What I Think of Walgreens - Head Photo Specialist Walgreens Employee Review

5.0
Aug 12, 2010
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Pros

Walgreens is a decent place to work and offers advancement in career opportunities if you are willing to put your best out there. Most people I have worked with are easy to get along with and I have made several friends in working at different stores in my career with the company.

Cons

There are times when you will have to work a late night/early morning shift, but then that will probably go along where ever you work; though it has happened more so at Walgreens than at any other place I have worked. I have been in the same position for almost 4 years, have been interviewed for a management position, and feel that I know as much or more than the management in my store; instead I am in this position where I am just me. I go to work everyday trying to support my family on a photo technician salary.

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Pros

Easy job, very engaging and lots to keep busy with!

Cons

None that affected my ability to do my job or affected me personally

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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