CVS Caremark is number one for a reason, but it can be better. - Pharmacist CVS Health Employee Review

4.0
Apr 19, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Solid financially, good growth, good job security, good benefits, management is never satisfied and constant seeking improvement, very good technology, fun place to work generally.

Cons

a lot of work for the hours given and relatively low support to maintain efficiency, but service has not suffered too much and financial stability maintained so the poor situation continues. No real breaks unless mandated by law. State laws should require breaks for the health of the employees and job satifaction and customer safety. Management is never satisfied and always seeking improvement. Needs better technology in more locations. Management is piling on more and more tasks and there is too little time to accomplished them. Many employees are not really qualified to do their respective jobs. Many employees lack communication and basic skills they should have learned in high school, but trainers and management just want to rubber stamp accomplishments and training goals instead of having employee really demonstrate ability to conduct tasks repeatedly. Fun place to work generally, but there is such a thing as too much fun and teams are being overworked.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Dec 13, 2014
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Pros

I learned a lot working there as far as how to run a business as well as how to develop a team. I had one of the most successful teams in the company ranking as the top store year over year in two separate markets, one in the Northeast one in the Southeast. I was a paragon winner with the company as well. My most recent DM was very supportive. I genuinely thank them for the opportunity and the knowledge that I acquired while working with them.

Cons

Work hours were excessive. To be successful hours worked were borderline slavery. While I willingly worked them to be successful, the week you didn't you were immediately behind. Vacations were almost non existent due to constant visitors from corporate stopping in to do reviews. Holiday weeks were paid 4 days regular 1 holiday and you worked all 5. The facade of the stores looking great when these people stop by versus the reality of the business is polarizing. There were always teams of people and excessive expenditures of payroll thrown into stores prior to their visits. While I understood the need to make an appearance, it was always will always be a backwards way off thinking. Company preaches quality of life for their clients while quality of life for their employees is non-existent. As a "manager" in your average store you will be "managing" a total of one person during your shift, with a total of 10 people at location. Location open hours will exceed total payroll hours ie Sun-Sat 7am-10pm = 15hrs per day x 7 days x 2 people = 210 hrs which excludes the need to have a person unload deliveries that come in during non opened hours. Your budgeted hours will be approximately 208 hrs. I will only mention that during the month of December that there are extended hours for the stores but no budgeted hours to accommodate. Stores are held to strict shrink targets with little to no control over external theft. Remember 2 people at location, if four people enter to steal there is nothing you can do to stop them. These are facts not personal prejudices.

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