Walgreens reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(37,027 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 37,027 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
4.0
Jun 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are awesome, including the benefit for a hassle free transfer to any store in the country that has a position open. The profit sharing package, for the last 3 years, for every dollar you put in, Walgreens has matched it with a $3 deposit. Fully vested after 6 years. Open Door Policy, you can go to any manager at any time for any issue. Despite what other disgruntled employees tell you, there is promotion potential for hard working, driven, and positive employees. 6 paid sick days a year (full time only). Flexibility with scheduling, generally management is willing to work with you on various things, 2nd job, babysitters, ect...

Cons

Well, unless you are management, the hourly starting wages are kind of on the low side. Lots of manual labor, even for management at the store level. Stressful dealings with customers. Sometimes ad items are out of stock or ring at the wrong price, sometimes making customers angry. We are open 365 days a year, so someone gets stuck working all of the holidays. In most of the stores, you cannot take vacation in November and December. January thru April are a slow time for retail, some hours may get cut. Sometimes you may be expected to do more work than you can physically handle.

4.0
Jun 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The team I work with is strong--most are serious about doing a great job and being of value to the company. The benefits are a plus, as well as the weeks of paid time off. There is flexibility in scheduling work hours. There is the ability to "work out" during work hours by teaching exercise classes. I enjoy my coworkers and clients at the fitness center; it is a generally pleasant work environment.

Cons

It is difficult to advance in the company due to a very limited number of management positions. There are barely any travel opportunities (although some may consider this beneficial). Generally, no bonus(es) is/are received for quality work. Employees/instructors/trainers are not compensated equally at some of the same levels of hourly work.

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