What are pay increases like at Walgreens?

Base pay is excellent for an entry level retail management career. PTO/vacation is fairly generous and accrues quickly. You may have up to have absences without needing a doctors note/possible disciplinary action/etc.

Work-life balance is not great, you can work 7+ days in a row especially if your store is short staffed. Weekends and evenings are also typically required of most shift leads. Though base pay is good, you only get a 1% raise annually on average.

On the retail level there are no pro to the job, except if you are in college and use the job to get basic daily necessities. Also the co works will make or break the job for you.

A lot of task and little time to do them. The job is boring and no room for advancement. They pay minimum wage and when ever the wage goes up it cancels whatever raise you get from the yearly review and they only give a raise of a few cents based on the review.

You get paid & employee discount day

Everything literally. The company is constantly adding more to your plate, with no pay raise or if you get one it’s like $.10. Because when it come to evaluation time they will find every excuse in the book as to why you don’t deserve a raise. Then they start cutting hours so badly that you’re apply to the local fast food restaurant.. but guess what the expectations are still high & you are expected to damn near kill yourself with no help.

Consistent hours, learning new beauty products and trends, etc.

Often used in other areas of the store due to short staff, little to no emphasis from coworkers or management to support your position, most don’t understand, and little to no pay increases regardless of tenure.

The options to work from home is wonderful. The supervisor I had encouraged your growth within the company. The benefits are descent.

The pay raise are to low in this economy even with work at home. They cut are bonuses out The perk use to be better.

lunch sometimes, store discount, passionate workers

Low pay, Low or no performance raises, horrible management, no room for growth, long hours

Promotion opportunities; easy to climb up the ladder if you put enough dedication in.

You will be expected to do a 3-4 man job on your own. Little to no staff scheduled most of the time. The pay raise is literally a few pennies.

Good work/life balance Good pay Great bonus, when you get one

Financial performance has been lack luster, so bonuses are getting rarer and lower, if any. Long term employees never get a pay bump even for cost of living increases and minimum wage increases.

Good opportunity to gain experience in retail, with a strong teamwork dynamic depending on location. I loved my job.

The workload can be overwhelming, especially at busy locations, with responsibilities that don’t align with the pay rate. There’s often a lack of accountability among team members, with some Shift Leads not contributing equally, and store managers tend to overlook this as long as tasks are completed. Schedules are inflexible, with frequent night, weekend, and holiday shifts, making work-life balance challenging. Walgreens does not appear invested in employee retention, as there is no annual pay increase. Additionally, the company often cuts store hours, reducing the number of paid hours available. This results in understaffed shifts, with fewer people scheduled than are actually needed to manage the workload effectively.

- Discount days - Supportive managment

- No opportunity for pay increase - Lack of staffing