How is working as a pharmacy cashier like @ CVS?

I just started working as a pharmacy cashier at Longs in Hawaii. Since CVS has bought Longs and all the changes have yet to be made, I'm not officially in the system so my hours have to be logged manually.

I have a lot to learn about working as a pharmacy cashier. But now that there will be some changes being made because of the whole CVS thing, I was just wondering how it's like to work at the CVS pharmacy as a cashier. Is everything efficient? I know that we'll be getting new touch screen computers and I was wondering if that would make things easier, like being able to bring up customers' information at our own register instead of heading over to a separate computer that's used specifically for that information. I heard that at other pharmacies, as soon as they get prescription drop-offs, faxes, call-ins, etc the typists put them in the system as soon as they are received instead of putting them in another line waiting to be typed up.

I hear lots about how CVS abuses their pharm techs so I'm really curious about what it's like working for CVS as a pharmacy cashier. Thanks!

I am a beuty consultant in CVS NY. This company does not work with employees and with technology unless there is a strong need to increae the wealth of the company. you should speak with a pharm employee at a CVS near you. I have only front store experience which is not the emphasis of CVS. good luck

I don't know about the pharmacy registers, but our front store registers are touch screen. We can pull up customers names and phone numbers and email addy only, no other info from the registers on the actual customers. We can look at customers photo orders, by name, number etc, but it does not tell us everything about the customer. Only the order info and the name and phone number and email. Now the touch screens in the pharmacy may be different.
Be ready to be more or less accused of stealing, being told they are watching you at all times and that most of the loss of profit is from employees stealing from within the store yet you see a customer pick something up and if you handle the situation to openly you can loose your job. And don't think they won't use those cameras to set you up to be fired. I have seen them in action at finding a "looks like it could be theft" action on camera to have a reason to get rid of an employee who they feel is not wanting to follow the rules even though it is rules that are damaging the company and they (upper mgmt) don't see the real dirt as they only come to stores to check up on procedures being followed, not to really see how well the staff can work with there own ideas and make the company grow and have a good profit. There is so much the company could to to help profit yet they cut hours and then pay high dollars to waste money on stuff like dinner for corporate visits. They can't or don't want to pay me to work and get money for the comany but they can waste that money on foods for the BIG GUYS!