Overall good place to work if you don't have higher education - Shift Supervisor A CVS Health Employee Review

4.0
5 Nov 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The best reason to work for CVS is the ease of the job. I am a college student majoring in business and my position is a shift supervisor. CVS has given me some good experience in managing others and a taste of retail, which just isn't for me. Obviously I'm only doing this job until I graduate and would be a bit overqualified after. Upper level management actually tries to make so good initiatives, it just depends if your store manager will take them seriously or not (mine did not). Overall, if you don't have a college degree, being a shift supervisor and working your way up to store manager within a few years isn't all that hard if you are good.

Cons

The downside of CVS is that it is very much the same stuff every day. I have worked there for 5 years and it just becomes monotonous. If you get a high volume store you will probably remain a lot more entertained than if you end up getting stuck at a low volume store. You will also be dealing with a lot of "bargain shoppers," so if you aren't a very people friendly person, the job is not for you. The store managers don't really have a high education level and so many of them don't fully appreciate the programs that CVS corporate try to implement.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
13 Dec 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I learned a lot working there as far as how to run a business as well as how to develop a team. I had one of the most successful teams in the company ranking as the top store year over year in two separate markets, one in the Northeast one in the Southeast. I was a paragon winner with the company as well. My most recent DM was very supportive. I genuinely thank them for the opportunity and the knowledge that I acquired while working with them.

Cons

Work hours were excessive. To be successful hours worked were borderline slavery. While I willingly worked them to be successful, the week you didn't you were immediately behind. Vacations were almost non existent due to constant visitors from corporate stopping in to do reviews. Holiday weeks were paid 4 days regular 1 holiday and you worked all 5. The facade of the stores looking great when these people stop by versus the reality of the business is polarizing. There were always teams of people and excessive expenditures of payroll thrown into stores prior to their visits. While I understood the need to make an appearance, it was always will always be a backwards way off thinking. Company preaches quality of life for their clients while quality of life for their employees is non-existent. As a "manager" in your average store you will be "managing" a total of one person during your shift, with a total of 10 people at location. Location open hours will exceed total payroll hours ie Sun-Sat 7am-10pm = 15hrs per day x 7 days x 2 people = 210 hrs which excludes the need to have a person unload deliveries that come in during non opened hours. Your budgeted hours will be approximately 208 hrs. I will only mention that during the month of December that there are extended hours for the stores but no budgeted hours to accommodate. Stores are held to strict shrink targets with little to no control over external theft. Remember 2 people at location, if four people enter to steal there is nothing you can do to stop them. These are facts not personal prejudices.

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