and it feels bad.

i can put up with it from doctors and nurses who just want me out of their hair, but i didn’t realize just how far it goes. my friend, a vet tech, was listening to me talk about the PTCB knowledge domains and how i struggled with pharmacology and every sentence felt like it started with, “you think that’s bad? MY …”

like, yes i do think my job is hard, actually. i’m every bit the healthcare professional that she is despite our difference in clientele. we’re both technicians in our chosen field. why is my job lesser? why does everybody seem to think being a pharmacy tech is so fucking easy? because we can’t counsel? is that it?

i don’t understand why pharmacy techs are so undervalued. i didn’t know it went this far. i’m going to talk to her about it so i can get her perspective but it doesn’t feel great to be put down by literally every other type of healthcare professional. we’re in this together. stop reducing me to little more than a cashier. (nothing against cashiers, btw.)

EDIT: i fully understand that her job is “harder” than mine. that’s not what i’m saying. what i’m getting at is that we’re not less valuable.