Fruits and Passion

Well, we've got this line of products at my pharmacy called ''Fruits and Passion''.  There fruity smelling soaps, creams, bath products and stuff like that.  They are really great and sell well during Xmas, Mother's Day and what not.  Well, the company changed hands a couple of times and since that time the service really sucks.

Last Xmas, I finally got my order 2 weeks before Xmas and it was missing about half.  Because of this I sold 25% less during the Xmas season, which starts way before 2 weeks to Xmas.  For Mother's Day, I got my order 4 days before Mother's Day and only got 15% of my order.

I have a really nice setup at the pharmacy to sell the stuff, but the stuff is not getting here on time, or in the right quantities.

So here's what I've been thinking.  Our orthopedics products seem to be doing well and sales are increasing.  I'm thinking I might modify the space and use it for orthopedics, maybe even have one of those electric fourwheelers for old people on display for sale.  There's no orthopedics store in town, I would be the only one.  The closest store is 20 minutes highway down south.  My rep is going to send me all the info I need and then I'm gonna make a decision....

No solution yet

No solution yet for the problem with my pharmacist.  I tried helping out more to see if there really is a problem with the way to lab works and also decreasing the workload.  The pharmacist in question looked happier while I was there and didn't complain, but as soon as I'm gone it starts up again.  I think one of the problems stem from the fact that she was planning to eventually buy the pharmacy before I came along.  But when her boss was ready to sell, she wasn't ready.  I think she resents me alot, and blames me for the fact that her plan never came to fruition.

Anyway, since I couldn't see a real problem with the lab, I guess it's time for me to confront her.  We'll see how that goes.

Anybody have any suggestions??

Pharmacist problems

Well here's a problem I had hoped I would never have.  One of my pharmacists will be leaving in a few months to buy her own pharmacy.  That's understandable, but not the bigger part of the problem. Since she's been working on this, she has become overly critical of every, and very unpleasant to work with.  I understand how it is.  I went through the same thing before I bought my own pharmacy. You can't wait to start off on your own.  You start thinking about you will do things at your own pharmacy.  Every little thing is over analysed in preparation for when you'll be the boss.  What I did not do however is blame everybody around me for every little problem and blow everything out od proportion.

So now I find myself dreading the day when I'm short staffed, but also anxious to get rid of her.  I know I'm gonna have to talk to her soon, before I start loosing other staff members though.  Worse comes to worse I'll have to fire her before her time.  Hopefully she'll understand and it won't come to that though...

Here's to good times!

Bye bye PepsiCo

I just got rid of Pepsico as distributor for the pharmacie last week.  They suddenly decided to not credit me for my returns.  When taking that into consideration I would be selling pepsi products at a loss.  No thanks!!

So they're coming to get their refrigerator back.  I bought on at Costco and will be filling it up with products from there, all the while controlling my inventory and getting virtually no losses.

Bye bye Pepsico!!!

Employee Problems 2

Well,
I managed to defuse the bomb for now.  Don't know how long it'll last though since the employee in question is not liked by the others and seems to not have much common sense.  She's been through a lot in her life which could account for her view on life, but I'm not a psychiatrist and don't want to be.  We'll see how it all plays out...

Elections again???

Wow!  These elections in Quebec are a joke!  Fifth elections in ten years.  Are we really supposed to take this seriously when we vote every two years?

Once again there's lots riding on the elections but you have to get kinda tired of 'em.

For pharmacist, we've got the CAQ who in the last elections wanted to cut the honorarium paid by the RAMQ, but now this time around decides they're not going to touch them.  Then we've got the PQ who wants to rip Quebec out of Canada and won't give the Loi 41, which gives us pharmacists broader responsibilities, the go ahead.  Now the PLQ seem to not exactly know what the hell they want to do about anything.  All they seem to be talking about is what the other parties are doing wrong.  Ok, I agree that the other parties are doing tons of stuff wrong, especially the PQ which when they start something they end up scrapping it and changing their minds.  And now talk of another referendum?

Come on!  Referendums costs millions and the economy is worst off since the PQ is in power, not that is was all that good with the PLQ but at least we were in line with the rest of the country.  Now we're running last in growth when compared to all the other big provinces.

Anyway, to come back to the part that interests me most...  Pharmacists and the Loi 41.  The big thing around this is the PQ bitches that its gonna cost millions to finance all the new actions the pharmacists are going to be able to do.  Oooh!  The evil pharmacists are trying to get more money!  What they're not saying is that whatever they'll be paying us, it would cost at least double if it's done by a doctor!!!!  So they'll actually be saving money.  They just trying to get public support by divulging half the story.  That's politicians for ya!

Well, that was my beef for today!

Employee Problems

Well, I guess I am writing here again.  It feels good to get stuff off my chest anonymously.  Stuff that I can't really share with anybody around me.

I've been off for three days now and I already got a problem with one of my employees.  She decided to bad mouth some of her coworkers on facebook.  Not the best of ideas since everybody's wired there.  So now when I go back to work on monday the atmosphere is going to suck.  I'm gonna have to talk to everybody involved and take disciplinary measures.  What was she thinking?

Anyway, monday is gonna suck.  Not always fun being the boss!