Easy job, lack of care - Shift Lead Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
2 Nov 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The job is easy and most of the time management is understanding. It's easy to move up if you work hard ( probably because of high turnover over) PTO is easy to gain when you qualify.

Cons

Lack of hours. I've worked at 3 different stores and all stores have their budget cut. We work two people on a shift all the time. They expect people to clock out for lunch and have one person run the store for 30 minutes. My store is in a bad area but our asset protection refuses to supply security guards because we dont have the money. Employees dont feel safe half of the time, tried talking to corporate and they give you the run around. Be prepared to work every holiday. This company has gone down hill, all they care about are numbers and not the employees making those numbers for them.

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5.0
3 June 2026
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Pros

Work with your schedule if you are in school.

Cons

Low pay. I need to be able to multitask, run the cash register, and operate the Photo Booth lab at a fast pace.

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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