Jobs that pay well do so for a reason - Pharmacy Manager Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Feb 8, 2010
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Pros

Pay is good, lots of locations, always seems to be a need for managers and support staff, new employees can move up to a store or pharmacy management position quickly if they show interest and are somewhat competent

Cons

Stress, stress, and more stress. High pressure to excessively multi-task, not enough support staff to do what needs to be done, management has no idea how difficult it is for pharmacists to answer phones, ring registers, counsel patients, give shots, and answer questions - all while filling prescriptions that cannot have any mistakes. No way to have much of a personal life - work comes first because someone always has to be there.

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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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