Whitney Reacts & Reviews Things

Why I Quit Walgreens ☕Buy Me a Coffee [help support the channel & blog] https://www.buymeacoffee.com/OMGitsWhitney Ever thought about becoming a Pharmacy Technician? It's a great job -- stressful at times, but a really good job if you're wanting to get into healthcare. HOWEVER, there are things about some major retail pharmacies (Walgreens, CVS, Walmart to name a few) that have some issues and this is my personal experience working for Walgreens from 2008-2011 and the events that led to me quitting and almost abandoning my Pharmacy Technician license -- I actually let it lapse and was within the window to renew it without having to retake the State Test. I'd like to preface this video that not ALL Walgreens operate like this. I still have friends who work for them, and some are pretty high up, and they are nice people and actually care about their employees.

I don't really know how to start this blog so I'm just going to pick a spot and keep on going. This blog post started going in my head when I heard the story of a patient taking a gun and shooting a pharmacist and a technician. I've seen articles and comments under the story about how it's an everyday occurrence in some pharmacies, and unfortunately, it's true. I've been a CPhT  for nine years. I got my start as a Pharmacy Tech Trainee at Walgreens back in the Hill Country. (I could make a whole other blog post about my experience working for Walgreens but I'll just be giving you the "Greatest Hits" in this entry.) From there I transferred to a Walgreens out here in West Texas when I moved in June of 2010. After moving, I took my PTCE and passed at the first go-around. I was a trainee for only less than a year and was certified by the end of 2010.  I remember going in as a trainee on my first day and thinking "This is it... this is going to...