Would not recommend - Store Manager Walgreens Employee Review

1.0
Dec 13, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits. Healthcare is marginal but they offer 8 weeks paid parental leave.

Cons

Walgreens is trying to keep up against the decline in box retail. While the changes they’re making may be necessary for the company to survive, they are definitely not in the best interest of the team members. Company is more concerned with stock share price than the team members well being. Low payroll budget, high turnover (which is always viewed as leaderships fault) High stress.

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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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