#PizzaIsNotWorking: Inside the Pharmacist Rebellion at CVS and Walgreens

[douglas9]

31. A plea for John Oliver to do an expose on working conditions in retail pharmacy

Hello all,

We are tired. We are worried sick for our patients. We have been pushed past the brink of exhaustion. It has always been rough working for these corporations, but COVID-19 has made it unbearable. Job dissatisfaction among pharmacists and technicians is at an all-time high. We are a subjugated workforce and it’s time for change.

It is my opinion that press involvement is the best method of achieving the change we so desperately desire. I believe that the perfect candidate to make a difference is the late-night talk show host John Oliver as he has done awesome pieces on worker’s rights issues and public health concerns. It is my hope that he and his team catch wind of this petition and address the following in a future expose:

DISMAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

We are subject to long working hours (and consequent punishment for working overtime), minimal lunch/bathroom breaks, chronic short-staffing, and the tyranny of higher-ups imposing unreasonable performance metrics (including but not limited to the number of inoculations we administer, making phone calls to patients, the expedience with which prescriptions are filled, and so on). We are unable to properly meet the needs of our patients given the enormous pressures we are subject to.


https://www.change.org/p/a-plea-for-john-oliver-to-do-an-expose-on-working-conditions-in-retail-pharmacy