Walgreens reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(37,075 total reviews)
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Mike Motz

24% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,075 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
Apr 8, 2009
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Pros

Great pay. Fast pace environment. Always learning new things. People and employees always seemed to have smiles on there face and were very enthusiastic. The training seemed to be fun and creative. Working with Walgreens employees was a highlight. Even if you were at the bottom of the totem pole the person at the top was right there with you to show you how it was done. The seasons of the year were always changing so was your work environment. You could see Christmas coming even though it was six months away. The training also seemed to be tops of all companies I worked for.

Cons

People never really gave praise for a job well done. The company also seemed to cut people out and under staff management at times. I did not like the corporate polices either. Specially the shrink policy, if food was going to go bad (expiration date) in the freezer department they would just throw it away. I mean they could have at least given it to the homeless shelter down the street because it still had a week to go until it spoiled. But even then it was frozen food… Does that even go bad?

5.0
Dec 8, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Walgreens is by far the best pharmacy to work for. Our pharmacy is all about customer service and making sure that we go above and beyond what the "Normal" pharmacy is willing to do. I have worked for other pharmacies and have not found one yet that shows their care and concern for the employees, as Walgreens does. I could not be happier or more proud to work for this company.

Cons

None that I have discovered

4.0
Aug 20, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Advancement, relatively well paid, company culture

Cons

Very visible glass ceiling in career advancement for non-pharmacists (DM is pretty much it, unless you're a pharmacist), Transfers which happen the day after notification, a fair amount of physical labor, lack of instructional follow-through in new service roll-out, high turnover among service clerks, unstable schedule (though the same goes for all retail jobs). If there is one reason I might leave the company, is the seemingly stubborn company culture of promoting pharmacists more quickly than people with advanced business degrees. Walgreen's is a business as much as it is a pharmacy. Some of the company's recent troubles can be attributed to just that - not enough more business-minded decision makers.

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