Page 8 - GTA South BU Newsletter No 3

Congratulations
Paul Goldman
Starting from the beginning, describe your work history?
- graduated 1971 from University of Toronto, Faculty of Pharmacy
- worked as a pharmacist at Shoppers Drug Mart, Warden & Huntingwood
- transferred to Yorkdale SDM
- 1975 opened an independent pharmacy in Scarborough
- 1990 rejoined SDM as an associate at Dufferin & Steeles location
- transferred to Yorkdale as an associate
- entered corporate office as an operations co-ordinator
- returned to store level at Yorkdale
- transferred to SDM Yonge & Eglinton
- became a multi-store associate, opening SDM Leslie & York Mills
- became a single store associate at Eaton Centre 2003
- added Bay & Gerrard SDM
- became a single store associate at Eaton Centre
What is the greatest successes or accomplishments in your entire career?
- convincing the dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy to let me in
49 years of service
What is your Favorite travel spot?
- Favourite travel spot: Italy, hands down; followed by Yonge & Dundas
If Hollywood made a movie about your life, who would you like to see cast as you?
- Howie Mandel
If you could do another job for just one day, what would it be?
- short-order cook in a diner (but for one day only!)
Tell us something about yourself that would surprise us?
- I’m shy
What advice would you have for new associates?
- work hard, enjoy the ride and have fun
What have been the most significant changes in Shoppers Drug Mart since you started? Which changes were for the better? What do you wish hadn’t changed?
- Changes for the better: 1) computerization
2) distribution centre
3) administering injections
- What do I wish hadn’t changed: 1) distribution centre