uh, who's running the show? - Anonymous employee Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
Apr 27, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- management position right out of college - a lot of opportunities to learn and grow

Cons

- open 365 days a year and you work the minimum of four holidays - time and a half for memorial day, july fourth, labor day, thanksgiving, christmas, and new years day got taken away yet store managers have there convention in Vegas this year.. - cut store and pharmacy hours yet still expect the same work done with less people - no work/ life balance.. you work a different schedule each week and you can go a month w/o having a weekend off - managers have sick time but it's hard to use it. - bs health insurance, dental, and no vision insurance.

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