They're not Walmart, but they pay the same. - Cashier Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Feb 26, 2015
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Pros

The discount. 25% on Walgreen's items and 15% on everything else. Can't think of another pro so I am meeting the 20 word minimum by typing this sentence.

Cons

Th pay. 8.20 an hour as a cashier. "Shift leads", the person you think that is at least an assistant manager, the one who does everything a manager does when the one "store manager" is not there don't make much more than that. Further, the "Shift Leads" used to be called assistant managers until some corporate bottom-line zealousness changed their title to shift lead so they could reduce their pay. Their duties are exactly the same however. And that's the con of employment at Walgreens. That cold, calculated, corporate greed that runs through the entire culture of Walgreens.

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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

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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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