Japan seems to be a never-ending supplier of the very strange.
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I am the Crazy RxMan, your local pharmacist... smart enough to be a pharmacist, insane enough to work retail!
Friday, September 20, 2013
Another Crazy Product: Coin Duty
Japan seems to be a never-ending supplier of the very strange.
LINK
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
The BIG WHEEL is BACK
YOU CAN!
This company makes adult size Big Wheels!
Go to www.highrollerusa.com and order yours today!
They're slightly more expensive than what your parents paid... but nostalgia has no price, right?
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Simple Directions
"Where's the Abreva?" He asked.
"It's on aisle 8, on the left, just as you enter the aisle," I replied.
Now that seems like simple instructions, right? You would think so.
IT'S ON AISLE 8: That's clearly marked with a sign right above it. It's the number 8. It's big and red. You can't miss it. In fact, you're almost in aisle 8 right now from where you're standing.
ON THE LEFT: You have two hands. It will be on the side where your left hand is located. Seems fairly straight forward. Most people know their left from their right. As an added benefit, on the RIGHT side of aisle 8 is our American-made piece-o-crap blood pressure machine you've heard about. Obviously the Abreva wouldn't be there.
JUST AS YOU ENTER THE AISLE: That seems simple to me. You walk into the aisle and you're there. No need to go further... it's right there as you enter the aisle. It's RIGHT THERE.
So what did he do? First he started heading toward aisle 9. I yell out, "Aisle 8!" He looks up, sees the 8, and then heads in the right direction. Then he's into the aisle 6 feet or so when I told him to stop and come back, "Just as you enter the aisle," I repeated. He steps back to the entrance of the aisle and turns to his RIGHT, facing the blood pressure machine. "No, your OTHER RIGHT," I yell out. He turns around and there before him is the Abreva. Finally, success!
And people wonder why pharmacists look miserable all the time.
"It's on aisle 8, on the left, just as you enter the aisle," I replied.
Now that seems like simple instructions, right? You would think so.
IT'S ON AISLE 8: That's clearly marked with a sign right above it. It's the number 8. It's big and red. You can't miss it. In fact, you're almost in aisle 8 right now from where you're standing.
ON THE LEFT: You have two hands. It will be on the side where your left hand is located. Seems fairly straight forward. Most people know their left from their right. As an added benefit, on the RIGHT side of aisle 8 is our American-made piece-o-crap blood pressure machine you've heard about. Obviously the Abreva wouldn't be there.
JUST AS YOU ENTER THE AISLE: That seems simple to me. You walk into the aisle and you're there. No need to go further... it's right there as you enter the aisle. It's RIGHT THERE.
And people wonder why pharmacists look miserable all the time.
Monday, September 16, 2013
He needs OUR help
A recent email from The Authorities, paraphrased:
The holiday weeks are close at hand and we are scrambling to find coverage for those pharmacists that have made plans with family. We need to be able to cover the staffing needs. I am asking for your help to cover one additional shift over the holiday weeks. If you are one that has not made specific plans with your family during this time, please let scheduling know any days that you are available to work through the first week of the new year.
WTF?
Seriously? You have no bank of float pharmacists available to cover vacation shifts that were scheduled SIX MONTHS ago? What kind of planning is that? You've waited until the last minute to ask the rest of us to work HARDER during the holidays because of your inability to properly staff the pharmacies?
Here's an idea. HIRE more pharmacists and technicians. There's people out there who need work. To date, I have personally called your recruiter SIX times over the past three years with the names of pharmacists and technicians looking for work. NONE of them were hired, and NONE of them were even called-- most likely because your "hiring bonus" for new recruits is a load of horse manure. I honestly think the company's recruiter job is the most overpaid job in the world. This guy DOES NOTHING!
You know what, I'm asking for your help. We're desperately trying to keep up with demand. The company seems to be able to afford fancy new remodeling for a "Goodness" room, even so far as to pay to keep it cleaned for two years before it goes into operation, and has plenty of money to afford more remodeling so we can have a special flu shot room... HOW ABOUT you help US by hiring more technicians and giving us decent tech coverage? How about we start running our pharmacy like our competitors and have technician help all the time so the pharmacist doesn't look like a complete buffoon running around the pharmacy trying to be an input tech, fill tech, pharmacist, inventory tech, and cashier all at the same time?
The holiday weeks are close at hand and we are scrambling to find coverage for those pharmacists that have made plans with family. We need to be able to cover the staffing needs. I am asking for your help to cover one additional shift over the holiday weeks. If you are one that has not made specific plans with your family during this time, please let scheduling know any days that you are available to work through the first week of the new year.
WTF?
Seriously? You have no bank of float pharmacists available to cover vacation shifts that were scheduled SIX MONTHS ago? What kind of planning is that? You've waited until the last minute to ask the rest of us to work HARDER during the holidays because of your inability to properly staff the pharmacies?
Here's an idea. HIRE more pharmacists and technicians. There's people out there who need work. To date, I have personally called your recruiter SIX times over the past three years with the names of pharmacists and technicians looking for work. NONE of them were hired, and NONE of them were even called-- most likely because your "hiring bonus" for new recruits is a load of horse manure. I honestly think the company's recruiter job is the most overpaid job in the world. This guy DOES NOTHING!You know what, I'm asking for your help. We're desperately trying to keep up with demand. The company seems to be able to afford fancy new remodeling for a "Goodness" room, even so far as to pay to keep it cleaned for two years before it goes into operation, and has plenty of money to afford more remodeling so we can have a special flu shot room... HOW ABOUT you help US by hiring more technicians and giving us decent tech coverage? How about we start running our pharmacy like our competitors and have technician help all the time so the pharmacist doesn't look like a complete buffoon running around the pharmacy trying to be an input tech, fill tech, pharmacist, inventory tech, and cashier all at the same time?
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013
AWESOME Technique to Eliminate Cord Tangles!
NO MORE!
If you'll follow this technique, NO MORE tangled tethers! And that's just awesome!
You will thank me NEXT YEAR.
The "over/under" name refers to the practice of twisting the cable in one direction to make the first coil, and un-twisting it to make the next, and repeating this until all the cable is neatly coiled. Care needs to be taken to keep each end on its proper side of the roll when uncoiling otherwise a knot will appear with every other loop. Connecting the ends on the outside of the loops, or tying them in that position, insures that the ends don't pass through the loops in storage so there are no knots when the cable is laid out.
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