Like dealing with retail and the public, Walgreens might be for you. - Assistant Manager Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
Apr 8, 2009
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Pros

Great pay. Fast pace environment. Always learning new things. People and employees always seemed to have smiles on there face and were very enthusiastic. The training seemed to be fun and creative. Working with Walgreens employees was a highlight. Even if you were at the bottom of the totem pole the person at the top was right there with you to show you how it was done. The seasons of the year were always changing so was your work environment. You could see Christmas coming even though it was six months away. The training also seemed to be tops of all companies I worked for.

Cons

People never really gave praise for a job well done. The company also seemed to cut people out and under staff management at times. I did not like the corporate polices either. Specially the shrink policy, if food was going to go bad (expiration date) in the freezer department they would just throw it away. I mean they could have at least given it to the homeless shelter down the street because it still had a week to go until it spoiled. But even then it was frozen food… Does that even go bad?

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Work with your schedule if you are in school.

Cons

Low pay. I need to be able to multitask, run the cash register, and operate the Photo Booth lab at a fast pace.

3.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Can be a fun environment. All in whom your staff is. Operating photo was fun and building projects for the customers. Learning about pharmacy operations.

Cons

Work life balance and low pay for what is expected. Not having enough payroll to effectively run a store. My store ran FE on a 320 hour a week budget. That was barely enough to get buy and meet the expectations put out by the company. I was never able to keep a full leadership staff. When a leader called out, I had to stay. There were days I was called away from my own dinner table. SM's were forced to be in the pharmacy for more than half of their day regardless as to what is happening in the FE. I worked over 50 hours a week and barely got to spend time with my family. If I wasn't at the store I was getting a phone call and having to go back to the store.

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