Four year anniversary of my quiterment

[Tyme2fish]

28 January 2008 was my last day of work. Wow, it's been a fast four years. I called a night shift co-worker and chatted with him and he told me I left at the right time. The pharmacy chain I worked at has lost a major insurance plan and Rx volume is down 40% at some stores. There is talk of laying off pharmacists, a thing unheard of while I was working.

I could see some of the changes coming and that was also a factor in my decision to leave. I don't regret my choice at all.

Health and finances are still in good order and I enjoy my free time.

Y'all keep working so I can receive my monthly social security check that I am now eligble for.

 

[aspeck]

Re: Four year anniversary of my quiterment

Tyme, I hate you! Congrats on your 4 year quiterment! Glad you are enjoying yourself and rubbing it in to the rest of us! I'll keep working for ya, and maybe one day we can meet up and wet a line together.

 

[1973Chieftain]

Re: Four year anniversary of my quiterment

Congrats! I've only got about 21 more years to go!

 

[foodfisher]

Re: Four year anniversary of my quiterment

One year 4 months, but who's counting.

 

[Bamaman1]

Re: Four year anniversary of my quiterment

I was 6 months behind you--when my company "retired" anyone over 55 years old and 25+ years on the job. Oh, well--they paid me for a year before going into retirement. I didn't have time to work anyway--with a 4 year old to help me on job tasks.

Enjoy your retirement. Rest assured that your favorite customers are being served by 60+ year old pharmacists that used to own their own pharmacies and got bought out. I hear nothing but complaints--with the big National companies holding them and the Pharmacy Techs to 32 hours per week.

I don't see where there's any reduction in prescription volume. Anyway it goes, it takes me 45 minutes to get medicine--due to chronic shortage of qualified manpower. The drug chains are forcing their pharmacists to give a bunch of different immunizations--something few pharmacists are really qualified to do in the first place. It just screws up their pace on the prescription desk--poor customer service.

Remember, you can always fill in for the independent pharmacists' days off--if you get lonely.

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: Four year anniversary of my quiterment

Smiles I amd just one year retired my self.

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: Four year anniversary of my quiterment

Well I do sort of have a full time job 8 grand kids some one has to teach them the finer things in life.

 

[coastalrichard]

Re: Four year anniversary of my quiterment

Congrats Tyme...you've made it this far! If you haven't yet read it, see the post "Retirement Advise...". I hope you haven't taken up golf, too