Walgreens Reviews in Chicago, IL Area

Pros

Many opportunities to grow
Strong brand that people trust
Great downtown office
Smart, young group in eCommerce

Cons

Large company bureaucracy can be tough to navigate

Advice to Senior Management

Keep those communication channels open

Pros

good benefits, discount is nice

Cons

unreasonable tasks, terrible policies that allow for customer abuse, terrible scheduling on holidays and slow days

Advice to Senior Management

they wont take anyones advice they just want their money

Pros

Name recognition, good people, innovative in some areas, some really hard working people, can easily "hide", some areas people don't work hard, good new leadership but will be a few years before that big ship will turn

Cons

not performance driving, all people treated the same no matter what the outcome of their performance, very reactive culture, not strategic, very few hard working people (who leadership works to death because they trust them), too many people not held accountable for their work. HR very legally focused vs. performance focused.

Advice to Senior Management

think ahead, be strategic, prioritize, restructure HR so they are aligned with business needs, eliminate ER attorney population, too many attorneys being paid tons of money to do simple ER work and causing way too much inefficient work and waste for others

Pros

- very nice people
- well established company
- great management
- many places to go for lunch near by

Cons

-benefits and salary are not competitive
- not a young culture
- outdated policies and technology
- location in suburbs

Pros

Pay raises somewhat consistant, not too difficult, 15% discount on most items

Cons

Rude customers, expected availablility, open on all major holidays

Pros

Promotes well
Female & Minority friendly

Cons

If you're good at office politics--this is the place to work! If you're amazing that gossiping and complaining other people work--this is a great fit for you!
This company doesn't care if you're good at your work, they care how well you can suck up to senior management and complain about other people.
The environment of this company is very unhealthy

Advice to Senior Management

Should not listen to other workers complain but evaluate individual's working abilities.

Pros

Secure company due to time it has been in business
Competitive pay low to mid range for positions
Benefits are competitive.

Cons

Behind in the use of emerging technologies to leverage their business in the industry.
Products and services are not driven or focused on the various levels of customer sectors they are trying to market to
Company is sluggish in responding to industry changes and demands
Career Development is very difficult if not non existent for those who are business minded. Most opportunities are limited to clinical expertise. They need more business minded executives driving this business.
Marketing campaigns are weak, unimaginative and only moderatly effective.
Company needs to pay attention to and work towards goals that seperate them from the top 100 companies to work for. Unimpressive is that they make the fortune 500 list but they don't rank in the top 100 to work for.

Advice to Senior Management

Get all divisions on board towards a single mission and strategy Ie. legal dept.
Work to find a niche in the industry not by following others but rather by asking what is next.
Having a vision is good, having a strategy and plan to get there would be better.
Listen to your employees and build services based on what you consumers are telling you. Your goals up to this point have strictly been aligned with what YOUR CURRENT capabilites are. Focus on what your customers want and expand your horizons in the capabilities department. Don't ask what you already have, ask where you should be going and what can you build to get there.

Pros

Great company, great track record, great resume building experiences, great exposure to various software, good pay, solid principles and core values, proud history, well-known in the industry, allow and encourage movement within the company.

Cons

Lack of translatable vision, lack of direct management skills, inability to facilitate team dynamics and change, more focus on tenure than demonstrated ability, more focused on projects than on people.

Advice to Senior Management

Take your people responsible. Don't focus on tenure when deciding involvement of team members. Don't try to make people "fit" into situations they are not well suited for at the cost of the team. Don't play favourites. Be accountable to your employees.

Pros

easy work, flexiable schedule, no hassle

Cons

minimum wage, work nights and weekends

Advice to Senior Management

understand you employee and work towards it it.

Pros

Good communication, great people. Training opportunities are good.

Cons

Corporate culture has changed recently, seems less professional, less of a "family company." Too many new WalMart hires.

Advice to Senior Management

Recognize your employees, sincerely, consistently across divisions. People want to stay with Walgreens forever. Make them want to stay.