More tech hours, please. - Staff Pharmacist Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
May 4, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The best reason to work for Walgreen is the benefits. Profit sharing and salary can't be beat. Profit sharing is historically around 3% of salary for pharmacist. The computer system is THE very best I have ever seen

Cons

Downside is the schedule but they provide you with a good salary and benefits. The other big issue is the number of prescriptions you must fill each day at the higher volume stores. They have devised a way to help this super busy pharmacist out through the computer where another less busy pharmacist anywhere in the state can verify prescriptions at the other more busy store.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Was always able to work with my on my schedule and was always a reliable workplace little surprises

Cons

My area had a lot of scary stuff happen and a lot of time I was at the front all alone just left me feeling unsafe at times as a teen.

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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