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I was working on Monday, in a very busy pharmacy that was adjacent to the GP surgery. There was an open space from the Dr's waiting room to the pharmacy, so you could see not only our customers, but the ones waiting to see their GP.

All I ever feel at these type of places are the stares of people, all day long. A friend of mine once met me from work (a different pharmacy) and commented on how he felt it was very intimadating having all these people glare at you, and he was only there for the last five minutes!

I personally can only deal with these open pharmacies by not making eye contact with anybody, unless they want to speak to me or I need to tell them something. So I basically work with my head down all day long.

Do these places bother other people or is it just me? I think they are the worst idea I have ever seen, and can only think the people who "invented" them never work in the places.

As well as the stares you can of course hear all the comments people say. Again I try to just cut his out of my mind, because if I ever do say anthing back like "I'm sorry you are having to wait, but we are very busy" there's a 50:50 chance that they'll start shouting at or threatening me.

I really would like to hear the opinions of other people who work in these open pharmacies. I have been going to them for years now, so I know it is not a case of "you'll get used to them" or such like. Do they bother other people or is it just me?