Company coasting on its 110-year retail reputation but lacking strategy and execution for future. - Anonymous employee Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
7 Jan 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good company reputation. Nice coworkers. Emphasis on training and professional development.

Cons

Lack of leadership and clearly communicated and implemented strategy. Poor health and retirement benefits---not competitive with other companies of its size. Limited opportunity for advancement.

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Opportunity for advancement, engaging supportive environment

Cons

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Pros

Can be a fun environment. All in whom your staff is. Operating photo was fun and building projects for the customers. Learning about pharmacy operations.

Cons

Work life balance and low pay for what is expected. Not having enough payroll to effectively run a store. My store ran FE on a 320 hour a week budget. That was barely enough to get buy and meet the expectations put out by the company. I was never able to keep a full leadership staff. When a leader called out, I had to stay. There were days I was called away from my own dinner table. SM's were forced to be in the pharmacy for more than half of their day regardless as to what is happening in the FE. I worked over 50 hours a week and barely got to spend time with my family. If I wasn't at the store I was getting a phone call and having to go back to the store.

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