I was treated poorly after being sick for 2 weeks DURING A PANDEMIC - Beauty Advisor Walgreens Employee Review

1.0
Nov 4, 2021
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Pros

I have no pros for working at walgreens

Cons

I got sick for two weeks and only called out the days I had a fever. Then they said I was unreliable and said to other employees that I was faking it. I appreciate the people who stood up for me and told them I sounded sick on the phone but no company is worth a panic attack everyday before work (and by “everyday” I mean the 2 days they scheduled me cause they cause my hours in half after I was sick)

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Work with your schedule if you are in school.

Cons

Low pay. I need to be able to multitask, run the cash register, and operate the Photo Booth lab at a fast pace.

3.0
Jun 25, 2026
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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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