Right on Target
Have you detected a theme about my posts this summer? I know that I have and that theme is that I haven’t been posting much. I gotta say that I am sorry about my lack of posts. Call it a lack of time or a lack of effort on my part, but I haven’t really been keeping y’all quite in the loop. So, let me let you in on what my summer job is all about.
Ah, yes, the good ol’ fashioned summer job. The past two summers I have been lucky enough to be an orientation leader, and then a team leader. The summer my orientation gig I had the opportunity to learn all about the fun and excitement of the food and beverage industry by trying my hand at waiting tables. However, with my orientation eligibility used up and my current South Carolina pharmacy internship hours at zero, the serving gig was going to have to wait. Yes, this summer is all about growing up and getting a “big boy” job in a pharmacy.
The road to my current position began way back during Spring Break when I was down in Hilton Head. I decided to get the ball rolling on my summer job and applied for work at the local Target pharmacy. The wheels were in motion and I was going to have a summer job in the pharmacy here, but that wasn’t good enough for the Human Resources man Chuck. He mentioned to me a special Target pharmacy summer internship program that would last 10 weeks. There was only one problem: There weren’t enough weeks in the summer for that AND my school REQUIRED rotation. At the time it didn’t look like the internship was going to happen, but after a few calls and an over the phone interview with the intern coordinator, the fine folks at Target were willing to shorten my internship down to 8 weeks.
So there you go, my story of how I ended up here, in Hilton Head, interning at the Target Pharmacy. I started last Monday, and so far my first week has gone pretty darn well. The pharmacy manager, Paul, has been very welcoming and helpful to me, as well as the other pharmacist and technicians. I have been learning their system and all of their daily routines. I must say they are also pretty patient to put up with all of my questions. Although I feel like I am picking up on things pretty well, I still have a ways to go. Lucky for me I have seven more weeks to go!
Anyways, there is my long awaited post about my current summer job. Nothing too exciting like leading new freshman around USC at orientation, but still enjoyable, not to mention relevant to my future profession. But anyways, I best be getting out of here, but before I go I hope that your summer is going well and that you are enjoying your time in the sunshine (and wearing that sunscreen!). I promise to try and do a better job of keeping up with my blogs, but I’ll tell you what, I have really enjoyed putting the “break” in summer break. That’s all now folks! Take care!