Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,144 total reviews)
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Mike Motz

23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,144 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Walgreens employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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37K reviews
4.0
Oct 15, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Learn real management skills on the run. Truly a sink or swim environment for new grads especially during Christmas season. People skills, negotiations (if you have a long leash), time management; Everything that they theorize in your business classes come to life.

Cons

Due to only 40 hour work weeks expect to have too much do and not enough time. Expect to be slummin' it physically till you move up to store manager.

5.0
Oct 14, 2009

Retail management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you can stand a career in retail, this is as good as it gets. You really need to be motivated to move up, and you must be willing to sacrifice free time. The job itself is getting harder, but the compensation is good.

Cons

As with any retail job, it involves a significant commitment of your time.

4.0
Oct 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Compensation is wonderful * Bonuses for selling flavoring or WCARD memberships. Unbelievably easy money. * I am always learning. After three years I am still enjoying learning new things about insurances. TPR's are my favorite problems to figure out. * My favorite part is the fast pace. You are expected to move and keep moving all day at my store. This makes the day go by extremely quick and I enjoy being kept on my toes. Answering calls, filling a prescription, solving a TPR, then having to race to the window to help a customer or run to a terminal for data entry. There is always something to do and I love it.

Cons

The hours can be very non-family friendly. I have a daughter in grade school and some days I see her for an hour in the morning before school and then for an hour at night before bed. If I'm lucky sometimes I only see her before school because you have to work late. Walgreen's fair scheduling requires one night during the week and so many weekends a month depending on the store and what employees are able to work. I end up working lot's of night shifts while my fellow single and childless coworkers work mostly day shifts.

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