Started off working hard but now am being sent out of the department slowly - Cosmetics Clerk Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
Aug 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you have a good Manager hard work and dedication and taking no time off means something. You get to interact with the customers and help them with their cosmetic needs and if you sell items which are called ''red zone'' items you can make a lot of money.

Cons

If however you have a not so good manager that you thought was decent at first, politics plays a big part of climbing there and cliques and family (meaning blood) are allowed to work there together which can mean ' go take a hike we like someone else in this job to work here. There is a lot of caddiness especially with women if they don't like you.

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5.0
Feb 25, 2026
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Pros

Worked well with my school schedule Friendly coworkers Supportive in growth in other departments

Cons

I don’t have any cons, I enjoyed this job.

3.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Can be a fun environment. All in whom your staff is. Operating photo was fun and building projects for the customers. Learning about pharmacy operations.

Cons

Work life balance and low pay for what is expected. Not having enough payroll to effectively run a store. My store ran FE on a 320 hour a week budget. That was barely enough to get buy and meet the expectations put out by the company. I was never able to keep a full leadership staff. When a leader called out, I had to stay. There were days I was called away from my own dinner table. SM's were forced to be in the pharmacy for more than half of their day regardless as to what is happening in the FE. I worked over 50 hours a week and barely got to spend time with my family. If I wasn't at the store I was getting a phone call and having to go back to the store.

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