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Medical Forum / General / Pharmacy / April 2004Leaving the Pharmacy Profession
I have worked in retail pharmacy for almost 30 years. ( I am 50 years old) I am contemplating leaving the profession and starting another career. In your opinion, what other options would I be qualified for ? > I have worked in retail pharmacy for almost 30 years. ( I am 50 years old) > I am contemplating leaving the profession and starting another career. > In your opinion, what other options would I be qualified for ? > What do you really *want* to do? Do you have any hobbies or interests that you might turn into a business? Are you willing to get more training/education if needed? These are questions you need to answer for yourself, not necessarily in public. I'm going through a "career transition" at 56, and am still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up - if that ever happens! FurPaw Interesting threat for me ... I just started working at a local hospital as a pharmacy tech. My expertise has been: flight instructor (I'm still active doing this), real estate (I have rental properties), Information Technology (I taught IT at Indiana/Purdue University for 15 years). I volunteer my aircraft and time to fly mercy missions (medical flights for folks who either cannot afford the flight, or cannot stand in lines to get tickets or go through long security lines). So becoming a pharmacy tech is a new career for me. I'll be 60 in May. So I'm doing the opposite from what FurPaw is doing. All of the above endeavors are individual proprietorships or self contractor positions. In the past I've paid for my own medical insurance and had no corporate retirement benefits or company contributions to 401(k) or 403(b) plans. My new career path provides for these benefits. Also, I just want to help folks and feel like I'm doing this as a pharmacy tech (compounding drugs, deliveries [and talking to patients]), etc. and it's FUN! I'm curious: Why does FurPaw want to change careers? Jack > > I have worked in retail pharmacy for almost 30 years. ( I am 50 years old) > > I am contemplating leaving the profession and starting another career. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > FurPaw furpawnewsdog@comcast.net (FurPaw) Ben wrote: I have worked in retail pharmacy for almost 30 years. ( I am 50 years old) I am contemplating leaving the profession and starting another career. In your opinion, what other options would I be qualified for? .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... I think you'd be nuts to leave the profession. You're no spring chicken you know. And it's going to be pretty tough to touch the kind of money you make now. Why not try hospital or nuclear or ? If you want my subversive opinion, it goes like this. Fifty, huh? So you could get hit by a bus at any moment. What's your PLAN? You know, work 40+ / week 'til you drop? Work xx more years and then retire and do ??? til you drop. The wild card is you don't know when you'll croak. That why I say, work as little as you can. I work 32/wk. That extra day off really helps, and besides, getting a vacation can be tough, so I figure I'm taking a bit of my vacation every week. Also, the "retirement" scenario appeal to me, so I want to work until I drop, so 32/wk makes more sense. You could also take a sabbatical. Take 3 or 6 or 12 month off. You might never get the chance again. Or you could do humanitarian / volunteer stuff. Pharmacists make great bartenders. We know how to mix liquids and are great listeners |
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