₦airaland Forum

Dozis:
Like the question goes,
I will start with mine, I'm a druggist.
Patient: I have this severe body pain and headache that won't let me do anything, please give me a good pain killer.

Me: (proceeds to get the "best" analgesic), you have to take this one tablet every 12 hours for 3 days.

Patient: how much is it?

Me: ₦1,000

Patient: Ah, why is it too expensive naa, just ordinary pain killer, please give me paracetamol.

Me: (speaking in my mind) why you no just walk in tell me say paracetamol you wan buy.

2nd scenario:

Patient: Pharm please I want the best antimalarial.

Me: This one is ₦1800

Patient: That's too expensive, give me the one of a lesser price.

Me (proceeds to bring another one)
This one is ₦1,600.

Patient: You don't have the one that the price is lesser than these two.

Me: (brings the cheapest) this one is "dozismartem", it's ₦250.

Patient: Are you sure this one will work, please give me that first one you said it's ₦1,800.

Me: (speaking to myself) What is the colour of your problem this morning?.

I also hate the fact that what I earn is not commensurate with the volume of books I read in school (I practically had no social life back in school and still don't have).

I hate working on Sundays and there are no public holidays because we are termed "essential workers".
Last but not all,

Patient: Please I want to buy "Beecham Ampiclox", two capsules.

Me: Please ma we don't "cut" Ampiclox, do you realise that Ampiclox is an antibiotic and you need to follow the full dosage regimen of one capsule every six hours for five days? that means you need two scahets of ten capsules each, to complete the regimen, this is to completely eradicate the bacteria and also avoid antibiotics resistance.

Patient: Two capsules are enough for me, that's how I take it, you just want to "sell more market", I for no even come here, if to say that chemist for my street don open.

Me: (by this time I'm already weak and have nothing more to say as she jejely goes to look for where they will cut two capsules for her)
And she will definitely see because we are in "competition" with Patent medicine dealers and because our healthcare system is so messed up that the profession is more regulated for the professionals than the quacks in the street, because people can actually buy prescription only medications without a proper prescription in Nigeria and because if you are a pharmacist waiting for a doctor's prescription before you can sell a drug in Nigeria, you go wait tire.
There are still more but let me stop here.
In my next thread, I will be writing about common misconception about drugs in Nigeria and how we abuse drugs ignorantly.


What do you hate about your job?

Dozis:
Like the question goes,
I will start with mine, I'm a druggist.
Patient: I have this severe body pain and headache that won't let me do anything, please give me a good pain killer.

Me: (proceeds to get the "best" analgesic), you have to take this one tablet every 12 hours for 3 days.

Patient: how much is it?

Me: ₦1,000

Patient: Ah, why is it too expensive naa, just ordinary pain killer, please give me paracetamol.

Me: (speaking in my mind) why you no just walk in tell me say paracetamol you wan buy.

2nd scenario:

Patient: Pharm please I want the best antimalarial.

Me: This one is ₦1800

Patient: That's too expensive, give me the one of a lesser price.

Me (proceeds to bring another one)
This one is ₦1,600.

Patient: You don't have the one that the price is lesser than these two.

Me: (brings the cheapest) this one is "dozismartem", it's ₦250.

Patient: Are you sure this one will work, please give me that first one you said it's ₦1,800.

Me: (speaking to myself) What is the colour of your problem this morning?.

I also hate the fact that what I earn is not commensurate with the volume of books I read in school (I practically had no social life back in school and still don't have).

I hate working on Sundays and there are no public holidays because we are termed "essential workers".
Last but not all,

Patient: Please I want to buy "Beecham Ampiclox", two capsules.

Me: Please ma we don't "cut" Ampiclox, do you realise that Ampiclox is an antibiotic and you need to follow the full dosage regimen of one capsule every six hours for five days? that means you need two scahets of ten capsules each, to complete the regimen, this is to completely eradicate the bacteria and also avoid antibiotics resistance.

Patient: Two capsules are enough for me, that's how I take it, you just want to "sell more market", I for no even come here, if to say that chemist for my street don open.

Me: (by this time I'm already weak and have nothing more to say as she jejely goes to look for where they will cut two capsules for her)
And she will definitely see because we are in "competition" with Patent medicine dealers and because our healthcare system is so messed up that the profession is more regulated for the professionals than the quacks in the street, because people can actually buy prescription only medications without a proper prescription in Nigeria and because if you are a pharmacist waiting for a doctor's prescription before you can sell a drug in Nigeria, you go wait tire.
There are still more but let me stop here.
In my next thread, I will be writing about common misconception about drugs in Nigeria and how we abuse drugs ignorantly.


What do you hate about your job?

immortalityk:
Well I just had an accident at my job and my left index finger was cut
I'm at home now thinking about my life

Klass99:
At 1 - Now I totally get you. That was my experience too when we worked from home during Covid, at my sister's organization HR and the CEO believed their people weren't working at all and just lounging.

2 & 3 - Actually had me LOL , this bit in particular ''because everything is urgent else someone would die so there is serious juggling of resources.''

bukatyne:
@bold:

But you are describing the average worker in the Nigerian workplace.

And I use 'Nigerian' because that is the only workplace I know.

It is your prejudice and negative bias towards women that is at play here.

Sure, each gender have negative traits mostly associated with them but to think gossiping, ass licking(receiving and giving) and been emotional is a woman's thing shows you are not been objective.

@emotions: it is a constantly propagated myth that women are 'emotional' and men 'logical'. Well, almost every human (male & female) are very emotional and do things because of emotions: anger, ego, insecurities, over excitement, happiness, feeling good etc.

I mostly relate with male customers at work (about 97%) and I can get them to agree to almost anything because I am a good negotiator. And I negotiate using people's emotions (OP, those are one of the things I like about my job anyways).

It is a well known fact that anyone whom you cater to his/her ego (emotions of pride, feeling better than others or on top), you will get them to do anything for you.

Tell me the gender again that you are told to 'massage' their ego to get what you want?

Yet, I will not say men are the 'emotional' gender because men & women display emotions in different ways.

There are very few people who think logically and even them use emotions to deliver the package at times.

Dozis:
Like the question goes,
I will start with mine, I'm a druggist.
Patient: I have this severe body pain and headache that won't let me do anything, please give me a good pain killer.

Me: (proceeds to get the "best" analgesic), you have to take this one tablet every 12 hours for 3 days.

Patient: how much is it?

Me: ₦1,000

Patient: Ah, why is it too expensive naa, just ordinary pain killer, please give me paracetamol.

Me: (speaking in my mind) why you no just walk in tell me say paracetamol you wan buy.

2nd scenario:

Patient: Pharm please I want the best antimalarial.

Me: This one is ₦1800

Patient: That's too expensive, give me the one of a lesser price.

Me (proceeds to bring another one)
This one is ₦1,600.

Patient: You don't have the one that the price is lesser than these two.

Me: (brings the cheapest) this one is "dozismartem", it's ₦250.

Patient: Are you sure this one will work, please give me that first one you said it's ₦1,800.

Me: (speaking to myself) What is the colour of your problem this morning?.

I also hate the fact that what I earn is not commensurate with the volume of books I read in school (I practically had no social life back in school and still don't have).

I hate working on Sundays and there are no public holidays because we are termed "essential workers".
Last but not all,

Patient: Please I want to buy "Beecham Ampiclox", two capsules.

Me: Please ma we don't "cut" Ampiclox, do you realise that Ampiclox is an antibiotic and you need to follow the full dosage regimen of one capsule every six hours for five days? that means you need two scahets of ten capsules each, to complete the regimen, this is to completely eradicate the bacteria and also avoid antibiotics resistance.

Patient: Two capsules are enough for me, that's how I take it, you just want to "sell more market", I for no even come here, if to say that chemist for my street don open.

Me: (by this time I'm already weak and have nothing more to say as she jejely goes to look for where they will cut two capsules for her)
And she will definitely see because we are in "competition" with Patent medicine dealers and because our healthcare system is so messed up that the profession is more regulated for the professionals than the quacks in the street, because people can actually buy prescription only medications without a proper prescription in Nigeria and because if you are a pharmacist waiting for a doctor's prescription before you can sell a drug in Nigeria, you go wait tire.
There are still more but let me stop here.
In my next thread, I will be writing about common misconception about drugs in Nigeria and how we abuse drugs ignorantly.


What do you hate about your job?

Jacku:
i like you, for real. What's your job about? Mind me asking?

chukzyfcbb:
Work in tech.

I am required to be an octopus (posses multi-cross skills)...........A very fast paced and mentally tasking role

Not easy but we move.

Onyi22:
What I so much hate about my job is that customers doesn't flow in during the day, compare to night.
They won't call me during the day but once it's night, they will want to kill me with so much calls. At times, I end up not meeting up with some clients.
Although the money is encouraging, I have to manage it like that..

bukatyne:
Hahahahahahahahaha

immortalityk:
Well I just had an accident at my job and my left index finger was cut
I'm at home now thinking about my life

bukatyne:
Kidnapping Nairaland men

chukzyfcbb:
Why are you smiling, are you also wearing similar shoe?

Jacku:
smh... And using them for?

tunwumi:
Put the link to drug abuse in this post.

bukatyne:
What again?

Blood money

That's why I need to negotiate well; minimum amount of men for the maximum amount of period.

bukatyne:


One of my posts to klas.s99 touched on something like this.

To deliver excellent service to clients means burnt out employees except there are a loooooooooooooooooooot of employees.

Bet we move.

P.S.: I am sure you feel very fulfilled when you sort out a client's issue and he/she confirms their satisfaction.