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Study Tip: If your job requires you to take an exam, purchase the exam guide and study everything that is above your pay grade.

I had to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board exam for my job today. I had been told that most of the questions would be things that a pharmacy technician would know form having worked the job and that there would be a few curveballs. Out of a possible 5000 questions, 90 are randomly selected to establish competency in the field. Well, if the "randomly selected" questions had tiers to them, I guarantee that I received the hardest. I couldn't have passed that exam if I had a month off to do nothing but study. Even if I had purchased the study guide, I would have never dreamt that half of these questions could have been remotely relevant to the job at hand. I could have done better had I been taking an air traffic controller's exam instead.

I wish I had burnt the money instead. At least then it wouldn't be in the bank account of some corporate thief. Now I have two weeks to decide between dropping $225 to take the exam again (in addition to the $190 that I've already lost) or if I want to give my notice and find work elsewhere. I may actually be out of a job already since I have to wait a month to retake the exam and my 12-month trial period without being PTCB certified may have already expired by then.

Yeah.. it took me 6 months of diligent self studying to pass this exam. As youve now learned, there is 0 chance someone can pass the PTCB without studying unfortunately. Whoever told you otherwise had no idea what they were talking about.
Maybe at a hospital it would be a different story? I wouldnt know since I was working at Rite Aid at the time.

If you think you can really hustle and get through the material in two weeks, then you may be able to pass. Itd probably take 6+ hours a day but you may be able to cram it. Otherwise try again at the next job imo.

This is the book I used, and it was really great
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I studied. I just studied my job and not the pharmacist's.

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FortuneCookie posted...

I studied. I just studied my job and not the pharmacist's.

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Lmao I never used 90% of the skills and terms I learned for the exam. I dont get it either

oh... i thought it was going to be a fun topic where we fill in the blank

kinda awkward now...

Become a COA its much easier, less stressful and more rewarding than being a pharmacy tech. Its a similar path as well. You get hired on as an OA, learn on the job, take the exam in 6-12 months and become a COA

viewmaster_pi posted...

oh... i thought it was going to be a fun topic where we fill in the blank

kinda awkward now...

I mean, you could fill in the blank with something funny.

Get a job and enjoy the rest of my day

Harpie posted...

Become a COA its way fuckin easier AND less stressful than being a pharmacy tech. Its a similar path as well. You get hired on as an OA, learn on the job, take the exam in 6-12 months and become a COA

My being a pharmacy technician is a bit of a technicality now. What I actually do is interview hospital patients about their medication history. I make more per hour than if I were working retail pharmacy. I might be able to limp by for a while on retail pharmacy pay if I lose this job. Or I may have to rent out my spare bedroom for $400 a month to compensate.

I'll have to speak with my manager on Monday to see what she recommends. But this might be the end of my employment at the hospital that I work for.

Ignore the police.

I had a bill that was $120 less than I thought it would be. I guess that means I lost $70 today and not $190. And, to prove I'm not a complete failure at absolutely everything, I managed to wash three weeks' worth of dishes in one two-hour session.