Walgreens was once a good company to work for: unfortunately, they no longer care about their employees. - Certified Pharmacy Technician Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Feb 5, 2015
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Pros

Pay is fairly decent in comparison with other retail companies. Somewhat flexible schedule. Allows for full or part time work and the ability to work at multiple stores to earn extra income.

Cons

Walgreens has been making a ton of changes to the store and pharmacy that cost the company a ton of money. In contrast they continually cut hours for staff, cap pay, and/or refuse to give raises. Instead of investing in their employees we are treated as very expendable and instead they invest in machines and programs that are not effective. We are continually understaffed due to the cutting of our budget but are constantly told to "be more efficient and multi-task". What was once a good company who valued their employees and saw them as the source of the company's success has now turned into one that devalues their employees and sees them only as a source of revenue lost.

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5.0
Feb 4, 2026
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Pros

Flexible, not too many things to do, focus on your job, great customers, fun, free products. Working with customers. The area lead was amazing. It went down hill after she left.

Cons

The got rid of the position in many stores

3.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Can be a fun environment. All in whom your staff is. Operating photo was fun and building projects for the customers. Learning about pharmacy operations.

Cons

Work life balance and low pay for what is expected. Not having enough payroll to effectively run a store. My store ran FE on a 320 hour a week budget. That was barely enough to get buy and meet the expectations put out by the company. I was never able to keep a full leadership staff. When a leader called out, I had to stay. There were days I was called away from my own dinner table. SM's were forced to be in the pharmacy for more than half of their day regardless as to what is happening in the FE. I worked over 50 hours a week and barely got to spend time with my family. If I wasn't at the store I was getting a phone call and having to go back to the store.

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