Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,149 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 37,149 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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37K reviews
3.0
Mar 11, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Available OT, friendly coworkers, great location in SF. Fairly easy pharmacy computer operating system. No drive through pharmacies in SF as well.

Cons

Corporate initiatives and metrics, constant pressure from management to perform non-essential tasks. Company seems to put profits over consumer safety

1.0
Mar 11, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Got to work with a great Retail company. Pay above average in market I was living in.

Cons

Too many mergers with larger companies creating Vendor distrust and management chaos over the years. Mid-level management turnover was chaotic. Upper level management never knew who there next boss was, therefore was unreliable and untrustworthy. Walgreens recently sold this company which says a lot about future profitability. Makes you wonder whether the whole Employer based health clinic as a future after Obama Care. Fortune 500 companies probably wondering if there is a cheaper, better system to manage their employees health care needs.

3.0
Feb 16, 2015

Good company to start a career in retail and learn how to manage a business.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big company with opportunities for continued career growth. Great emphasis on increasing accountability throughout the entire organization.

Cons

Company's focus shifted a few years ago from driving store growth to driving shareholder value. Shareholder value is important but at some point it has negatively impacted operations as expectations and standards are not matching with the reality of what can be accomplished with allotted resources. This often times creates an overly stressful environment which creates high employee turnover across the board.

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