While benefits are good, there is barely any communication, rarely are you praised, and a great lack of trainning. - Certified Executive Assistant Manager Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
22 Jun 2011
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Pros

The profit sharing program where walgreens puts in almost 3 for your 1$. Once you get past 5 years you get 3 weeks paid vacation and you can bank up to a week for each year. As an executive assistant you get a yearly bonus of close to 5k before deductions.

Cons

No one really trains you, they just throw you in. There is little to no communication between all senior management and the employees. There is barely any employees to get the job done, so whenever someone calls sick, you're screwed. Also you're often called on your days off to work, and being salaried you're not going to get paid extra. Some store managers call you in frequently. You don't get regular days off, and rarely do you get your days off together unless it's pto. Also they transfer you once or twice a year to a different location where you have to almost learn everything again.

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5.0
4 Feb 2026
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Pros

Flexible, not too many things to do, focus on your job, great customers, fun, free products. Working with customers. The area lead was amazing. It went down hill after she left.

Cons

The got rid of the position in many stores

3.0
25 Jun 2026
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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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