Something Corporate
Let’s go ahead and make an assumption here. I am going to assume a couple of things about y’all, my loyal readers. First off, you are all pretty smart. How do I know that? Well, you are probably reading this because you are interested in/are coming/currently attend USC. Way to go! We just don’t accept anybody off of the streets. As you may have been able to tell, it is quite competitive to be a Gamecock. Oh, and my other assumption is that you all have a pretty good sense of humor. How should I know that? Well, you are reading MY blog aren’t you, and I am quite the funnyman, if I do say so myself.
Now that these two assumptions have been made, what do they have to do with what I want to talk to y’all about? Let me say that smart and funny folks tend to watch smart and funny TV shows, like The Office. On The Office, the corporate office and its members often visit Michael Scott and the rest of his gang down at the Scranton branch, usually with hilarious consequences. Michael also tends to scoff at the rules and procedures set by the nebulous “corporate” office, and typically leaves his superiors at the corporate office in New York dumbfounded, frustrated, and oftentimes at a loss for an explanation for his actions and behaviors. .
I was reminded of the idea of the “corporate” office because this past week while manning the prescription counter at the local Target, we received a visit from our own “nebulous corporate office”. In all reality, they are not some ruling voice that manifests itself in the form of faceless emails and memos, but they do a pretty solid job of keeping in touch with our pharmacy manager Paul. So, when the whole corporate crew, whose influence stretched all over the Target pharmacies across not just South Carolina, but the entire Southeast, showed up, Paul felt very comfortable talking with them. .
They visit to check up on the store, make sure it is being run well. Overall, the entire “corporate crew” seemed very satisfied with the visit and how our particular pharmacy was being run. I cannot say that I played a big role in our success, considering I have been there just about three weeks, but it sure is nice being a part of such a great store. The traditional “cold faceless” stereotypes were thrown out the door as all the visitors made an effort to greet me, the intern, and make sure I was enjoying my time at our store. Of course I told them I was, and that I also had a fine experience as a student on rotation while at the Target back in Arizona. In fact, I was so relaxed with them visiting I didn’t even stop eating my lunch while they stuck around. Theirs might have been an important “corporate” visit, but when a man’s hungry, he’s hungry! .
Just as soon as it seemed they were coming in and giving Paul and the rest of us our feedback, they were out the door and calm was restored to the walls of the pharmacy. With a positive visit behind us, we could get back to our normal daily job: serving our patients. Although it wasn’t as funny as a visit from corporate on The Office, in the long run I think it is better for the pharmacy that we don’t have any “shenanigans” to deal with.. We can leave the comedy to the professionals at the Scranton branch! Take care! .