"I was called to the back by the district manager several hours into my shift He gave me the talking points, went back to the pharmacy, handed me my license, and I was on my way home in 10 minutes! I thought our store was doing well!"

"'Accompanied' out of the building in front of staff and customers, desperately trying to hang on to my dignity. Failed miserably."

"I got laid off yesterday as a pharmacy tech after 25 years of loyal service."

"My exit interview wasn't honest. I was encouraged to reapply full well knowing no positions will be posted within the 2-month window so IF I ever went back to Walmart it would be at drastically reduced pay."

"Has anyone got any kind of paperwork from being let go? I'm having a hard time trying to get any kind of paperwork with my name on it."

"The corporate email sent out this week said all the layoffs and changes were done to benefit customers. Well, my pharmacy has no more cashiers, no more pharmacist overlap, and tech hour cuts, but the script counts aren't going down. Customers used to 20 minute waits will start leaving when the minimum reaches 1 hour+. Benefits only the shareholders."

"Now with all of the staffing shortages its only a matter of time when big mistakes will be made due to the rush and stress of vaccinations, 90-day adherence, and pushing to get scripts out fast! With no cashiers at our busy store, we have techs trying to be both techs and cashiers and still get things done. One pharmacist per day at our store, long hours, no breaks, and his license on the line if a mistake is made."

"Mr. Sam Walton (the founder of Walmart) said 'There is only one boss – the customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.'"

"I bet Sam Walton would be rolling over in his grave if he could see what his company has become."

"Walmart was the company who started the $4.00 prescriptions years ago. If they would have only raised it over time, they would be able to pay for adequate staffing and keep long-time, loyal employees."

"Walmart just paid $282 million to settle and try to silence an international bribery scandal."

"I am not a young pharmacist. I have been doing this for 20+ years. It has taken a toll on my body – standing for 12 hours a day, with less breaks than are legally mandated – all have contributed to knee/back/joint problems. . . I am a single parent with kids. And no job. In a saturated market. I think I'm going to have to sell my house, and most of the things in it. This has dramatically impacted me and my children. I have no illusions that I will find another job anytime soon, or that we will even have a home to live in. Devastated!"

Daniel A. Hussar
danandsue3@verizon.net