Designated Hitter (Aka Pharmacy Tech/Retail Clerk) - Anonymous employee Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
17 Sept 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I really liked working with customers every day, it kept me on my toes. My coworkers were always a joy to work with and they became good friends. A good job for a first time employee.

Cons

Pay is very low. Management is hit or miss. I had a few managers come and go during my time and some were amazing and made working a breeze, while others seemed to be out to make everyone more agitated.

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5.0
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Pros

The management is accommodating and doesn't ask of to much.

Cons

At one point the heat was out during the winter, but i'll say that this was only for about a week.

3.0
25 June 2026
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Pros

Can be a fun environment. All in whom your staff is. Operating photo was fun and building projects for the customers. Learning about pharmacy operations.

Cons

Work life balance and low pay for what is expected. Not having enough payroll to effectively run a store. My store ran FE on a 320 hour a week budget. That was barely enough to get buy and meet the expectations put out by the company. I was never able to keep a full leadership staff. When a leader called out, I had to stay. There were days I was called away from my own dinner table. SM's were forced to be in the pharmacy for more than half of their day regardless as to what is happening in the FE. I worked over 50 hours a week and barely got to spend time with my family. If I wasn't at the store I was getting a phone call and having to go back to the store.

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