Hours are getting cut--we are not hiring - Photo Specialist Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
Oct 26, 2008
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Pros

Great benifits and profit sharing options. There is a VIP account which is like a savings account with money taken directly from your check that you can take money from 4 times a year. It really helps when you really need the money.

Cons

You need a degree in business to become an assistant manager or higher. They don't care whether or not you have been there 10 years, you need to be at least going to school for business to get any kind of manager position.

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5.0
Feb 25, 2026
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Pros

Worked well with my school schedule Friendly coworkers Supportive in growth in other departments

Cons

I don’t have any cons, I enjoyed this job.

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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