Walgreens reviews

The problem with Walgreens is that it revels in cheapness that forces everyone to accept mediocrity as a way of life. As a consequence, this place turned into mediocrity magnet. There are managers that bring in their relatives with practically zero qualifications and experience for the positions they are hired for. They still manage to survive as the competence is not really expected from a typical Walgreens IT worker. Any self respecting IT professional who joins unwittingly is guaranteed to bolt within a couple of months. Smart guys who are stuck here turn complacent over time and learn to act dumb so that they can blend in the environment. The technology is horribly outdated and at least a decade behind other companies around. The company perennially runs on keep-the-lights-on mode and that kicks any sort of innovation to the curb. Most of the jobs are outsourced to the cheapest bidders from India and the quality of the contractors show. Needless to say, the cheapness of Walgreens extends to the working conditions as well. The office environment at Lincolnshire is so dirty that I am sure they must be violating a dozen OSHA regulations. This was by far the worst company I have worked so far in my life.

Basically every single cliche of the corporate world applies to walgreens - ridiculous initiatives mandated from corporate, terrible benefits and raises, and eventually someone is going to get seriously hurt if they keep pushing their pharmacists and technicians the way they are. Hours are constantly being cut and there are little to no resources for training or attracting new employees.