A nice entry-level job with room to grow. - Certified Photo Specialist Walgreens Employee Review

4.0
Oct 11, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

I would say the base pay for my position was slightly better than average, and the benefits were above average! I had an EXCELLENT group of coworkers, and was very lucky to have been as close as we all were. Management is pretty solid (but will vary from store to store), and they promote from within!

Cons

Unfortunately, the company seems to be taking a turn for the worse. They are treating their employees with less regard, respect, and care. Slashing hours in the front end, and strangling the pharmacies; I'm not sure where this will lead them.

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Cons

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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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