Retail clinics, where medicine goes to die - Family Nurse Practitioner Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Jul 23, 2013
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Pros

Open 363 days a year, so if you want weekend work, you have it. Good pay and benefits. Great concept, but very poorly implemented.

Cons

Micromanaging. Ridiculously slow EMR, not at all tailored to clinical practice. Can't get time off when needed. High turnover. They tolerate bad clinicians, which makes us all look bad. Not willing to really invest in the IT aspect of the business.

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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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