yea it was a job - Pharmacy Technician CVS Health Employee Review

3.0
Dec 10, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It was a good job while I was trying to get through college. They worked around my busy schedule which let me focus on what really counted - getting my degree. I had enough fun on the job working with a disgruntled pharmacist, and enjoyed being able to yell at customers when they were being tools. Ultimately, it wasn't a place to make a career out of. The pharmacy had somewhat less turnover than the front store, but in the end, all of the jobs are dead end. Ultimately, the best reason to work at CVS/Caremark is "because I need a job now."

Cons

The benefits were non-existent. I had to deal with rude customers and disgruntled coworkers much of the day. My store manager when I started was skimming off the drawers and pointing it towards employees. the front store employees acted like they were f'n managers and were always giving me weird looks, and would come scream at the pharmacy workers for not answering the phone fast enough or not doing something for Mr. or Mrs. so'n'so who confused the drive thru window at the pharmacy for being a drive thru for the front store. Also, the public doesn't listen to anything I said.

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Cons

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5.0
Dec 13, 2014
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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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