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Location: Port Hope, CA
Company: Guardian Drugs
Experience: Entry-level
Highest Level of Education: High School Diploma



Job Responsibilities
I read doctors' perscritions, make labels and fill perscription drugs. I am a pharmacy technician. I work about 25 hours a week. I also put there drugs plans into computer if the person has coverage.
Job Requirements
It is a 4 year course to become a technician in a pharmacy, there is so much to learn. I am very lucky as I was chosen and asked if I wwould like to be trained at what I am currently doing. So I get on the job traing instead of going back to school. Lucky and very rare for people to get on the job traing anymore.
Uppers
Helping the people. They become your friends.
Downers
When people die from theie illness.
Lifestyle
I work days, I only work 1 saturday ever other month. Very good hours.
Compensation
I get $10.00 dollars per hour until I become better trained. We get a Christmas bonus. Holiday pay yearly. We get a discount on products from the store.
Advice to Jobseekers
ask as many questions as posible the more you learn the better

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