CVS Caremark Reviews

Pros

Pay is pretty good without having a degree!

Cons

Training is terrible! You are thrown to the wolves! If your quick on your toes you will make it if not look for another job!!

Advice to Senior Management

Listen to the staff we deal with customers on a daily!

Pros

Decent salary, benefits, work schedule, co-workers.

Cons

Unrealistic goals set by management. Lack of true communication from senior management.

Advice to Senior Management

Set realistic goals & better communication w/ employees.

Pros

CVS offers many things. If you like working with customers you will always get a chance to deal with the public. They also offer pay above minimum wage if you are experienced.

Cons

The way hours are handed out isn't always fair, and it is very hard to find managers that stand behind and support their employees.

Advice to Senior Management

I suggest doing a poll and finding out the best way you can start supporting your employees, especially the ones who are making a career out of CVS and not just a job.

Pros

You can work while in college.
Your co-workers are generally nice people.
The work itself is extremely easy.

Cons

The salary and benefits are not good.
The work is easy but the customers make your life absolutely miserable, and of course, the customer is always right- even when they threaten you with violence or shower you with obscenities and insults because their insurance company doesn't cover their medication.
The store management has no real training. The company seems to not want to make the investment.
Pharmacists who are not able to handle the volume of work in their stores. This is a problem in many stores. If you ever have to work in a store other than your own, or have a covering (floating) Pharmacist come into your store, it is horrible to have to take the abuse of customers because the Pharmacist is slow and sloppy.

Advice to Senior Management

Treat your store level employees with respect. They are human beings.
Invest in more training for your store management teams, they want to do a good job, but do not have the tools.
Cut the dead weight Pharmacists who cannot keep up with the demands of the job. They make it harder for everyone in the Pharmacy department to do their jobs well and cause a loss of customers.

Pros

good working inverment, nice people, good working place.

Cons

rude custormer, to many custormer asking for cash back.

Advice to Senior Management

respect each other.

Pros

Great store manager who helped my career.

Cons

Disconnect from senior management is severe downside.

Advice to Senior Management

Utilize the knowledge & experience of seasoned managers more heavily.

Pros

free product samples
great discounts
fun atmosphere

Cons

manager was a bit biased, played favorites when making work schedule

Advice to Senior Management

everyone should be treated equally

Pros

Great leadership by supervisors
Good work/life balance

Cons

Work not always spread out evenly
Customer always right mentality
Needs better security
Promotions given to friends not hard workers

Advice to Senior Management

Try more to make employees to feel wanted

Pros

Get time off you request

Cons

No benefits, they try to keep you part time forever, little growth opportunity, cheap

Pros

Schedules can be flexible if needed
Decent employee discount
Easy to get along with coworkers
Advancement opportunities usually exist if you so desire
The company shows no signs of decline and therefore your job is safe

Cons

Pay isn't the best.
Customers can and will treat you like garbage
Not easy to become full time if you are part time
Frequent changes in management

Advice to Senior Management

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