Re: Any age discrimination for pharmacy technicians? Too old to get started?

[Guest guest]

Hi Kris,

Any employer would be glad to hire you. I find with our applicants that most of

the younger ones are looking for temporary employment until something better

comes along, aren't serious about being a pharmacy technician or just don't take

the job seriously enough. When applications come through, I look for something

there that says the applicant wants to " be a pharmacy technician " and knows just

what that means.

Go for it!!

Good luck,

--

To love what you do and feel that

it matters - how could anything

be more fun? -- Graham

.. . . for my heart rejoiced in

all my labour . . . Ecclesiastes

2:10

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From: k m <rx0007@...>

Hi,

Currently, I am a stay-at-home mom, but I am considering going back to

school to become a pharmacy technician. My question is this... Am I too old

to start a new career as a pharmacy technician? I am 50 years old. Would any

employer hire a newbie of my age?

I would really appreciate some feedback on this. Thank you.

Kris

[Guest guest]

we have. one was straight out of school and one had

worked for an agency for a couple of years before

coming to us. I'm at a hospital in the seattle area.

--- k m <rx0007@...> wrote:

Hi,

Currently, I am a stay-at-home mom, but I am

considering going back to school to become a pharmacy

technician. My question is this... Am I too old to

start a new career as a pharmacy technician? I am 50

years old. Would any employer hire a newbie of my age?

I would really appreciate some feedback on this.

Thank you.

Kris

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[Guest guest]

Dear Kris,

I have had the honor and pleasure of teaching as young as 16 yr old

high school student to 68 yr old Jamaican Pharmacist. Ihave a 95 %

placement record here in California!

I do not think you are too old at all. Depending upon your stte

requirements for education or training it may be 6 months or 2 yrs of

trainig or eduction. It may be NONE is required and trainingon the job.

Most are looking for people who have dependable transportaion. are

responsible to get to work on time and every day, honest,, capable of

following directions and may be move on up to supervise. This sounds

more like an older adult to me! It all depends how you sell yourself.

They also look for agility: lost of physical movement.

You call now!

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Founder/Owner

>

> Hi,

>

> Currently, I am a stay-at-home mom, but I am considering going back to

> school to become a pharmacy technician. My question is this... Am I

too old

> to start a new career as a pharmacy technician? I am 50 years old.

Would any

> employer hire a newbie of my age?

>

> I would really appreciate some feedback on this. Thank you.

>

> Kris

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Kris,

That should be: YOUR CALL NOW!

Wishing the best!

Jeanetta

[Guest guest]

Kris,

I know how you feel. I started school last May at age 52 and turned

53 in December. I was afraid of haveing to learn the metric system

and math since I didn't do good in it when in school yearsssss ago.

Like you I kinda figured the job market would rather have someone

younger, but I have been told we are at an age where employers know

they can depend on us. I suprised my self in school by having a 4.0

grade average and perfect attendance. In fact I hated to see the

class part end. I'm in clinicals now and enjoy what I'm doing. Right

now there is a demand for pharmacy technicians.

Go for it girl. We are not ready for the rocking chairs yet. Still

have a lot of good years ahead of us.

Darlene McLavy

>

> Hi,

>

> Currently, I am a stay-at-home mom, but I am considering going

back to

> school to become a pharmacy technician. My question is this... Am

I too old

> to start a new career as a pharmacy technician? I am 50 years old.

Would any

> employer hire a newbie of my age?

>

> I would really appreciate some feedback on this. Thank you.

>

> Kris

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

WHAT a WONDERFUL and UPLIFTING testimony!!

I am so happy and PROUD of you!

Love ya

Jeanetta

dmclavy <darmc@...> wrote: Kris,

I know how you feel. I started school last May at age 52 and turned

53 in December. I was afraid of haveing to learn the metric system

and math since I didn't do good in it when in school yearsssss ago.

Like you I kinda figured the job market would rather have someone

younger, but I have been told we are at an age where employers know

they can depend on us. I suprised my self in school by having a 4.0

grade average and perfect attendance. In fact I hated to see the

class part end. I'm in clinicals now and enjoy what I'm doing. Right

now there is a demand for pharmacy technicians.

Go for it girl. We are not ready for the rocking chairs yet. Still

have a lot of good years ahead of us.

Darlene McLavy

>

> Hi,

>

> Currently, I am a stay-at-home mom, but I am considering going

back to

> school to become a pharmacy technician. My question is this... Am

I too old

> to start a new career as a pharmacy technician? I am 50 years old.

Would any

> employer hire a newbie of my age?

>

> I would really appreciate some feedback on this. Thank you.

>

> Kris

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Go for it. Pharmacy is my second career and I was almost 40 years

old when I cross-trained and passed the PTCB. I volunteered to get

some experience and I was sincere about it. Then I started working

at a retail chain and then landed a job at the hospital. Blessings

always come when you're sincere, honest and dedicated to whatever you

do -- Sure, it is hard to compete with the younger ones but there are

a lot of young employees with unstable mind-set, they are unreliable

and abusive of sick-calls, they play when the cat is away, (not all,

of course). I take my job seriously and never mess around with it.

Lynn, FL

CPHT

Long Term Acute-Care Hospital

NPTA member

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> > Hi,

> >

> > Currently, I am a stay-at-home mom, but I am considering going

> back to

> > school to become a pharmacy technician. My question is this...

Am

> I too old

> > to start a new career as a pharmacy technician? I am 50 years

old.

> Would any

> > employer hire a newbie of my age?

> >

> > I would really appreciate some feedback on this. Thank you.

> >

> > Kris

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