PharMerica reviews

2.5

30% would recommend to a friend

(702 total reviews)
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Jon Rousseau

22% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

PharMerica has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 702 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The PharMerica employee rating is 29% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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702 reviews
1.0
Sep 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

when I was still there I could think of a few but since leaving and seeing a "normal work environment' I cannot tell you one good thing about working for this company

Cons

This was a horrible horrible company. I started working for this pharmacy when it was owned by Kindred . They had just opened the pharmacy I was in. That was in 2004, now that was a great company to work for! it went down hill quickly once the merger took place every few months I watched them become more and more unethical. They do dirty business. Lie to customers, rip customers off, make it so difficult to resolve billing issues that people just give up and finally pay the bill. They blocked lower cost medications from being purchased so nursing homes were being raked over the coals on meds, especially Over the counter items. I worked around the clock. I was called at home constantly. I didn't have a meal with my family for over a year without an interruption and most days I wasn't even home for dinner to begin with. I was hired for M-F days. The more time I gave the more tie they expected. The benefits sucked and so many employees in my pharmacy were redlined so raises had not occurred in years. labor laws are violated constantly and management just laughs about it. When I left I reported it to corporate who laughed about it too. in just one instance I was forced to work 84 days without a day off. the max you can be made to work in NH is 12. They refused to do anything. the good ole' boys club is alive and well in this pharmacy. I could go on and on about what I was expected to do while the director walked thru the door around 10 and out around 4:30 every day and played candy crush on his tablet all day. I got to the point where his boss would just send the emails to me with a note that said " here he is just going to forward it to you anyway" Reported to management that people where sharing their anxiety meds ( ativan etc) in the pharmacy and he just laughed it off instead of stopping this illegal and dangerous behavior. really the whole place is beyond dysfunctional . After 12 years of being there I didn't even realize how dysfunctional until I saw that the real world really isn't even close to that screwed up.The place is full or lies, secrets, plots and overall just crazy. Current employees, potential employees and customers alike should all RUN!

1.0
Aug 21, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I made good friends there - still keep in contact with a few.

Cons

There was absolutely no feeling of job security for the 8 1/2 years I worked there. Then the company lost 3/4 of their business (along with a huge contract) and didn't seem to really be trying that hard to find more. I was upset at first for being let go on that New Year's Eve, though I had a friend let go 3 days before Christmas. After about 6 months of being separated, I felt as though I was recovering from "something". I felt more stress-free even though still unemployed. Also I had allergies from working there (it was a closed building with poor air circulation) which seemed within 4 months after separation to magically clear up. I was Nationally Certified (CPhT) which meant very little. Raises were puny - took me 4 years to clear a dollar more than hired. PTO (which you earned!) was generous, but if you had to use it as opposed to requesting it in advance, you were penalized with points. So if you had to use it and it added up to 8 points (or 6; or 9; or 10 - it changed at managements' whim) you were in danger of being fired. Insurance sucked, too, when the gov. required everyone to be covered - one choice or nothing and be fined by the IRS when before we had at least 3 tiers.

1.0
Jan 17, 2016

Pharmacy tech

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Co workers were the best thing working there.

Cons

Management was poor and business went down hill. 7 people got laid off.

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