Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,128 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 37,128 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
1.0
Oct 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You can move around the country and still stay with Wlagreen

Cons

1)Bad upper management.2) The loss prevention people treat you like a criminal. 3) They make you work very hard for the money.4) Lack of support and help from the District Office. 4) You cannot wear any lapel pin (not even a pink ribbon for Breast Cancer support, or the American Flag).5) They are good at making the pharmacy a chop-shop meaning you have to process 60 to 70 Rxs an hr without adequate help:They are setting you up to kill some unfortunate patient!!!!.

4.0
Oct 17, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Walgreen Drug Stores inc has good pay (for management). The benefits package is generally outstanding, especially the prescription insurance (we are the nation's largest pharmacy) and the 401 (k) match (no one at wag ever says 401k; it's always referred to as "profit sharing")There are fairly decent opportunities for advancement, though this can depend quite a bit on the market you work in. If you are willing to work hard and make influential friends, you will probably become a store manger someday. I personally like the variety of tasks that I get to perform at my job, butthat's just me.

Cons

The hours for salaried management can be absolutely brutal, especially as variuos holiday seasons approach. Working six long days a week is not unusual, and seems to be more and more regular the longer I work there. The lack of formal training you receive on a variety of necessary duties is a sore spot. The same job title at 2 different stores can seem to be two wildly different jobs, depending on the whims of your particular store manager. You can be transferred between stores with just days notice, even if the two stores are 30 miles apart. Unless you want to transfer to be closer to your house. Then you're out of luck.

5.0
Oct 13, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They pay well for the industry. Plenty of room for advancement and they also promote from within. We have terrific resources including people and technology. I enjoy working with the public and getting the public into my store.

Cons

Work long hours as a store manager. Have very limited budget of hours for the store with more and more work to get done. For those who say it is hard to get promoted look in the mirror and ask yourself if you are a good worker because I know that in my district if you are you get promoted. It took me 1 year to become an exa and 3 more years to become a store manager which I thought was quite fair. I worked my butt off to get here and I work even harder now that my name is on the wall of my store. So it doesnt get easier the further up the rung you go and if you think it does you have no idea the daily tasks that are involved with being a store manager.

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