Personal Narrative: A Career As A Pharmacist

At eighteen years of age I had never worked a day in my life, but pharmacy had always been something I'd been intrigued with and had a desire for pursuing as a career. Thus volunteering at a local family pharmacy was my obvious choice when introduced with a senior project assignment. My initial intent was to discover the everyday work schedule of a pharmacist, gain some hands on experience, keep a log of my progress and achieve an easy grade. Little did I know, volunteering would assist me in developing lifelong professional skills to function efficiently in a work environment. I walked nervously through those swinging doors on my first day. Simply wearing a pair of dark faded jeans, a fitted gray hoodie, my trusty old worn in converse and my long hair thrown up into a ponytail. I've never been that person that takes an hour to get ready in the morning or even cares too much about judgement from others on the casual way I dress, but at that moment on that day I was acutely aware of my casual dress attire. Everyone was dressed in business slacks and skirts, nice blouses with their hair neatly done and definitely not wearing tennis shoes. I had many customers staring at me making me feel utterly out of place. After that day I closely followed the dress code and soon came to realize just how important dressing appropriately was. Not only did we have potential clients in all the time, but it was key to
In a short length of time I was able to develop skills that I would continuously use moving forward. After six months of volunteering my desire to pursue a career in pharmaceuticals was solidified, but that first week will always be engraved in my memory. That first week will forever remain the most significant experiences that shaped me into the hard working, efficient, dedicated and professional worker that I am