Walgreens was once a good company to work for: unfortunately, they no longer care about their employees. - Certified Pharmacy Technician Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Feb 5, 2015
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Pros

Pay is fairly decent in comparison with other retail companies. Somewhat flexible schedule. Allows for full or part time work and the ability to work at multiple stores to earn extra income.

Cons

Walgreens has been making a ton of changes to the store and pharmacy that cost the company a ton of money. In contrast they continually cut hours for staff, cap pay, and/or refuse to give raises. Instead of investing in their employees we are treated as very expendable and instead they invest in machines and programs that are not effective. We are continually understaffed due to the cutting of our budget but are constantly told to "be more efficient and multi-task". What was once a good company who valued their employees and saw them as the source of the company's success has now turned into one that devalues their employees and sees them only as a source of revenue lost.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Gave away one of my paychecks to another employee and refused to reimburse me because of issues with "their bank." My RxM created a hostile work environment showing clear favoritism for employees. Eventually, HR got involved, and I was no longer scheduled with him. I did not ask for this change, and actively resented it, because now I had fewer hours, meaning less pay on top of the $500 corporate had already stolen from me. They had no interest in training me or anyone else to become certified as promised. Over and over again, they hired people, ran out the time on their licenses, and let techs choose between paying to get certified elsewhere, or losing their jobs. The only thing Walgreens was passionate about was convincing patients that they couldn't even provide their regular medications to get vaccines. Often unneeded. The "patient care" calls are blatant and illegal marketing for vaccines, since Walgreens makes it next to impossible for a patient to opt out of it. I would NEVER get my medications here after seeing how poorly everything is managed, how unethical company policies and patient health were regarded, and how mistreated the staff were.

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