What I Think of Walgreens - Head Photo Specialist Walgreens Employee Review

5.0
Aug 12, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Walgreens is a decent place to work and offers advancement in career opportunities if you are willing to put your best out there. Most people I have worked with are easy to get along with and I have made several friends in working at different stores in my career with the company.

Cons

There are times when you will have to work a late night/early morning shift, but then that will probably go along where ever you work; though it has happened more so at Walgreens than at any other place I have worked. I have been in the same position for almost 4 years, have been interviewed for a management position, and feel that I know as much or more than the management in my store; instead I am in this position where I am just me. I go to work everyday trying to support my family on a photo technician salary.

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2.0
Jun 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Gave me decent pay. Bought us little gifts and food at holidays.

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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