Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,103 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 37,103 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 9, 2023
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Pros

The work itself is fine, I like my job. I enjoy having conversations with my patients and helping them with OTCs and vaccines. As for everything else its pretty standard for retail pharmacy.

Cons

I'm sure this is everywhere, but staffing has become a huge issue lately. I'm frequently at a busy store and there simply isn't enough technicians to run the pharmacy effectively. Even if they hired more, there "isn't enough hours in the budget". As the pharmacist, I 100% do not mind helping with filling or helping at the counter - but it shouldn't be effectively required because I only have one tech and a never-ending line at both the counter and drive-thru. Then there's the ever growing list of various targets they want us to meet. hate to say it, but something has got to give - and if I have to choose, its gonna be metrics. I will not ignore patients standing at my counter because I'm more concerned about meeting arbitrary goals. However, that stance got me a poor performance review because I'm not meeting certain goals therefore I wasn't allowed to get a staff RPh position this year.

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2.0
Sep 27, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Working at a register is simple enough and sometimes the customers are kind. I've met one person working there that I could see myself being friends with. The store has AC, and there have been a few funny moments with the other staff here and there.

Cons

I've gotten little to no training despite me making it clear that this is my first job. We're understaffed and overpacked, especially in pharmacy. All management seems to care about is how many credit card applications we get. I typically work as the only cashier and we are packed on a constant basis. I press the IC3 button (which basically means we have 3 or more people waiting in line and I need help) and half of the time nobody shows up to help. I was never shown how to do photos, any explanation I get about FEDEX and the photo department, as well as the register, was only given after an issue had come up and I needed help and they were brief. Managers half of the time won't show up when you call them for help. I was left alone on my 2nd day, had no idea how to do returns or card reloads, nor how to do price checks. I wasn't even able to complete the online training they make you do, which sucks itself. I've been with this company not even a year and the only reason I haven't quit is because I want something to put on my resume. I'm having nightmares about this job. I get maybe two days off in a week and to get them I have to work 4 8 hour days. I'm miserable.

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