Walgreens reviews

3.0

34% would recommend to a friend

(37,055 total reviews)
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26% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,055 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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4.0
Sep 6, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, including health insurance and profit sharing. Most management is laid back and don't ride you all day long on what your duties are. Possibility for promotion is endless, provided you have the skills. Many different job titles in the company, not just working inside the pharmacy or the store.

Cons

Management can sometimes be incompetent, which hinders the job you, as an employee, do.

2.0
Aug 31, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Walgreens matches the first 2% of 401k contributions 3 to 1. This year my first 2% will total roughly $2,100 so the company will contribute $6,300. As a pharmacist I am working for a company that basically does not exist without my position. Pharmacy accounts for 60 to 70% of sales and trust me everyone knows it. This makes me a valuable asset.

Cons

Despite the largest percent of sales being from the pharmacy we are often short staffed. It seems we are constantly cutting hours to decrease cost. In this rough economy the entire store is losing hours on a regular basis to keep stock holders happy. At the same time corporate continues to preach customer service as being paramount to everything else. Cut hours and give better customer service, huh.

2.0
Aug 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great steping stone for further jobs, but depends on the store you get. Some are really worse than others. As stated, depends on the store you get. Some are waaayyy lot better than others, dont be fooled. Some have high traffice, within a good area, and some stores are just plain nasty and have alot of crime etc.

Cons

Bad managers, horrible training, inflexible hours, managers and co-workers dont give a dam about helping when neeed. Also too much gosip within ranks. Also security at stores that are in rough areas need to be increased. Manager dont take an active part in helping, and when they do, its because someone from district is on the way over. Real sad...

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