Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,128 total reviews)
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23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,128 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
1.0
Jul 11, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay is ok for what it is. The job does not require much thought or education to do. It is the same thing everyday, so if you like that kind of work then go for it.

Cons

For the most part, they tell you that you can go from mgt to mgr in 1-2 years. But in reality, you have to brown nose and be buddy buddy with the MGR and DM to get anywhere. The customers can be a drag. If they want to fire you, they will use any excuse to do it.

1.0
Jul 9, 2009

Not very rewarding

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good health benefits. Very lucarative intial offers promises are seldom kept ofcourse.

Cons

Initial offers are very lucarative but most of the promises are seldom kept. Pay is way less compared to other industries of all kinds(similar and non-similar). No career advancement what so ever, being a best or outstanding performer contantly doesn't get anything nor take career anywhere. Managers are just dummies who do nothing but report progress of their team, they are very reluctant to help their hard-working employees get what they deserve. Never seen any company encourage good/great talent walk out of the door as WAG does. Although restructuring has promised a lot of things nothing has been improved so far. No post-hire learning oppurtunities, neither the manager knows what may be needed nor the employee. Very less communication between middle management and employees. Hardly anything is finished as promised. Worst of all things lot of name-game plays keep happening.

4.0
Jul 8, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is among the best in the country. I have yet to find a job that is anywhere near the rate of Walgreens. Great work environment, smaller store makes helping customers easy! Benefits are decent, lots of vacation time!

Cons

Walgreens is changing everything!!! Very unstable right now. Promotions are given based on favoritism. If management "doesn't know you" you won't get promoted to higher positions. (aka brown nose) Absolutely NO OT!! (This used to be a perk of the job!)

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