Duane Reade Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Duane Reade part-time for less than a year

Pros – Good management and chances to move up the ranks

Cons – long hours and tedious work at times

Former Employee – worked at Duane Reade full-time for more than a year

Pros – Flexible Hours, Clean Enviornment, Opportunities

Cons – Managers can be LAZY and can abuse their power

Advice to Senior Management – Do an audit on how managers interact with employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Duane Reade

Pros – good work environment
good benefits
good location

Cons – bad management
needs better management
needs more staff

Advice to Senior Management – get with program

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Duane Reade

Pros – Great pharmacist and store manager. they are eager to teach you and very understanding and calm. very knowledgable in their field.

Cons – very less pay. less then state minimums. they take advantage of minority employees. terrible assistant managers. don't recognize the certification. no flexiability in working hours.

Advice to Senior Management – more flexiability in working hours and competitive pay rate. work for your employees if you want them to work for you.

Current Employee – been working at Duane Reade

Pros – Great place to work; a smaller more attentive management ensures that issues of larger national chains are not present and/or quickly fixed.

Cons – Not really any -- most of my colleagues would prefer working here in comparison to the multitude of other national chains!

Advice to Senior Management – I would ask that managers in-store be given a greater say in company growth and direction. We have a great group of people and everyone should be allowed their contribution.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Duane Reade

Pros – -Great set hours (I work 2-10 except for Sundays 1-9)
-Managers let you know ahead of time when scheduling is being changed
-Get praised and recognition for doing good work
-Organized business

Cons – -10% discount
-When the company wants to promote something new, they give us ugly ass shirts advertising what they are promoting on it. This time they are promoting their new 'flex rewards card" and we have to wear these ugly ass bright lime green/yellow highlighter shirts.
-Stingy with time and a half but want you to work past your hours

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to the employees!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Duane Reade

Pros – Competitive Salary
Good Location
Possibility of Promotion/Career Advancement
Decent Medical Plan/401k

Cons – Favoritism
Bi-yearly Mandatory Inventory Weekend
Employee Attitude of Some Individuals

Advice to Senior Management – Promote more continuing ed efforts and childcare programs.

Former Employee – worked at Duane Reade

Pros – My co-workers were supportive and helpful. We all worked like a team. It was a friendly and positive environment. Overnight employees worked full-time and had Saturdays and Sundays off.

Cons – You were paid minimum wage. A small raise is given within a year. Credit isn't give where credit is due.

Advice to Senior Management – Great environment to work, more recognition of a well done job, an understanding General Manager, show more appreciation for hard working employees