Walgreens reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(37,032 total reviews)
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Mike Motz

26% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,032 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
2.0
Aug 24, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good Health Benefit package if your willing to wait 5 years. Well known name. Lots of customer traffic. You can own stock at a good price. Depending on who the scheduler is, you can have the ability to have 4 days off in a row without vacation days being used. You can get to a position that pays you over 35,000 in one year. You can learn about other stores through the transfer system. As an Asst MGR you get 4 hours OT automatically. Lots of opportunity to learn aspects of the Store Operation.

Cons

It's definitely a dog eat dog company. Don't plan on anyone being your common teammate to acheive a common goal. There is no team, just a bunch of asst mgr's trying to leap frog themselves into an Executive Assistant Manager position at any cost to anyone. Instead of spending thorough time training their Asst Mgr's on each department they demand you remember how to do something months after the 1st time you were trained on the task. (i.e. Trained 1 time, 1 day, months later you have to do it perfect or you get written up or hammered by the Store Manager) If your an Asst Mgr assigned to a night or evening position and you have a major emergency don't call for help because no one will be there to take your call. They definitely have training modules and timelines. One manager was so enthralled in having the best time for these that the employees simply had to take the test at the end of each video training section over and over until they got the answers right instead of letting them take the time to read through the material before the test. The pharmacy is another story in itself. The tech's are terribly paid but must do the work of someone who is paid 3X their paycheck. It's just plain dangerous to work in the stock rooms without adequate equipment and the demands of customer service.

3.0
Aug 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's good to know that at least you are working for a stable company. You can be confident Walgreens will be here ten years from now. There are new stores opening all the time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cons

Employees are not treated equally by management. Most management do not want to listen to employee input even though that is exactly what the top ranks say they do. Corporate changes things inside the store without considering that older stores were built differently with different wall and gondola heights. More work is always expected in less time. More responsibilities are continually added without compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.0
Aug 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

8 hour shifts compared to the 12-14 hour shifts at other retail companies. The computer system is much better that other retail stores. salary is higher than in hospital. hours are flexible. management listens to you. room to grow. the retirement plan is supposed to be really good.

Cons

every pharmacist makes the same salary, so somone workin their ass off in a busy store makes the same as somone relaxing in a slow store. We have to pay into our health plans. You aren't eligible for health coverage until after three months and dental after six months.

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