Pros

The working environment at my department is fairly layback. It's great for new graduates, married people, especially ones with kids. The working hour is flexible. You can work from home if needed or push back the deadline. Most of people are nice and seem to have been working at Walgreens forever.

Cons

There is no clear career pace for analytical background people. It's very likely that you report to someone without technical/analytical knowledge. And he/she is not allowed you to have direct reporting. The base salary is Okay, but unlike working in other industries, there is no bonus for analysts at Walgreens.

Advice to Senior Management

The company is lack of thorough plans while executing initiatives. When plans failed, no one has to take responsibilities, and it turns into vicious cycles of ignoring evaluation and risk analysis before execution. Value people with solid expertise, but not people only can talk. There are too many middle managers sitting in the office and going to endless meetings without generating a thing.