I have completed my Degree in Law & am currently a Lawyer.

The pay & workload does not interest me.

Should I change career & pursue in Pharmacy? (Start-Over my Degree?)

Or is there anything else I could do?

This post has been edited by afiq10: Sep 12 2023, 02:47 PM

If you got the money & means to start-over your degree, go ahead.
But question is, are you passionate about being a Pharmacist / Drug Dealer?

What makes you think Pharmacy would be a better course?

I used to look up to pharmacy as well, but the work is VERY repetitive and very front facing.
Its a cross between frontliner/service industry + medical. You have to deal with different people daily and your work space would revolve either Hospitals or Pharmacys dispending medicine.
The benefit you get is, there's no/little email involved, and you're totally off work when you're clocked out.

Then as you progress, you'll divert into management role, which might put you towards the backend but its company dependant.

If you're someone who cannot stand, talk to customers f2f, and work on rotational shifts (weekends included). This job isnt suitable for you.
The increment is not very high based on my peers. But it does offer a high starting salary.

You could definitely teach or be a lecturer.
From law to pharmacy. A rather far stretch. Unless you're planning to be some in house lawyer for a pharmaceutical company?

4years studies and 3 years housemanship.

Do you want to do it.

For me waste of time

Why Pharmacy?
What is your end goal?

just go for any corporate job, they accept any type of degree..
my old shop (bank) has 2 managers, one graduated in law and one in civil engineering.
so why not?

Higher Salary, Lower workload...

I don't think so being pharmacist can have high salary & lower workload.

pharmacy here not so good.

because GP still dispensing medicine, that takes away a lot of your market share.

The average salary/fresh graduate salary seems good.