Walgreens is an easy but low paid and boring place to work - Head Photo Specialist Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
Mar 27, 2012
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Pros

Good benefits From profit sharing to insurance packages Relaxed job allowing for time off but can be very monotonous and boring Recognition for promotion when deserved Some of the management is poorly trained and very uneducated, even some corporate emails are littered with horrible spelling People are generally easy to work with The discount offered is nice as well on most things

Cons

The customers at some locations are horrible, Walgreens is a hot spot for the crazy homeless, prostitutes, thieves, and drug dealers

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

Was always able to work with my on my schedule and was always a reliable workplace little surprises

Cons

My area had a lot of scary stuff happen and a lot of time I was at the front all alone just left me feeling unsafe at times as a teen.

3.0
Jun 25, 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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