Walgreen's top 401 k for chain store - Senior Pharmacy Technician Walgreens Employee Review

4.0
Jan 25, 2009
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Pros

the 401 k pays an average of 3 to 1 compared to other chain stores equal match. The Pharmacist that they have on staff are very helpful to all the technicians and are willing to teach on the job. The training program at Walgreens is very helpful you can start there with no formal training and they will take care of it. Walgreens also pays for you to take the Tech exam and to renew your license

Cons

due to the economy there have been many cut backs on hours and all hourly employees are no longer allowed to work any overtime There is also a policy called fair scheduling in which you must work at least one night shift or one weekend shift per week

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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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