Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,123 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 37,123 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 Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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37K reviews
3.0
Dec 24, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Walgreens provides many ways to advance your career with them, be it to a management position or the pharmacy route. The benefits you become eligible for with certain milestones are clearly outlined and a nice addition to an hourly salary. They have an open door policy that they make sure employees know about. If there is an issue with another employee or management, one has the ability to report it without having to worry about repercussions from their report.

Cons

Generally there are few people working in the actual store part of Walgreens unless it is a holiday or a lot of traffic is expected. Some job performance goals are unrealistic given the amount of time one has in their shift and the amount of days scheduled in a week. Suggestive selling bothers me as well; many people going to Walgreens aren't interested in candy as they are barely meeting their monthly budgets as is, or they are dieting, allergic, or are already buying candy. There are times I've bought candy from myself, having another employee ring me up with me signed in to the register, to avoid having zero suggestive sells during a shift.

2.0
Apr 26, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great job for students going to school and a person who have been out of work for a few months.

Cons

Company adds more "programs" for employees to follow and no increase to pay. Room for promotion is slim. HR gives you the runaround when you want questions answered. Company should definitely re consider the people they hire in corporate. Corporate should be filled more with people that truly understand the retail world. Just because one has a degree; it doesn't mean they can efficiently do the job and affectively. Ever since the company became one with boots alliance they have forgotten the employees are what makes it happen. The moral is down completely and for any other employee that says what I'm saying is a lie... Keep in mind store managers got a bigger bonus during the pandemic meanwhile CSA only got from $150-$300. As a previous Store manager the company should reconsider how those bonuses are given and think about their CSA and shift leads who run the store full Time while us Store managers only deal with some paper work and get the heat when things don't go as expected.

1.0
Mar 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and ability to work from home

Cons

1. Training: The training is lackluster and needs a complete deep cleaning. There were times where training seemed ok and then we'd have a tenured rep come in a give us a speech about how everything we just learned was trash and a waste of time. So people were constantly confused about what info to retain and what info to forget about. Total waste of time, money, and resources. You can tell that AllianceRx doesn't put their money into training because there weren't any "real" trainers that cared about if we were successful or not. They just stuffed us with as much info as they could and got irritated if questions were asked for clarity. 2. Management: Management is weak, childish, and conniving. Everyone has their foot on each other's necks over crumbs and positions that mean nothing. It literally felt like a reality t.v. show because there was so much favoritism, nepotism, back stabbing, workplace bullying, harassment of every kind, etc. Integrity was nonexistent in this place. No care for the patient getting their meds, just evil manipulation on spewing out as many numbers as possible. Some managers are promoted and have no idea how the system works, how to take a call, or how to find the info to assist the patient. And if you bother to report anything to HR, be prepared to be retaliated against. They're ALL connected. This is like the mafia, no report is kept confidential.

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