Walgreens - Expecting the same amount of work for 15% less pay. - Assistant Manager Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
May 7, 2009
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Pros

The best part of working for Walgreens is the customers. It's retail so you do get the few customers that are angry about everything however, most of the customers are friendly and nice. The benefits are excellent compared to other retailers. The profit sharing plan can't be beat. With the right staff and store manager work can be fun along with getting the job done.

Cons

Recent staffing cut-backs make it hard to accomplish the standards set by Walgreens. Pay cuts for management are unfair considering the same amount of work is expected with less hours per week. The management staff keeps the stores together and by reducing thier wages it sets a solemn tone. There is a saying, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."

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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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