Walgreens pays its pharmacists well but thats where it ends. - Pharmacy Manager Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
Nov 27, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Walgreens pays its pharmacists well and the resources offered to pharmacists for patient care, in terms of technology, are excellent.

Cons

Poor communication from upper level management is the rule. Expectations for how much work each person in the pharmacy (tech, pharmacist, or pharmacy manager) can get done in a given amount of time are entirely unrealistic. To accomplish all tasks expected of you as a Pharmacy Manager, you will put in an extra 8-10 hours a week beyond the 42 hours per week that your salary is based on. The problem? Staff pharmacists and hourly pharmacists make just as much as you, so they come out far ahead in terms of dollars per hour, bonus included.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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