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I have to agree with you all, and especially Linnear! :lol:

I too am a bit sick of going to stores where the "sorry you're on your own" is the theme of the day.

A few weeks ago I went to a rather busy store, and was told I'd be on my own from 1.30 to 6.30pm. I told the manager that it was too busy for one person to label, dispense, check scripts, deal with queries and look after the 20 or so methadones clients they had. The dispenser from the morning said she'd be happy to stay, but the manager said the company had banned all overtime so she couldn't!

I put my best professional head on, and told her I believed this was dangerous to the public. I said I would work until 1.30, bill them for that amount of time, but I'd then have to go home. She soon allowed the dispenser to stay, saying she would sort out the overtime issue!

My advice would therefore be if it's a danger to the public, due to lack of staff, then refuse to do it. If you make a mistake under those circumstances the inspectors will not be very impressed you put up with it! You are putting yourself at risk of being over stretched, making erors, and getting to big trouble for doing so!