PharMerica Reviews

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

Pros – Great people work for this company, they just need stronger leaders at the senior management level.

Cons – Too slow to adapt to changes in the industry. Salaries range across the country for the sales team, some markets are harder to sell in but you're painted a prettier picture in the interview process.

Advice to Senior Management – Evaluate who you are as a company and follow through on your commitments to your team and customers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at PharMerica full-time

Pros – * Great ops and sales teams in areas I worked with; Always very hands on and served the client's best interest

Cons – * Professionalism slides as corporate office is in Louisville, KY (short skirts, flip flops, shorts, etc. are tolerated)
* Routine, inescapable gossip
* Most work/projects piled on to the 2-3 dependable work horses for completion
* Too many new, un- QA’ed projects shuffled onto workload by management before completion of the previous one
* Constant change in upper management; discord and resentment between internal teams
* No desirable incentive for client retention; very small monetary incentive given annually

Advice to Senior Management – Hire Account Management with pharmacy background
Overhaul retention compensation and incentives structure
Remove AAM role and empower all to be AM's with smaller territories

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at PharMerica full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – I liked the people who worked there. Everyone worked hard, and those who didn't didn't last.

Cons – There are no windows in the pharmacy.

Advice to Senior Management – Update equipment.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at PharMerica full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The company has a nation-wide presence

Cons – Poor management at the local and regional levels. Corporate culture continues to move away from patient/employee care in favor of policies to increase profits. This business attitude is making it hard for the company to compete with mid-western competitors.

Advice to Senior Management – Take a good look at your employees. Realize how valuable they really are, and give them the recognition and appreciation that they deserve. The same can be said for your customers. You cannot be successful without them.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at PharMerica full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – I could set my own schedule as long as I visited my customers routinely.

Cons – They are losing business which means employees are losing their jobs. Manager tells you to do something then changes his/her mind within days. They attempted to go me (and others) to quit and when that didn't work, they laid us off. The severance package was terrible.

Advice to Senior Management – Have the same expectations for all employees. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Respond to phone calls and emails.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at PharMerica full-time for more than a year

Pros – Shift Differencial For Nights
PTO Benefits
Decent Pay

Cons – Favortism in most departments
Too much gossip amoung employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at PharMerica full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Some good people on the team.

Cons – Pay is lousy. Culture is lousy. Training is lousy.

Advice to Senior Management – Quit.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at PharMerica part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Excellent work conditions with minimum amount of stress.

Cons – competitive pay needs to be paid to employees commensurate with their experience.

Advice to Senior Management – None

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at PharMerica as an intern for less than a year

Pros – I like how the system and the layout is. They make you feel like family.

Cons – Probably not enough hours like a full time job there.

Advice to Senior Management – Take a leadership role, don't be afraid to get your hands dirty. If you put in some work, then the rest of the team will follow.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at PharMerica full-time for less than a year

Pros – Career path for upward mobility is in place for sales positions. Work is easy. and un-complicated.

Cons – Not customer-focused, low-pay, no accountability. Customers don't think twice before leaving even if it mean breaching their contract. Not a glamorous place to work.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your customers and make changes in the pharmacies with the most complaints. Make pharmacy managers more accountable for the service they provide to the facilities.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend