Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,101 total reviews)
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24% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,101 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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2.0
Oct 23, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

-A pro for an employee could be that constant delegation (read: avoiding work) by managerial staff will allow you to earn the experience necessary to get a better job/pay...with a different company. -A pro if you're a HS grad who is not looking to go to college. stick it out for a decade or two, and you can guarantee job security, schedule flexibility, decent benefits. -if you're a store manager with 15+ years with the company, you can stop worrying about performing. -if you're a woman who knows how to flirt a little, there's plenty of leniency

Cons

-favoritism (let your imagination fill in the gaps here) -lack of opportunities/promotions (even assistant managers could verify that the only clear way to get promoted was to switch stores/ regions/ companies). -Managerial staff inept at handling schedules, promotions, and even customer complaints. -pervert/creepy managers looking to advance their collection of NSFW photos against company rules/regulations. -if you're male, then expect to be forced to handle all stocking/loading/unloading/replenishing for all departments in addition to your own duties (more an issue of favoritism and not gender inequality).

2.0
Aug 25, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The income is nice and some of the customers can be very friendly. These are about the only two positive things that I caould think of.

Cons

There are to many to name them all here, but here are a couple. Rude customers, poor employee morale, poor employee training, unreal expectations from corporate, constantly being pushed to go faster and faster, high turnover, standing all day, no lunch break, etc....

3.0
Aug 3, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Profit sharing is phenomenal. Compensation is adequate-fair(although it's being reduced).

Cons

Restructuring is a nightmare. Top dogs bagged multiple millions in bonuses for improvement last two years, while just about everyone else saw reductions in workforce; scores of layoffs and firings, thousands of full time employees cut in hours by 25%(more humane than firing every 4th one?), now upcoming wage freezes.

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