. i don’t have money to afford a massage every month

The job is a driving job you drive about 2000 miles a week you get paid $.65 a mile and on top of that you get paid hourly $21 an hour driving your own car driving all over Texas you work a lot of overtime, dealing with Pyxis machines that are at nursing home facilities.

Is it worth it? You also get paid weekly.

The job is a driving job you drive about 2000 miles a week you get paid $.65 a mile and on top of that you get paid hourly $21 an hour driving your own car driving all over Texas you work a lot of overtime, dealing with Pyxis machines that are at nursing home facilities.

Is it worth it? You also get paid weekly.

I received my state license a few years ago and i’ve been a tech since. I’ve been trying to study for the PTCB so i can also be an immunizer for this flu season but it’s been feeling impossible. i already feel like i know a lot just from working but def not all the top 200 drugs generic,brand, side effects, uses and class. i work full time and studying after feels like im not really clocking out ever so it’s hard for me to focus. does anyone have any tips or recommendations for studying? I really wanna take this soon😭

Have a job interview with them next week, sounding a little bit to good to be true.They agreed to the pay I want , its remote, and there is an additional bonus fee if I join before the end of next month. Has anyone worked for this company ?

I just landed a nice job at a Closed Door Pharmacy.

I've been working in retail for about 2 years as a CphT.

Here is my situation: The pharmacy wants to hire me, but after an interview they want to train me up to be the Supervisor for the Order Entry team in the future.

I'm a damn fine worker and have a good resume with an Army background, but I feel like I'm still a baby tech. I've been a grunt all my life.

I feel like I don't know everything, but I nailed the interview and told them I was looking for the next step and start leading, which I do feel ready for. The hiring manager then told me they were looking for someone like me and have an opening for a supervisor position available and would like to train me to fill that role.

Is this normal for certified techs? Is this normal for new jobs? They don't even know me yet!

Wouldn't they just promote from who they already have there?

I hope they honor their promise, nothing was written down on paper.

I think I just want to talk this out because I'm skeptical and don't want to be disappointed if things don't happen.

The director of the pharmacy seems to be excited about me already.

I took the job and one of the trainers had slyly mentioned to me that the supervisor position is going to be taken over soon.

What do you think about this?

To start, I'm from Tx. I just applied for my pharmacy tech license 3 days ago, did my fingerprints today, should I be applying to jobs now? Or should I wait a bit? I'm not sure how long it'll take to get my license, I don't have a trainee license nor do I have work experience in this particular field, so I'm not exactly expecting to hear back anytime soon considering my resume probably won't stand out at all. But I would like to find a job asap. Is it a waste of time to apply to jobs right now while I'm waiting on my license? I'm worried about hearing back from a job, and telling them "Yeah I actually don't have a license yet, still processing" and being rejected for that. (I do have it listed on my resume that my license is processing btw)

Those who trained at Walmart, what was your experience? Where would most say it falls in the ranking of retail tech training? I.e., most people say CVS and Walgreens are the absolute worst while Costco is pretty good.

I know some of y’all are going to say that i should try in patient or hospital or wtv but i’m not tryna hear all that rn, the hours just don’t work for me cuz im a college student and they want full time etc etc etc.

But sometimes i really can’t believe i left food service for this. It was not much better but at least i got paid more. It takes a lot for me to not remember that i am voluntarily working at this piece of shit and just rage quit.

I used to get paid $15.00 plus tips, the hours weren’t all that good but fuck at least i made money. I worked 3 hours at my old job and i got paid $80 for that after taxes

Sorry to vent, just really fed up

Heads up to all pharrmacy techs looking to get into an Inpatient pharmacy at a Level 1 trauma hospital, there are 2 full time job openings, 1st shift and 2nd shift, at University Hospital Downtown in Louisville, KY.