I applaud the British Columbia College of Pharmacists for supporting an examination of pharmacist working conditions.1 This issue has been swept under the table for far too long, and it isn’t surprising to see that this study suggests that almost a third of pharmacists feel they are practising in an unsafe work environment. Almost 2 years ago, I had to walk away from a job that I really liked and patients I cared about because the practice environment was changed by corporate direction that took away pharmacist breaks and pharmacist overlap and affected patient safety. The absolute nail in my coffin was impacts to patient safety. My patients trusted me, and there was no way I could stay on when the organization I was working for made my work environment less safe for them. Pharmacists ensure patient safety and should not be influenced by the proprietor, but we are being forced to toe the company line or be replaced by international pharmacy graduates who are even more vulnerable to duress than their Canadian-trained counterparts.