Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,123 total reviews)
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Mike Motz

23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,123 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Walgreens employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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37K reviews
3.0
Aug 17, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

You receive relatively good pay and benefits for managers at a stable employer. Everybody should work retail for at least a part of their career as a personal growth experience. If you get into a good store situation with proper staffing levels it can actually be an enjoyable job.

Cons

Training is minimal despite stated policy otherwise. Policy is you move stores at least every two years, increasing the probability of serving time in a bad one for quite awhile. Some stores are understaffed, which means you preside over a slowly declining store quality as things get pushed off or not done at all. Constant cost cutting and slashing staff hours not endearing to lower level employees, so managing is more challenging.

2.0
Aug 14, 2011

Excessive "busy" work for modicum pay.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

2% matching of 401k deposits. Rapid advancement _was_ a policy that appears to be fading away.

Cons

Starting salary is insulting for amount of work, speed & knowledge required (in photo dept). Training (in photo) is a trial by fire. Hours fluctuate.

5.0
Aug 13, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people and strong management Good pay Strong opportunities for learning and growth Fortune 500 Company Non-routine, different tasks everyday

Cons

Long hours Sometimes little recognition is given for a job well done Rushed at times Good experience at store level but district management was uninvolved

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