Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,106 total reviews)
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Mike Motz

23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,106 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Walgreens employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
Aug 2, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

We get psuedo-paid holidays, and by that I mean they will tally up your average weekly hours, divide it by 5 days in a workweek, and pay you an extra "average" workday. So if you only work 15 hours a week, but just so happen to work a holiday, you will only make an extra 3 hours worth of pay. We also get an employee discount of 15%, which is helpful, but things are generally cheaper elsewhere. I'm apparently lucky enough to work at a store where most employees are helpful and easy to get along with, although management is a bit on the condescending side.

Cons

When i was hired i received a total of 2 days training before closing the Photo Dept alone. From what I've noticed this is normal practice at the store I'm in, especially with the hours that got cut lately. Management will treat us employees like we are just there to do all the work while they do the bare minimum. Pay raises are impossible to get, and when they do come it's a slap in the face. Hard workers get pushed to do obscene amounts of work, while the less motivated employees don't get assigned anything because management knows the job wont get done.

5.0
Aug 1, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Being able to do something different ever day, meeting new people all the time and helping make peoples days better.

Cons

can be long hours, and can be a challange with the amount of hours each store has to work with. It is possible to deal with issues that can be mentally draining

4.0
Aug 1, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay for retail management with fast promotion opportunities. The profit sharing plan is excellent you'll receive 3.30 for every $1 contributed. Starting off you receive 2 weeks paid vacation.

Cons

Promotions are based on office politics not job performance. They will transfer you to different stores often making you travel up to an hour drive, if you decline a transfer you will never get promoted. They work you on holidays. You can't use vacation time during Oct 30 - Jan 1, also you must use vacation time each year or you will lose it.

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