Walgreens reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(37,036 total reviews)
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26% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,036 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
1.0
May 2, 2016

Not recommended

Recommend
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Pros

8 hour work days for pharmacist (but have heard they are getting rid of that)

Cons

Everything. Horrible corporate management, No support, understaffed pharmacies and stores which basically means you wont have time to pee. You can ask for a random day off 8 months in advance and most likely get denied even when floaters are available. Nevermind calling out sick- ive seen pharmacists with food poisoning throwing up in the back of the pharmacy inbetween customer bc either there is no one to call or they wont send anyone in. Will look for any reason to write you up, deny a raise, or just flat ojt fire you. No advancement opportunities. Once you get a store its damn near impossible go leave as a pharmacist.

5.0
Feb 18, 2016

Pretty Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Very lenient. Almost too lenient because it gave me a false impression of how friendly people are in the workplace. But they were very flexible with my hours and scheduling which was very nice.

Cons

They were too lenient when people were late or even didnt show up at all. As someone who arrived to work on time and early, it was frustrating to see others not meet these expectations and appear to receive no punishment.

2.0
May 27, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Okay pay though not as much as cvs in my area. 401k is pretty good, though like all the other benefits, not as good as it used to be. Don't have to say "be well" anymore!

Cons

Nights, weekends, holidays... You'll work them all - upper management will send you a letter thanking you for your dedication for working on Christmas even though you were required to. They expect you to build your life around their open 24/7 schedule but are not willing to negotiate to help you. I asked for my hours to be reduced and was told I would have to go back to floating rather than just give up 1 shift per week. Every year they push back pay raises. This year we got a "bonus" that didn't even equal a day's pay after taxes were taken out as an apology for no raise. Training of new technicians is almost nonexistent. Unless you are working with a tech that had a lot of experience, good luck. Having someone click through a bunch of online modules that are severely outdated does not constitute training. The only way to move stores is to threaten to quit. Or at least that has been my experience. They like to place pharmacists at a store far from their home. It's crazy how many stores everyone passes on their way to work. It's like they don't care about that at all. They also don't care about inclement weather. Be it snow or ice you better get your store open so that the one customer who didn't plan ahead can get their cialis.

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