Walgreens Boots Alliance Employee Reviews about "work life balance"
Updated Dec 17, 2019
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Stefano Pessina
128 Ratings
Pros
"Lovely staff discount on make up" (in 26 reviews)
"Very good company and nice people, good discounts" (in 14 reviews)
Cons
"They wanted to perform tasks that were not for a pharmacist" (in 15 reviews)
"No equal opportunities /work life balance" (in 10 reviews)
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"Work"
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I have been working at Walgreens Boots Alliance full-time for more than a year
Pros
Busy, makes time go fast, Okay salary.
Cons
On feet all day, Lack of work life balance, Social life disturbed, Weekend working.
Walgreens Boots Alliance2019-12-17"Ops"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Walgreens Boots Alliance full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
You get benefits like discount card
Cons
No equal opportunities /work life balance
Advice to Management
Always stand by your words and give equality and work/life balance
Walgreens Boots Alliance2019-06-27"Understaffed, Overworked, Underpaid"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Walgreens Boots Alliance full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Friendly staff. Nothing else positive. Used to be a better work please going back a few years
Cons
Pressure and stress due to inadequate staff levels. No work life balance. Inadequate staff causing constant stress especially due to the nature of pharmacy and the importance of medication.
Advice to Management
Management at area level and above need to understand the pressure and stress that is happening in store. Invest in more people and more results would be achieved.
Walgreens Boots Alliance2019-03-25"Career with Boots."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Walgreens Boots Alliance full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Great training. Good career opportunities.
Cons
Work life balance is difficult to maintain
Walgreens Boots Alliance2018-09-27"Good company to work for"
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Pros
Pros of working at WBA are international environment, stability of the job, good compensation and benefits.
Cons
Work - life balance can be compromised sometimes as working hours can be quite long. Moves across functions are quite uncommon.
Walgreens Boots Alliance2017-01-15- Helpful (7)
"Sick workplace"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Walgreens Boots Alliance full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
We get wages we get wages we get wages we get wages We get staff discount we get staff discount. A pension if you are in one.
Cons
Colleagues are worked into the ground. Forget about any work-life balance if your a manager or pharmacist. We are all worked like dogs. Many go off long-term sick and some never return, being left as empty husks when all the goodness has been beaten out of them. Boots, like many big companies, is like a giant ship, steaming ahead, and any casualties are thrown overboard. Boots may get its colleagues to do a lot of charity work but within its ownership there is no 'kindness'.
Show MoreAdvice to Management
There needs to be a sea change in Boots at the top because, in spite of a lot of talk and posturing nothing has been done about working conditions and target-mad culture at Boots. You are losing customers daily as there is nobody even serving them- great customer care is impossible!
Walgreens Boots Alliance2016-10-18 - Helpful (1)
"WBA, time for a change"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Walgreens Boots Alliance full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Diverse and multicultural workforce. Skills development in a big, complex, growing company. Good for CV.
Cons
Very difficult (no flexibility) to get a salary increase despite many unpaid hours you need to work (due to business trips travel time, or customers overseas, or last-minute tasks to be completed the same day because of someone else not doing their bit). No formal training for new starters. No formal work-life balance (it's up to your line manager). Low salary compared to other pharmaceutical companies, if you work in an office and are not a Director. Lack of investment in people. Sudden structural changes. Job uncertainty. Fear culture. Some nepotism culture.
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Staff morale and customer expectations (B2B) are affected by frequent structural changes, low salaries and lack of procedures&resources in some commercial teams.
Walgreens Boots Alliance2016-08-10 - Helpful (5)
"Not a great company to work for"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Walgreens Boots Alliance for more than a year
Pros
Great colleagues, good salary and benefits
Cons
Little respect for employees, no work/life balance
Walgreens Boots Alliance2016-02-18 "Always want more"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookI have been working at Walgreens Boots Alliance full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Pay is ok but you have to work hard to earn it
Cons
No work life balance far too many unpaid hours worked
Walgreens Boots Alliance2014-12-28- Helpful (1)
"A company of which I will always be fond."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Walgreens Boots Alliance part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Boots is a professional company with a fantastic work ethos, continuously striving to strengthen its bonds with its customers. Working as part of the team at Boots can be a very fulfilling role.
Cons
There is little room for professional development in terms of promotion. Moreover the current issue of the company being severely understaffed can lead to an unhealthy work life balance for employees when strain is placed on them to work longer hours while covering a number of posts.
Advice to Management
Listen to your employees with an empathetic ear.
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