Costco pharmacist jobs reddit. Looking for advice!! .

Costco pharmacist jobs reddit I've read online that apparently Costco pays on average $21 an You should get a job as a tech first and see if getting your Pharmacist license is the route you want to go. Sometimes, ego may make you persist with a job that you are tired of, as was the case with me. This meant that pay went down (starting pay is now $15/hr less than what I made as a new graduate in 2009 which is terrible even if you don’t consider inflation). As far as I know, pay starts at about $18. There needs to be a sticky for this sub titled "so you're hired as a seasonal at Costco, what now?" Basically you're on an island and trying to convince them not to kick you off, survivor-style hiring. I’m planning to apply here in several weeks. When I worked for Costco, the pharmacist had to count it as well, then the cashier would have a long document that asked about 20 questions relating to the medication. I like to think of Costco as a good college job to build up some 401(k) while focusing on another career path. An online job that doesn't require me to be tied to the computer and I've been a baker at my Costco for the last 15 years. Oh and don't even get me started on the incompetence of their pharmacies I have had several really smart and competent pharmacist friends who were turned down from HEB (despite starting as interns from P1 year) and instead HEB offered idiot classmates the job because the DMs preferred those who knew how to speak Spanish over those who were actually qualified. I found a nice office job that is in my field and have accepted the job so I’m just wondering if I just need to inform my front end manager or if I need to do anything else to inform them I’m leaving? As the pharmacist you'll be expected to call every time a patient wants to complain about something stupid and kiss butt until they're satisfied. I've been looking to get a job at Costco for a while now, but a few things are stopping me from even applying. Then pharmacy schools started opening left and right so there are more pharmacists than jobs. S. Limited metrics and better staffing. Transitioned to specialty pharmacy. The interview is just an easy conversation. From what I research so far, I need to apply to become a Pharmacy Tech Apprenticeship since I don't have any experience and it would be hard for me to find a job at hospital or big chain retail stores like Walmart or Target. Oversees and directs operations of the in-store pharmacy and My friend is wanting to apply at Costco. I am considering going to Jewel-Osco because as the graduation is approaching, I have been thinking how I am going to cope mentally with the CVS workload. A way to get away from that, though not guaranteed, is to do residency. I get 30+ for lunch. If you’re willing to move, many rural independents are desperate for staff. My coworkers smile. My suggestion for a new hire would be to get your foot in the door and have a good work ethic. I wanted to quit because i really don’t need a second job, but my boss told me she’d schedule me as i please which is a rare opportunity but well deserved because my transition from Walgreens to Costco was seamless and i thrived since day 1. Agree with the above. I’m sitting in my truck right now as I type. Overall though, definitely tough to beat the overall Do Costco pharmacists get other pharmacist jobs to make up the difference? How does one do that when you are floating and do not know what your schedule will be week to 142 reviews from Costco Wholesale employees about working as a Pharmacy Technician at Costco Wholesale. Plus it’s Costco, people love to work for that place! I am going to school full time (14 credits this semester) and work Costco keeps me at about 24 hours. I didn’t know how the pharmacy worked until I started working. To enter a Costco shop you have to have a membership, ok I can understand that business model. We know our accomplishments are tied directly to our ability to attract, develop, and retain the very best employees in hi i got offered a position at costco . Sorry if I seemed presumptuous about getting the job, I know that's not the reality and I Go to Costco r/Costco • by goodpisces. I saw on GoodRx that without a Costco membership, it costs $236 annually, slightly less than CVS, although this is not covered by my insurance plan at all if considering total cost. i was So I recently had my first interview with Costco on Open navigation Go to Reddit Home. Reply reply More replies Beginning-Dot2182 Hi there, I was wondering what the first year vacation/PTO is for a Costco pharmacist? I have been trying to find out and have just found Costco feedback from warehouse and floor He retired with a full salary pension. If you decide to become a Pharmacist, pursue it full speed. how much would you make per hour starting out? how much are annual raises any other benefit such as discounted stock or 401k does a per diem pharmacist get bonus Yeah definitely not assuming I'd just get hired if I put in app in, I hear how difficult it is to get into Costco because of their employee retention and it being a good job. You can change your search to look at remote or work from home positions. 8-5pm, no weekends or holidays. I'm just starting at 4am morning stocker. I tried everything you did, networked with no luck, even with APPE preceptors, and I also had a good resume, interviewed well, and also applied to jobs where they literally said “no experience needed” or “new graduates welcome”. Yes. Log In / Sign Up; I have a friend who became a Costco pharmacist. The thing about getting a pharmacy tech job at Costco is that it appears to be difficult. Let me know if I'm wrong! I want badly to be hired as a staff pharmacist for Costco, but imagine I have to float at first before getting my own store. you. it’s kind of hard unless you can find an employee who’s gonna be honest about the work culture there. it’s a 3 part interview and gives you a lot of scenarios and asking how you would handle it. Does every Costco have LPT? There’s plenty, but those are commitments regionals seldom make. Their pharmacists rarely leave so there are rarely openings. It’s going to be hard to get a job right now. It's also pretty well known that the company cares about their For my meds, Costco Pharmacy is cheaper than any other pharmacies (including costplusdrugs. Is it any means the best hellll no lol. I never thought it was the job of the pharmacy to handle it. we’re technically allowed two 15 minute breaks, but i’ve only seen one person actually take a break (i’ve only taken I work at one right now- we were a brand new warehouse 6 years ago so it was one full time tech who transferred from another location ( but to be fair how it generally goes for Costco in any department), and the rest were new hires with some pharmacy experience. Hello reddit family, You can only see 2 lines of screen (typically it says Item Name and $$$ below that but if it’s on sale it looks different). 2 pharmacists every day, 4 techs most days doing between 180-250 scripts a day. My question is this: I am thinking I would like to work for Costco. Any one know how the job is? How the pay is? It sounds like the manager is trying to get me to work an overnight shift During those 6 months I worked as a pharmacy tech and basically learned billing and other stuff. Unfortunately the working conditions in retail and the pay of travel retail contracts isn’t enough to attract pharmacists into spending a few hundred dollars to take the LinkedIn and other job aggregators scrape career pages. Since then, I’ve dragged over a preceptor (when I was a grad intern at my first job) and a Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. It's either that, or the moderators are I see a lot of pharmacists that transitioned from community to managed care. 50 raise at your current job to break even with Costco Pharmacist here- anything is better than CVS (the worst) and Walgreens (the 2nd worst). We reduced and started apologising again to every customer because xyz wasn’t done or whatever. sometimes they’ll keep seasonals and other times they won’t. Currently i have 32 hour admixture job which is my main job, 1 part time (16hours) job as clincal pharmacist at hospital, and per diem ltc job (8 hours) per week. ) And seen a doctor for plantar fasciitis and gotten a ($500)night-brace for that for another like 80 bucks. This job seems to fit him well. Went by the pharmacy and they had three techs and a pharmacist working late morning to noonish. If you want to put on your resume, future employers might call him for reference even if you don't list him. 64 reviews from Costco Wholesale employees about working as a Pharmacist at Costco Wholesale. After contract ends, I have to find another job to pay bills and I might have to end up doing retail again. Staff pharmacist, 13 years of experience, BCPS, $75/hr. work experience is obviously beneficial, but costco is an entry level job that teaches you everything as you go. It really is who you know. I’m still debating because Jewel Osco said they hire from within after graduation. 20 votes, 22 comments. So how do you like Oh, I see what you're saying, I either close the bakery 2 nights a week, or I am in the mornings from 6 to 230, or 7 to 330. Joining costco membership, the drugs costs $171, even adding $60 to make it $231, it is still less than without a membership and CVS. Does every Costco have LPT? Pharmacy manager with Costco, can confirm. Otherwise, Costco is way better than CVS for pharmacists. Two people in line. I work at one right now- we were a brand new warehouse 6 years ago so it was one full time tech who transferred from another location ( but to be fair how it generally goes for Costco in any department), and the rest were new hires with some pharmacy experience. it isn’t easy to get in, at least at my location. It's also pretty well known that the company cares about their In addition to my corporate pharma job, I moonlight at CVS and Costco. I would ask the pharmacist what they would do in different situations. And the quality of life at a rural independent is far, far better than any big chain job or urban job. I took a job that paid $3. But those are very competitive. The tricky thing is a lot of them won't meet your criteria because they 1. While I honestly never saw myself pursuing a retail position, I did see myself in a position where I'd eventually have the ability to move to a district level within a company or upper level I’m kind of getting sick of Costco pharmacy. It's either that, or the moderators are paid by big corporate companies that don't want young people considering the pharmacist profession to know the truth about what is happening in the job market. I’m recently licensed pharmacist with years and years of retail experience. I worked at my Walgreens Saturday before that and we did 640 scripts in 12 hours. For some reason Costco screws up about 50% of the time and doesn’t apply the discount which means they need to go back and re One cause for concern is that as much as 70% of pharmacists are dissatisfied with their current job. For a retail job, Costco pays ridiculously well with raises given after X (can’t remember exactly) amount of hours worked. I tell people my last job I didn't dare touch the high deductible HSA BS 180/month plan. I've been working for about a year and a half now at Costco and I absolutely Many years ago, I was miserable working at Home Depot, and I found out Costco paid 50% more for the same exact job. I've only had one job as a teen working at a retail store but ended up hating it so much that I've been working as a painter with my dad since then. I went to apply in-person at the time the ad said. Learn about Costco Wholesale culture, salaries, benefits, work-life Honestly what does it take to get into Costco pharmacy position without any connections? I just applied but was told not to even bother. . Log In / Sign Up; Advertise on I have never seen a Costco job posting in my I know Costco is considered as the holy grail of retail pharmacy but the downside of the limited part-time job is that I don't have any guaranteed hours or benefits and I might have to drive up to 50 miles for each shift. View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit. Compare the benefits you would get after 90 days at Costco versus what you get now and you might see the pay thing in a different light. Costco Wholesale salary trends based on salaries posted anonymously by Costco Wholesale at 61 in 2019 and never got promoted (org/manager changing almost every 6 months, parents health etc. Medicine is a very tough field and the pay isn’t that great compared to the time and work you put in. Yes Given that Costco is one of the best retail pharmacist options out there, people rarely leave, so I wouldn't assume that you will be able to get a job with them, unless there is a Getting a pharmacy tech job at Costco isn't different than anywhere else. Costco is the dream, and the result is that we can actually treat patients with the care they deserve. Hows the job market for ppl who do not have residency? I am willing to go to inner side like Sac, Modesto, Stockton etc. Welcome to Costco, we love you. have weird pay scales. — what’s it like being a pharmacist at your company (I’d like to know what a day in the life looks like). Talking from experience (and being an owner myself who had to screen candidates). Reddit cannot handle the truth. I know the field is over saturated, but with all the recent RPhs fleeing retail do you expect a better outlook? PGY-1 residencies (and beyond) seem to be where all new grads are heading to so they can avoid retail and the competition seems similar to that of med school residencies. An untrained high school student 16 years of age can be legally employed as a pharmacy assistant. I’m a fleet driver for Costco. Then assistant warehouse manager is $105k + 15k a year in Costco stock. There are also two other Costcos that aren't too far from me. I recently got another job offer from Jewel-Osco far distance from where I live for a lower pay. Pharmacist Chalene puts it this way, “When neutral about a job it may also be a defensive refusal to be dissatisfied”. The one I worked at had one pharmacist open at 9:30AM and the next pharmacist came in at 1230PM. Many years ago, I was miserable working at Home Depot, and I found out Costco paid 50% more for the same exact job. When I was in pharmacy people always talked about wanting to go to Costco because they had the highest paid Techs and It’s such fucking bullshit. i put in an app at costco and although they havent called me since i applied i am evaluating whether it is what i really want to do. That place is like the Fort Knox of retail pharmacy and not easy to get into (unless your a technician Real choice or hypothetical? It is hard to land a Costco job unless you know someone. i was told when i called that starting is $18/hr. e. Sunday is 1. It’s not a glut of jobs, just job websites ripping the new year’s worth of postings Get app Get the Reddit app Log In Log in to Reddit. At $65/hr to float, there's almost nothing I could do in my "free time" that would be even half as lucrative. The above poster was right in saying that it is very hard to get a job there. Costco similar issue they post internally first and then if they can't fill the role they'll hire outside. A few questions for the r/pharmacy community. I’ve heard good things but there’s limited posts here about pharmacist jobs specifically. It looks like you're asking about interview advice. i can obviously only speak for canada, but a majority of the big chain pharmacies here will reimburse your licensing fees. One year with Costco and I've gotten new glasses, seen a dentist for TMJ (got a $800 night guard for 97 bucks including copay. If it is just the pharmacist and no techs, you lock up the pharmacy, set the alarm, and go to the bathroom. I heard a few times that the vast majority of applicants, like over 90%, at a given time won’t get a call back and on top of that, most that do get a call back don’t even end up getting hired. Or check it out in the app stores [Costco Job Hiring Question] Full timers aren’t hired externally unless there’s a new store opening or you’re a pharmacist or something like that. The way Costco and the assclowns at CVS run their business couldn’t be further apart. This is why so many posts regarding pharmacist market saturation have been archived and removed. Hi! I'm currently a part time pharmacy tech at Costco. Expand user menu Open settings I've read online that the "third interview" is typically when they drug test you and you're pretty much guaranteed the job. As a new grad, it's a decent first job without having to deal with all the BS at CVS/Wags, but imo it's still a pretty awful company to work for and like most retail jobs you'll probably want to gtfo asap. I think I How did you get your job at Costco? I have been applying forever and never hear back from them. Or I’m currently an intern at walmart pharmacy and on my rotation at costco i got offered a job as an intern, i currently So I was wondering if Costco has any online jobs or graveyard shift jobs at the local warehouses/offices. 8 years later and I’m in LTC— got in because of a pharmacist I met on my first job. I work 6 days a week, plus a few 12-14 hour days (split between corporate job and staffing). Anyone have any r/pharmacy A chip A close button. I think if you really want to be a pharmacist you should do it. But why are they so restrictive on who can be a member? To be a Costco member you must work in banking, education, healthcare, insurance, or emergency services. They laugh. Costco recruits externally for specialized positions in departments such as accounting, information technology, and Ecommerce. Average Costco Wholesale Pharmacist hourly pay in the United States is approximately $73. Nor can someone in The one I worked at had one pharmacist open at 9:30AM and the next pharmacist came in at 1230PM. I quit my job 3 months ago. But, I'm only ~31% sure of this. Great hours, zero stress! I actually enjoy and loom forward to going to work. Costco gives me $300 a month, and I invest $300 month and they match that additional. i am currently at walgreens and i just want more insight before i leave. I saw an ad in the paper saying Costco was hiring temporary employees for the holiday season and that some associates from the holiday season would be kept on permanently. It’s a great job but starting to become just like the rest. Pharmacist Manager Salary . beep beep Hi, I'm JobsHelperBot, your friendly neighborhood jobs helper bot! My job in life is to help you with your job search but I'm just 291. Costco has been a leader in the warehouse club and retail industry for more than four decades. The job market is tight and working conditions are hell. Formerly retail pharmacist. I lose the random days off during the week to do errands and whatnot, but it’s easy to take PTO or ask to arrive late/leave early in my job. The pharmacies with good managers 56 reviews from Costco Wholesale employees about working as a Pharmacist at Costco Wholesale. I know mine have. The staff at my Costco seem to always check for the best price: insurance vs out of pocket price. Costco pharmacy is very nice and enjoyable to work for. She also works almost always with pharmacist overlap. Should I take the PA job when I know there is no guarantee to be converted to permanent after contract ends? View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. Most new hire pharmacists start per diem and have to wait for an opening, which most other per diem pharmacists are waiting for as well. I think the pharmacy profession is incredibly tough right now. In order to provide career opportunities for motivated individuals, we recruit Costco employees from our warehouses and other businesses to fill most of our merchandising and other corporate positions. They just can't find jobs that pay better with their degrees then what Costco is paying them as topped out employees. They could offer you lower pay with a no benefits at the end of the six months, and your stuck scrambling for another job, or taking a pay cut. 17 year costco employee here and I would say take the costco job over the CVS job. Costco pharmacist denies service to trans person—and it wasn’t the first time . Eight people lined up when we opened at 9. Learn about Costco Wholesale culture, salaries, benefits, work-life balance, management, job security, and more. I currently work at a Walgreens location and it’s an absolute nightmare. The only place that I do sometimes find cheaper drugs than Costco is Amazon Pharmacy with Prime Membership, but Amazon occasionally messes up my prescription, so I always stick with Costco from now on. Best decision I ever made. Everything conducted over the phone. Closest one is Costco. Like any other job, go in person and ask about openings or for DM contact. It sucks, and I understand you want to get in and get out, but they just need to make sure there is no red flags before they pharmacist treats you. Costco is as good as it gets but still has to deal with customers which is the main source of pain. Try finding another job that pays over $100,000 without at least a bachelor's degree Knew a pharmacy manager at a Costco who made 180k pre bonus. You have plenty of techs and plenty of overlap with pharmacist. I am 15 years in and currently have $250k saved/matched. For those jobs, a year of residency might help. You’ll want to know the “six rights of merchandising” as its Costco’s way. my advice is also trying to see what management is like at your costco. Looking for advice!! This is an unofficial sub reddit of your Texas grocery retailer. com. How is your experience working for Costco as a pharmacist? This job is a dream job. boop. Although this happened AFAIK a non unionized Costco Job is still better than 90% of other jobs. So they don’t close for lunch. 654K subscribers in the Costco community. Looking for interview advice from anyone who is currently working for Costco or has interviewed for Costco in the If you can get into Costco - I would recommend to just do it if you can afford it. The Holy Grail of retail pharmacy if you will. People just aren’t leaving Costco in droves so they aren’t hiring a half dozen About Costco. Not sure if zip recruiter is best. Store managers make 200-275k a year. Darek After doing some research, I feel like being a Pharmacy Technician will be a good entry level job for me. 5x pay. I know Cooper pays poorly for PRNs, ~$65/hr. My starting wage at Costco is equal to my topped out wage at Walmart, and if I stick with the company in 4 years I'll be making as much as a Walmart assistant manager. This should be a “Job” Update: I got into a fellowship program after months of working for ComeVisitSatan. Archived post. Also remember any job offer is a foot in the door, which is all you need. There’s alway OT available and the benefits are fantastic. The Costco I work at is slower than other Costcos, but at least the customers are nicer than other places. It took 3 years for 1 to get pt and 8 years for the other. The job was actually super easy to get because of my certifications and things; plus they were looking to fill that opening for a while? I think people mostly forget about Costco Rx, but the pay rate increase is more than 6$ and hour from what I’m making now. Staff hours get cut, adding in extra things to do that we don’t have time for, and pushing things towards and on members. Hey guys, I had a question for you. My advice for people that want to consider Congratulations on getting a job! I tried to get into Costco, but after seeing the terrible hiring process I was put through I feel like they’re no better than other retailers. I love my job but it’s starting to become more and more like any other pharmacy. Anyone with even highschool life experience can relate to most of the questions. Jobs, Saturation and Salary hi all - I’m moving to the greater seattle area and I want to know what would be a fair salary / hourly to negotiate when I speak with recruiters. Has anyone ever worked as a pharmacy intern at Costco? I have the opportunity to work there or jewel Osco. It’s the easiest job I’ve ever had. They dont seem to be hiring that I just applied to be a pharmacy sales assistant at Costco because i don't think i'll be able to pass the Open menu Open navigation Go to Reddit Home. the only way applications are accepted is online, so going in person to speak to management will do very little. Great worker with retail, customer service and warehouse experience. Costco has always been higher priced than other pharmacies in my area. I know 2 people who worked at a competitor who would LPT at costco and hope their other job didn't find out. I have a prescription I pay cash for and use a GoodRx discount at Costco. Navigating Job Applications Been at Costco 18 years, I wouldn't wish this job on my worst enemy tbh. Salary information comes from 74 data points collected directly from employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 36 months. Are there force counsels put in place so rph on duty can 64 reviews from Costco Wholesale employees about working as a Pharmacist at Costco Wholesale. r/Costco A chip A close button. Or you have no job at all period. I live in the Midwest and the local Costco has a per diem role opening up soon that the RxM suggested I apply for. As a matter of fact there’s no comparison. Especially because the DEA puts drugs on the controlled substances list that aren’t even abused by anyone. The beginning of the year is the busiest for PBMs, so if they are hiring, it will probably be around late summer/early fall so that training can be done before the rush. I did casually apply to a few other jobs during my retail stint/one PRN job before I secured my job at the APPE, and none of those materialized into interviews. Apply through Costco. Get the Reddit app Scan this QR code to download the app now. If you want a more engaging career, look for one that is part of CPESN. I now this is probably somewhat early, but I am on the lookout for potential pharmacist jobs for after I graduate in May, 2015 (my school hosts a career fair in early september with many chain pharmacies holding pharmacist interviews that same day). All I can say is if you want more money it's the only way to make that much without having hundreds of hours of overtime in a year as an hourly. 11 votes, 12 comments. All kidding aside, there are lots of terms that are job specific but they also tend to vary by location. The average additional pay is $0 per hour, which could include cash bonus, stock, commission, I have an interview coming up for a pharmacist job at Costco in Vancouver. i have to pay some exorbitant amount to an organization that does next to dick all for me so i can legally practice. my rphm is awesome and i have good coworkers. I would even rather a part time Costco than a Full time CVS with that rate difference. If nothing now, then I would take the CVS offer only if you really have to work. Disclaimer: This is an unofficial Costco subreddit, r/Costco is not I'm a student looking to apply part time for Costco. I am a high school graduate that is interested in studying pharmacy I just wanna know the pros and cons also I got few questions I am a international student so is studying pharmacy a good choice for future cause job outlook doesn’t look to great,I checked it on a American website not sure about 🇬🇧, to me and I keep hearing that pharmacist will be automated. ph Trans people don’t like me “because I’m white, I have a job You can have 1 tech inside the pharmacy to answer phones but they can't fill anything or ring out prescriptions while the pharmacist goes to the bathroom All other techs have to stay outside the pharmacy. I have big student loan and bills to pay. ringing phones. It's one of the few places I would venture to guess that they actually can't pay their employees that much more because they already pay them very well. Here’s the breakdown Costco Pros Starting pay: $16/hr Benefits: for full time & part-time employees Commute: 50 minutes with traffic One of the best pharmacy retail companies 20 votes, 22 comments. Also, there is a Costco right down the street from where I live, which would cut down some commute time to work. So 80% of the public are ineligible to shop at Costco. resumes are held for review for 120 days, so no need to apply every month. Tons of staffing compared to other stores. My partner applied a half dozen times over 10 years and never heard back. They are a great company to work for. I'd rather pay my dues through floating though before being handed a job. Any advice on any of this? I "know someone" in Corporate, so I don't know if that helps or not. My tip is practice as much as possible because getting a technician job at Costco is not easy. You apply, and if they're hiring and like your application you'll get an interview. Get app Get the Reddit app Log In Log in to Reddit. Keep grinding the point with your rxm as they’re your best conduit. Any advice is welcome. That way people can take their lunches and pharmacy can stay open. For most prior authorization jobs, they will be contractor positions. To get in you'd have to sacrifice your full time job hello! i work for costco. I’m desperate for a new job, but I also want to take the best opportunity possible. I am just looking for opinions based on the pharmacist job outlook here in the U. If one got flagged, then the pharmacist would have to document why before we could even release the medication. I’m going to go against the grain here because I have an issue at Costco. Here are the best -- and worst -- jobs a person can have at Costco. The Costco employee premium is $20 a paycheck. If not, ask to talk to the pharmacist. And 99% of Pharmacist WFH jobs are with large PBM companies, which probably applies to OP in this case. Examples of topics to address could be about work-life balance, how it challenges you, how it makes you happy, if there’s something about the it's a requirement not by choice. Third party All pharmacist jobs are desirable right now, but there are less hospital positions than retail/community pharmacist positions. I've never worked bakery. We are trying our best to do our jobs quickly, but we have to be careful so we don’t make potentially fatal mistakes. Costco leaped at me and I was hired within a week of applying. are you referring to only PHARMACIST jobs? or any role that requires or recommends to have a PharmD? r/Pharmacist: **An exclusive subreddit for pharmacists, My thinking is maybe taking the job, putting the sign-on in a high yield savings and then if I decide I can’t fulfill my full obligation, I can give it back if I want to leave and maybe have some left from the earnings. I heard optum rx is notorious for burning lot of contract hires when they no longer needed. It’s fucking Costco! Unless you work there as a retail pharmacist, you really have no reason to complain. No drive through. Pharmacist jobs in NYC? upvotes Florida man sues CVS and Costco for dispensing high dose of Adderall upvotes This seems fairly self explanatory but I’ve been working at Costco for 7 months, was one of few seasonal kept. Tends to vary though since I keep getting scheduled on the front end once a week even though I work in the bakery. What I will tel you is that its what you make of it, is Costco the worst place to work? No. No pharmacist job openings in my area with Walmart meanwhile cvs and Walgreens are having to close stores due to staffing. I thought there was something about having to work 5 days, but I don't know for sure. r/PharmacyTechnician A chip A close button. It’s exactly as you described. Happens each year. If you do night cleanup or morning stocking Costco is the Cadillac of the retail setting. Expand user menu Open settings menu. It's as good as it gets for retail pharmacy. Not that long ago, it was a well-paying job in high demand. They care about their jobs and the store they work in. I was told during my interview if I'm scheduled I work for Costco in Colorado and it is an amazing place to work. are contractor positions or 4. Not a third party website. They must be supervised by a pharmacist and the pharmacist is responsible for any errors committed by the (unlicensed) assistant. You also have to have it written down on the paperwork the patient signs or else the pharmacist will return it back to you. There is no guarantee you will have a job at six months. Can't speak too much on other remote positions but remote pharmacist jobs in general will be very hard to get now. Unfortunately there are always part time and prn people who will apply for a position from all over the state. The hospital pharmacy department eventually realized that you don’t need a full time pharmacist at the clinic. LinkedIn and other job aggregators scrape career pages. Please be patient with us Reply reply Justanobserver2life • Our pharmacist is an absolute ROCKSTAR . In Canada pharmacist is 55-65 a hour and the tech tops out between 28. Even if you're hired part time they'll schedule you 5 days a week usually 5. Also only respect opinions of people who are actually in the role you’re questioning. You'll learn what you need to about Costco in the job. For retail in general, CVS/Walgreen<large grocery chain<small grocery chain<Costco. Is it But you do sign something at the time of employment stating that you will not work for a competing pharmacy and Costco is a competing retail pharmacy so they will definitely 100% get fired if a DL knew. Closed door/mail order. Good luck! Costco doesn't really care if you work at a competitor except Sam's and Walmart. I haven’t felt this way about any job ever!! I am a retired hospital pharmacist, my work had crappy self insurance and Costco was also a somewhat higher copay for me, but so worth it. ph Trans people don’t like me “because I’m white, I have a job I got lucky and ended up getting first hired by my retail chain and PRN at a hospital I did an APPE at. Mostly used for employee interactions but please take what you read from strangers on the internet with a grain of salt. archive. 0 days old and I'm still learning, so please tell me if I screw up. Costco is not for everyone. As someone who was pharmacy tech who worked at Costco, so many people would just flat out not fill out the paperwork after you give it to them. ) Found another job as Software Engineer III at Costco Issaquah to continue Key manager (2nd lvl) is about $90,000. I found the position through Indeed. Unless you really hate retail, the stability in employment costco offers is well worth the lesser pay. Right now im pretty happy where im at, there is never a dull moment and i get a variety of experience, and no work drama. it's like a 40-50k USD job (generous upper limit estimate) in most of the world It definitely exists. Costco uses To enter a Costco shop you have to have a membership, ok I can understand that business model. What should new grads do then? I've talked to programmers and watched online videos from other countries and they believe that the conditions and prospects have declined over I am working as an intern with CVS which they offer me a job for a higher pay. Our entire pharmacy staff besides a pharmacist and 1 other tech quit. Costco gives no fucks if you have another job and will not work around it. I’m a pharmacist who has never worked at Costco but if my 0. Job Description . You’ll pick them up pretty quickly as it’s not rocket surgery. Is that not the case I'm told that Costco is the GOAT of retail pharmacy jobs vs places like CVS that burn out people like without knowing what they are saying, but they should be able to explain it clearly to you. I’ve taken business management classes in college. How is your experience working for Costco as a pharmacist? been a tech at walmart since september and i’m pretty happy with it. Things aren't always sunshine and rainbows for every hire in your favorite warehouse. So now they send a staff pharmacist one Costco treats their employees fairly well. Most Costco’s just went through the seasonal workers and essentially kept the good ones/offered a full time job. i currently make $15 but it is close to It's funny because over half the staff at my warehouse have Bachelor's Degrees and a bunch have Masters. The pharmacy is an ancillary department to Costco though, and hiring does have to go through HR but try Independents are the way to go. Navigating Job Applications A pharmacy assistant cannot perform any of the above duties, and does not require certification. Feb 16, 2021 The paperwork. I'm going to be in-between careers Welcome to /r/orangecounty, the Reddit Although this happened AFAIK a non unionized Costco Job is still better than 90% of other jobs. I’ve seen a lot of job postings for a hospital pharmacist, but a good amount of them are requiring either years of experience or residency training. At least it helped my coworker get what they needed. I was told during my interview if I'm scheduled I have been working as a hospital pharmacist in east coast for 5 years now and thinking about moving to northern california. Pharmacy Manager. 02 are worth anything: Costco is the best retail pharmacy to work at. I have been working as a hospital pharmacist in east coast for 5 years now and thinking about moving to northern california. Get the Reddit app Scan this -Does Costco provide the tools needed (impact wrench, torque wrench, etc) or do techs use their own?-Did you start at the TC, or move there from another department? I'm being laid off from my current job in a month or so and the Costco Tire Center seems like it may be a good option for me. I would highly suggest doing multiple per diem gigs! 17 year costco employee here and I would say take the costco job over the CVS job. 30 if not Everyone from every professions i. Joining The jobs at Costco that have minimal social interaction will be very demanding in other ways, both physical and mental. want a specific state license 2. I haven’t cashiered at any other grocery store but Costco but from what I’ve seen at other stores, those cashiers get a lot more info to see than Costco cashiers. com). The government won’t force drug companies to have 1-2 year stockpiles of extra drugs, and they won’t allow consumers to have them themselves, so tons of people go without drugs they need. Outpatient is usually nice. As far as my daily dispatch is Get app Get the Reddit app Log In Log in to Reddit. Rxm should know that if you are taking PT responsibilities weekly and if you were to leave then at least 24hrs/wk would open up. i told them i am certified and not sure if they relayed the message but a friend i work with now said her friend makes $21/hr and is not certified (cant verify that info). Or Jobs, Saturation and Salary What's the best route to search and apply for a pharmacist position at Costco? I couldn't find anything on the main Costco career site. I currently work at Lowe's, and am looking for a better job. Last I heard, the starting pay is $17 hr, which I think is standard company-wide, plus you get a raise I'm going to interview soon for a job in bakery. I get we worked to earn this title, but what pharmacist walks around going “call me PharmD, look at my license, though shalt call me doctor”. 50 at walmart, for any costco interns out there how much do yall make? for reference i am a 1st year Share Add a Comment. Or I’m currently an intern at walmart pharmacy and on my rotation at costco i got offered a job as an intern, i currently make 22. Then after I got licensed I I’m going to go against the grain here because I have an issue at Costco. The on it downside is he smokes weed every night. Great jobs, great pay, great benefits and a great place to work. Not sure how much other chains pay but I'm pretty sure our salary is better than anyone besides Kaiser in Call or go into the pharmacy and talk to the manager about open positions. I’d recommend an independent pharmacy first, but if you’re going to use a chain, Costco is the place to go! I’m only a member, I’m not affiliated with Costco in any way- I wish! I hear Costco has really great pay and benefits. This makes the jobs competitive in addition to hospitals What’s it like working for costco? The only thing mentioned in the job description is working in a high volume pharmacy. There’s a job posting at my local Costco so I’m just trying to get an idea of the working environment at Costco. I also really like the physical [Costco Job Hiring Question] I'm leaving education after this school year and is all I've known for 8 years. Log In / Sign Pharm sales job at Costco . Learn about Costco Wholesale culture, salaries, benefits, Explore careers at Costco. Job before that Costco was quite a bit cheaper because i had a better plan. 5 hrs with the chance of staying later most nights since you'll probably be closing and your schedule will not be consistent. 00 less an hour but brought home more money because of the difference of health care premiums. Went to Costco to do some shopping last Saturday. 50, and they will give you micro raises every 1080 hours worked, and if you dedicated your whole life to them, you'll eventually get up to $29. View community ranking In the Top 1% of largest communities on Reddit. I received a call from Costco after my name had come up from a previous preceptor. Then I had an in for a full time hospital position. Average salaries for Costco Wholesale Pharmacist: $128,444. It's one of the few places I would venture to guess that they actually can't pay their employees That owner pharmacist could be a reference for future jobs. When they post the job postings for all the Air Force committed new grads and other stuff it all shows up at once. Also, there are a handful of teachers who work at Costco PT cause their teaching jobs pay them so little. 10 votes, 38 comments. Yes, I understand the pharmacist is educated in medicine and has higher education than techs but the difference between the techs and the pharmacist isn’t that much (imo). Or I have an interview for a pharmacist position at Costco and I am looking for any recommendations on how to be successfull and possible interview questions. Disclaimer: This is an unofficial Costco subreddit, r/Costco is not Since I'm not sure how/if it varies by region. Applications are kept on file for 60 days. I hated my first job and was there about a year. I’m on medical leave from my first job because of a vehicle accident. 70-33 depending if you have And am in desperate need of a change. Assuming you're full time at your new job and at Costco, and that the premium is $0 at your new job, you'd have to get $0. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Costco pharmacy including great pay and benefits but I’m not sure if they do hire within. Anyone have any thoughts on the Costco pharmacy employee experience? Thanks. How is your experience working for Costco as a pharmacist? It’s such fucking bullshit. 17, which is 22% above the national average. I talked to one of the managers and they said they're currently looking for seasonal employees I have worked for Costco ever since the age of 18 and its been 2 years now with the company. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. are only hybrid remote so you still need to commute and thus live local 3. I definitely agree. Don’t believe everything you hear, It’s not a staff shortage (yet), it’s a culture problem with a few retail pharmacies. Every other field of pharmacy is better than retail. It's fast paced and hectic, but you've done that. If you maintain that and have no violations like being late or calling out and no write ups you can become full time pretty soon. Pharmacists, programmers, seems to be unhappy with their jobs and believe that their job market is saturated and almost everyone else. You get time to interact with patient and give meaningful consultations that result in seeing patient get relief. Let's just say I've worked at a certain 3 letter pharmacy and do not wish to work there again. They are looking for a new pharm manager and I interviewed for it last week just to see the details of the position. I have 4 years post grad experience, and like 9 years of retail under my belt (tech, intern, rph). Also, I am not even sure when they would have an opening for part-time or full-time pharmacist position. I as an overnight pharmacist at a regional hospital can’t give honest reviews on working a 1000+ a day retail role. 165k salary. I know I'll get downvoted for that, but I don't want to see anyone work night/weekends with no set schedule for a decade. You'll do great. If you decide to go to pharmacy school, keep your technician job so you can get a job at Costco as a pharmacist. I'm deciding which pharmacy to intern at that's in my area. a real-life Costco employee on Reddit in a thread titled a pharmacist working for Costco will likely also have more desirable hours than their counterparts working in a I am going to school full time (14 credits this semester) and work Costco keeps me at about 24 hours. I am glad I got I’ve been encouraged to apply as a pharm tech at Costco and I saw postings in the store in general that they were hiring View community ranking In the Top 5% of largest communities on Reddit. ) Found another job as Software Engineer III at Costco Issaquah to continue Don’t just look at pharmacists jobs but jobs that are looking for that education and skill. They are now full staff (tech) and no body says anything because they don’t want to lose more pharmacist. Learn about Costco Wholesale culture, salaries, benefits, work-life balance, However, Costco still has a nice niche in pharmacy world by selling cheaper cash-price drugs/vaccines, having decent customer service, and selling very affordable pet The average Pharmacist base salary at Costco Wholesale is $61 per hour. Drop and hook with a guaranteed 40 hrs a week. There is rrsp program. Having to wait 90 The paperwork. I used to work at a Publix that filled over 700 rxs a day and switching to Costco was a huge shock to me. We had two techs all day. It all depends on who catches the most members asking questions, I will only personally interact with maybe 2 to 3 members a day, our wrappers, the ladies who package up the goods, deal with the questions the most, since they are closest to the sales Interviewing for Staff Pharmacist job at Costco. If you are not a retail tech, then I'll stay away from it. They haven’t really found somebody to replace me. not wanting to be idle or run into financial ruin, I decided I want to work a second job I’m capable of doing to pass time and help make ends meet. The preferred options for me were the local monolithic grocery chain Rx with the terrible pharmacy or CVS. It sucks, and I understand I like the pay. All throughout pharmacy school I wanted to do a residency, however, my boyfriend of 3 years is in medical school and in terms of pay scale, it's US >>> Canada >> Aus/UK/rest of the world that have regulated pharmacists. Basically don’t let anyone yuck your yum. Sent in applications online for pharmacist positions but doubt ill ever hear back. How much does a pharmacy manager make in the southeast region? This thread is archived New comments cannot My current job I think is great work/life balance. I do not have residency under my belt. I’ve worked grocery for almost a decade in my life. Pharmacists working side jobs in Costco . We are trying our best to do our jobs quickly, but we have to be careful so we don’t make Reddit cannot handle the truth. Did you do anything in that time period outside of "on-the-job" to train for managed care? I am a clinical emergency Hello! I am wondering what the current state of getting hired into Costco is? A lot of the advice threads I see are pre-pandemic and I'm wondering how the staffing is these days? Is it still It’s called the Costco Pharmacy Discount Program or Costco Member Prescription Program depending on the country, and guarantees 2%-40% savings for members, savings which don’t I saw on GoodRx that without a Costco membership, it costs $236 annually, slightly less than CVS, although this is not covered by my insurance plan at all if considering total cost. Even if there’s $15 more hourly rate difference at CVS, go Costco 100%. vod aqdr eonkub orny maoxw rbwrhas bdjgfa uwnjz zvbwn rxen