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First thing first, I never thrived in an academic setting and it stresses me out in ways that I find unnecessary as an adult. I genuinely hate school, the deadlines and teachers passive aggressive comments about my intelligence and worth as a human has created an unforgettable bitter taste in my mouth. Funny thing is, despite my unfortunate academic background, I always wanted to purse a masters/higher education, it just was never possible until now in my late 20s.

This masters is at ASU online with 11 classes in total (33 credits) and a thesis project at the end. It's definitely not the hardest program out there, but I have been out of school for almost a year. its also expensive (for me).

As stated above, I start an entry level RA role soon, which will be my first RA role ever. I actually got accepted into the masters and received the offer the same week. My questions is, how much will a masters actually benefit me long term with my experience? My long term goal is to be a specialist and eventually a consultant, specifically in product stewardship and medical devices.

If the masters is something that can help me reach that I'm aiming for, I will go for it. I think right now I'm hesitant because its a lot of money, a big commitment, and I'm not sure if it will help me reach my long term goals.

One way for me to tell if someone is smart is that they tend to find things that stimulate them intellectually- reading non-fiction, doing math for fun, intense puzzles, or programing. That these things are actually ways for them to recharge. I realize when I try to do these things I become tired very quickly, I realize my escapism is watching TV and doom scrolling. I would love to train my brain to be more smart and innovative but doing tasks like that get me exhausted mentally and I'm not sure why.

Basically, how do smart people handle mentally challenging hobbies without becoming increasingly exhausted?

I’m having a bit of an off day and just need some perspective if I’m being ungrateful right now. I got laid off in April & got my current role in May. The only position I could find was part time. I really enjoy my job & what I do. I try to work as hard as I can and give my all - I have insomnia and sometimes won’t be able to sleep for half the night. I still show up & I do it for my team
I keep telling myself this but today just really threw me off and now I’m questioning if it’s all worth it. I told my boss I will be getting married and having my honeymoon in sepetember. He told me to mark that time off- I accumulated some time off, not enough for the entire vacation- that’s fine I anticipate that. when I try applying for it I would get an error message so I reached out to HR

I get an email today saying since I’m part time I don’t get any vacation benefits & she’s unsure why I even accumulated any to begin with for the passed 3 months. Maybe it’s the insomnia talking- but this really really frustrated me. Not only am I grossly underpaid & can’t support myself at the moment- I don’t get any other benefits except a 3% of up to 300$ 401K.

It borderline feels insulting. I really don’t mind pushing myself but my company is making me feel like I’m being used.

I do want to say, I am still incredibly grateful I have something in this job market- I really do. But I have 5 years pharmacy audit , 3 years clinical pharmacy & 2 years bench and data analyst experience and all I can find is a part time role.
Am I being prideful? Or over dramatic? I feel like I’m being ungrateful but that email really got to me

Edit; forgot to mention my offer letter did say I would get 2.5 hours per 30 hours work for vacation.

I was speaking with a recruiter for several days about a potential position as a regulatory affairs coordinator. The job description she sent me says that my duty would be to ‘find the information and in put it’ and to ‘determine if this is considered a medical device’. Today during the interview with the hiring manager, it seemed more like the role was about fixing data gaps. The department I would be working for was ‘product stewardship’ where they focus on chemicals, batteries & electronics. I’m very confused because this doesn’t seem like it has anything to do with regulatory affairs. If I accept this position, would it help me land a RA role in a few years?

For some context I currently work in quality and will be getting a MS in RA.

I was speaking with a recruiter for several days about a potential position as a regulatory affairs coordinator. The job description she sent me says that my duty would be to ‘find the information and in put it’ and to ‘determine if this is considered a medical device’. Today during the interview with the hiring manager, it seemed more like the role was about fixing data gaps. The department I would be working for was ‘product stewardship’ where they focus on chemicals, batteries & electronics. I’m very confused because this doesn’t seem like it has anything to do with regulatory affairs. If I accept this position, would it help me land a RA role in a few years?

For some context I currently work in quality and will be getting a MS in RA.

I started my job in may and I love it. I’m working for a startup company so it’s smaller with around 200 employees. My boss is so chill and understanding & i feel comfortable going to him with questions. We’re very collaborative but also independent in our own work. I don’t feel like I’m being micro managed and I have freedom to work at my own pace without being questioned. it’s also remote so I feel very comfortable in my own home

only thing is, my job is part time and pays 23$/hr. Thankfully I’m in a position where I am supported, but it still would be nice to make something a little more. I also wish I was full time because I genuinely enjoy the work I do, and I get bored not working.

I feel like I should stay in my position because I genuinely enjoy it, but I want to grow in the company as well. I’ve never worked for a startup up before so I’m not sure if I should ask my boss for full time eventually or wait for them to offer it or if I should look at other jobs

I work in QC for a start up compound pharmacy in the US. One of my responsibilities is keeping up to date with who leaves/terminated and who gets hired. I noticed most techs leave after a 6months -2 years but pharmacist stay for years. We have some great techs that make little to no errors leave after a few years. The turn around rate is pretty bad & i believe our pharmacy is a really good company to work for.

I have a feeling it’s because of the pay, even though we pay them the average for pharmacy techs nationally, with how expensive things are now I can see why they would leave.

My position is in pharmacy operations & not clinical pharmacy, so my question is to those in clinical pharmacy, do you believe, genuinely, pharmacy techs deserve to be paid more & if not, or it’s not possible- what can we do as a company to keep them here long term and lower the turn around rate?

I have PCOS so I never had a regular period, I'm finally on metformin and its literally the only thing that has helped me get my period somewhat consistently. I haven't been on it for a few months and now I'm finally on it again, starting this week. However since the start of june I would wake up every single night at 4-5 am and would not be able to sleep again until 8am (I start work at 8 so this is extremely frustrating) its gotten to the point its effect my productivity at work, my relationships and my overall mental health. I would take 10-20mg of melatonin and it still wont work. I noticed Im in my luteal phase and I should be getting my period on wednesday (if my metformin works this early).

I also have been having cramps every day for the passed two weeks and they get really bad at night. is this a normal symptom of getting your period? how do I fix this? I'm so exhausted I want to cry all the time and I can't focus while driving.

I started working as a quality associate for a national compounding pharmacy for veterinary drugs, I really enjoy what I'm doing but its part time and doesn't pay a livable wage. I did some research into what other careers I can grow into with this experience and I found regulatory affairs. I don't seem to quite understand it however it seems like a lot of what I do now aligns with the field. some examples is, creating SOPs, monitoring logs and entries, investigating adverse drug reactions, external and internal variance etc. These are all parts of my job that I really enjoy. Does this align with the day by day for regulatory affairs specialist?

If this aligns with regulatory affairs than I was debating getting a masters from ASU. Would my experience and the masters make me a good canadid for a regulatory affairs position?

I have a bachelors in biomedical sciences and was working towards a CLS degree. I was in a program but couldn’t complete it with the current program, and i am unable to transfer the credits. I’ve been struggling to find a job and can’t seem to find anything that’s close to laboratory work that brings me the same amount of happiness. I live in the state of Florida and I know the requirements are a little different compared to other states that require a cert. if anyone has experience in a case like this I’d really appreciate some kind of insight on what my options are.
I really loved lab work and I’ve been really struggling with this.

Today I got two job offers and I’m having a difficult time trying to see what I can do.
The first job offer is hybrid, full time as a data analyst role for a pharmaceutical company, in their payroll side. It’s contract with possible extension to a full time role. No benefits

The second one, is a quality control permanent position. This role will help me get more into the pharmaceutical world of research and development. It’s remote with benefits. Only issue is it is part time. 28 hours a week.

They both pay the same per hour.
I’m really conflicted for a few reasons:

1. I’m not in school & I don’t have a family, I’m relatively young and I’d like to use my time to make money right now.
2. I can’t afford to work completely part time
3. I don’t have insurance… I need health insurance
4. I have a bachelors in biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. I really want to work in the pharmaceutical field somehow, I don’t see the data analytics job to help me with my end goal.

I have a crazy idea of doing both (I know) but I’m not sure how many days I’d be required to go into the office. They said about 50% of the time- I’m not sure what that means considering I never had a hybrid position before

TLDR: the job that’ll give me benefits and will help me towards my long term goal is remote and part time. The job that’ll help me make money now is full time, hybrid and doesn’t include benefits cause it’s contract