Walgreens is good for an early life career starter into something more fulfilling, don't get caught though. - Executive Assistant (EXA) Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
Sep 14, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Walgreens has a very good benefits package, and from word of mouth from friends it is near the top for retail drug stores packages. The pay is on par with most places, I have no complaints about my salary or my yearly bonus that is earned after you become an EXA. If you like working in a retail environment and know what that entails going into the job, then it is a good place to work. But be aware that because EXAs are salaried, they are worked like dogs, while others get to leave at 5 on the dot.

Cons

Walgreens as a company has an inherent downside of being open all day every day in some locations, and I do not like working over night at all. The time I put in compared to the praise I recieve for my efforts is ridiculously poor. The company just expects you to stop everything and put it first, but will absolutely not do the same for you if the opportunity arrives. Trust me, if anyone in upper management makes you feel as though you're their friend and that they would help you out before thinking of the company in even little matters, they won't.

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5.0
Feb 2, 2026
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Pros

Good company to work for

Cons

- A lot of phones ringing that you have to answer that require a lot of work that it holds you off on your current tasks for awhile. They need to do something about the phones ringing all the time.

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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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