Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,139 total reviews)
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23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,139 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 Vendita al dettaglio e all'ingrosso industry (3.5 stars).

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37K reviews
3.0
Jan 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

At least with the store I work at, the managers are very friendly, and will listen to their employees. The atmosphere is fairly laid back, but not totally lax. I have never had any problems with my coworkers. Of course it all depends on who is running the store. I have heard some of the other stores in the area aren't run as well as the one I work at, and that is unfortunate. The also have pretty good medical coverage, although don't expect them to cover your vision. I had to pay for that out of pocket. Overall it isn't a bad place to work but don't expect to make a career out of Walgreens unless you go into management, but from what I have seen and heard, it can be very stressing.

Cons

The pay is terrible. I work in the photo dept and I started at around 8.50 an hour. We get a dollar raise every year, and that would be good if the starting wages wasn't so low. Also, working in photo can be a little frustrating at times, especially when the photo machines start getting fussy. The Nexlab machine we have now has to have it'ss printers changed every few months because the ribbon used in the printers starts sticking to the paper more and more as time goes on. Every now and then, one of the machines will glitch, either the kiosk or the nexlab, causing a lost order and an inconvenienced customer complaining.

4.0
Jan 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very stable company, Good pay,good benefits and overall do your job and you are left alone. Depending on your boss, if you give 100% effort you will be taken care of. Of all my walgreen bosses I only had one who was truly clueless of what happened in the stores.

Cons

Company seems to be stumbling at the top. Once you work in the inner city they keep you there. You feel trapped. Not enough feedback from district manager. With the growth the last few years they have people in positions that have no business being there. That starts from the top all the way down to store managers. If you do not have a college degree you will be left behind. No matter how good you are at your job. They would rather have a mediocre college grad than a spectacular non college grad?????

3.0
Dec 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some Store Managers are great to work for it depends on the person and how they communicate with us employees.

Cons

As an Assistant Manager your have to work were they say you have to work. Which means you will never be close to home. Assistants get transferd all over the place you may drive by 6 different Walgreens before you get to work. Also the hours you work will never be great some nights you may only get about 4 hours sleep before you have to get up and go to work. Also you are not just a Manager you are a Janitor, Grounds keeper, Maid Service, Stock boy .. basicly a slave for your paycheck. Also open all hoildays so just forget about family life.

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