They giveth, but mostly they taketh away - Customer Associate Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
12 Dec 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The discount and co-workers are generally a good lot.

Cons

As of 2019, NO accrued paid-time off for part-timers who work less than 30 hours a week. Management said this is because they're raising wages to $15/hr. That's nice, unless you're already making close to that amount. But it's a heck of a trade off. Also, company limited amount of reward dollars to $5 per transaction. Customers and employees alike were blindsided by this decision. Many saved their rewards to use during the holidays to provide a boost to purchasing power. No more. Sad. Store is sorely understaffed and employees are stretched to the max and management isn't quiet when expectations aren't met; overtime of any kind is also a no-no. The rare new-hires aren't trained. So, the expectations are: do the job (many tasks over the course of a shift that generally require multiple people), do it well, by yourself, and do it in the time allotted, no excuses. And the manager wonders why people constantly call out, burn out, quit, and no one is applying for a job?

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

The starting pay rate is better than compared to the other competitive. There is a good friendly culture inside the company, but I realize this truly depends on where you work.

Cons

The hourly rate increases each year by very small amount, like 20 cents. No matter how good your pharmacist/manager have rated your annual performance. The critics you also input won’t seem to matter in the long run.

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