On the Decline - Head Photo Specialist Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Nov 30, 2009
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Pros

The wages and benefits were fairly good, as retail positions go. Depending on the individual store and district, the management team is typically decent, and relatively competent. The company USED to offer excellent opportunities for advancement, and in some markets these opportunities remain.

Cons

Over the last couple of years, Walgreens has succumbed to the notion that the only way to improve profitability and performance is to cut staff hours, drastically in some cases. As a consequence of the company's explosive growth over the past two decades, many systems are overstretched and overworked. Also, the company has really lacked a clear vision under Jeff Rein and Greg Wasson.

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5.0
Feb 2, 2026
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Pros

Good company to work for

Cons

- A lot of phones ringing that you have to answer that require a lot of work that it holds you off on your current tasks for awhile. They need to do something about the phones ringing all the time.

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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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