Miserable - Anonymous employee Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Mar 28, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You would put your ava. times in the systems and the manager(s) would still schedule you for the times that you can not work, so you have to end up calling in.

Cons

Not far in making the schedule, show favortism to certain employees. Do not care if you or your family are sick (esp. your kids)

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Cons

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