LloydsPharmacy Employee Reviews about "nice people"
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Return to all Reviews- 2.0Mar 21, 2015DispenserFormer Employee, more than 1 yearScunthorpe, England
Pros
people are nice at the branches you work at and the discount card is great.
Cons
The staff don't have a lot of training and don't get a lot of support from head office, especially branch managers who are just left to cope as best they can . i have had a pretty bad time dealing with there HR department , both when I was working for the company and when I left. They over paid me wages for months I had not worked there , I contacted them about the mistake and they asked me to pay it back. I was happy to do this but I asked them to take account of the substantial holiday pay they still owed me and send me some paper work so I could pay back the difference. They said they would do this but in the mean time, while waiting for the company to get back to me, they sold the debt on to a debt collection company . As the matter was still in dispute it had to go back to Lloyds, who then acknowledged my holidays and I paid the difference back to the company. However a year later I had found out they had reported all money paid back to the company to HR revenue and customs as earnings. As I was working full time with another company at the time I got taxed as working two full time jobs and ended up with a unwanted tax bill. I again tried to contact Llloyds who did nothing to help. The IT system is out dated and always breaking down, any problems is always a number to ring head office and not really a lot of management support for individual branches. Staff sickenes can not be covered by over time but rather banked hours which you very rarely get chance to take.
- 4.0Jan 28, 2021Pre Registration PharmacistFormer Employee
Pros
People here are very friendly and nice! Good support from tutor and learning team.
Cons
Overall, everything is satisfactory. However, salary could be higher.
LloydsPharmacy Response3yHi, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We’re so glad that you had a positive experience working here at LloydsPharmacy, may we wish you all the best going forward in your next position and future employment. Kind Regards, Employer Brand Team
- 3.0Apr 1, 2020Supervising PharmacistCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsDublin, Dublin
Pros
friendly colleagues and nice people
Cons
stressful and not enough support from head office
- 1.0Nov 13, 2021PharmacistFormer Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
There isn't really any. You get to meet a lot of hard-working and nice people at the company. Thats the one good thing.
Cons
Generally, management is terrible and seems to be the culture that staff need to be in constant fear of doing something wrong. So much so, it has recently been causing an anxiety and mental health crisis within the workforce. There is a lot of middle management and especially on the off-site dispensing side, some very nasty people who bully people below them. One manager in particular, though I won't name names, bullied many people and several people walked out due to the stress caused by her. Senior managers will not be afraid to bend the rules and make up rules just to keep people in fear, and I've even heard murmurs of bribery and corruption from Lloyds trying to cover up issues regarding patient safety. I would strongly recommend against seeking employment with this company.
- 1.0Jan 17, 2022Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearSouthampton, England
Pros
Met some nice people working here
Cons
Route set is ridiculous impossible demand take lunch breaks and unnecessary breaks Delivery done in windows system doing over 200+ miles daily Working bank holidays wasn’t compulsory when I start the job Never paid on time or see my payslip all the time I been there
LloydsPharmacy Response2yHi, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We are on a mission to make this an even better place to work, so we really value all feedback both positive and constructive. We haved passed your comments onto the relevant teams, but please do speak with your line manager if you have any other concerns. Kind Regards, Employer Brand Team
- 2.0Oct 11, 2021Trainee DispenserFormer Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
Nice people to work with
Cons
Hired 10 hours a week but was made to work up to 20 hours a week and also wanted more but I said no because of health reasons (I was dismissed for this)
LloydsPharmacy Response3yHi, Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. We’re disappointed that you feel your experience working here at LloydsPharmacy was not a positive one, if you would like to discuss this in further detail then please email us at talentacquisition@mckesson.uk We wish you all the best in your future employment. Kind Regards, Employer Brand Team
- 1.0Apr 10, 2021Trainee Healthcare PartnerFormer Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
Some of my colleagues were really nice people!
Cons
Paid me less than £8 for each hour that I worked (minimum wage violation!) and now won’t answer my messages Also never paid the holiday I accrued but was unable to take before I left Constantly understaffed but weren’t able to hire more staff
- 3.0May 12, 2021Pharmacy DispenserCurrent EmployeeWarrington, North West England, England
Pros
Nice people who i work with
Cons
Management is shocking and your get screamed at by customers 24/7
- 1.0Feb 7, 2018Pharmacy TechnicianFormer Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
A few nice people to work with
Cons
Awful management, always crying, having a breakdown, always complained, always had a million and one things to do (which they didn’t) Awful shifts, literally felt like I lived there. Some people got to start early and finish early, I never got that always finished late. Pharmacist was creepy and unprofessional
2 - 3.0Oct 5, 2018PharmacistCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearMaidstone, England
Pros
Nice people in the branches. Fair salary.
Cons
High rotation of higher management. Not enough staff to do the job.
