Walgreens Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Walgreens full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Able to speak up and share opinion
Always dynamic work

Cons – long hours, extremely (work life balance is difficult)
Pay is at the low end of the competition

Advice to Senior Management – stop reorging

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Walgreens part-time for less than a year

Pros – Good environment to work, give you enough hour.

Cons – pay is kind of low

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Walgreens part-time

Pros – -flexible schedules
-good store mgt
-many tasks to do

Cons – -bad break rooms
-schedules coming out late
-bad supplies for cleaning

Advice to Senior Management – Care about the stores more

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Walgreens part-time for less than a year

Pros – Lovely coworkers, employee discounts, consistent jobs to do

Cons – Hours getting cut, working on weekends

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Walgreens full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – You will have plenty of opportunity to help people, and there is a good chance you will be recognized for going the extra mile to do that.

Cons – You will likely be asked to accomplish more than can be reasonably expected in the time allotted. Management does not consistently provide clear rationale for their decisions.

Advice to Senior Management – Be proactive about informing employees of changes in policy and direction of the company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Walgreens full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – good retirement when they were matching 3 to 1.

Cons – the pay is very low

Advice to Senior Management – take care of your employees who stay with company 10 plus years and always show up to work and do the best job and dedicated and loyal.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Walgreens full-time for more than a year

Pros – There are promotional sales where you get pm or basically commission of the sale of certain products. It is a easy going job and there is a lot of room for growth in the company.

Cons – You have to be knowledgeable on a lot of products if you work in cosmetics or photo.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue promoting inside the company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Walgreens as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Great pay
Nice people
Close to the highway so commute isn't that bad

Cons – Culture lacks in a few departments
Expensive cafeteria food

Former Employee – worked at Walgreens full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Family atmosphere, sense of fulfillment, patient relationships

Cons – Constant write ups if you got one complaint. Working outside your specific area when understaffed.

Advice to Senior Management – Be consistent with each team member.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Walgreens full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – from a clerk it is a promotion
they have benefits

Cons – from an assistant mgt it is a DEMOTION
benefits have changed and are not as good as they used to be more out of pocket money owed

Advice to Senior Management – make the shift lead position 2 categories not one the mgt surely knows more than the clerk so don't categorize them as the same.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend