London Drugs Reviews
Updated Nov 12, 2019
"Flexible hours, great environment, no pressure" (in 27 reviews)
"Flexible schedule, good work environment, customer service oriented" (in 18 reviews)
"Retail hours, expect no more than 20 hours for part time" (in 19 reviews)
"Head office is horrible to get to due to traffic" (in 18 reviews)
"A good place to work with a few down falls"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at London Drugs full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
This is a respectful place to work with good people
Cons
No pay increases in years once you reach the top of your wage scale. Head office is horrible to get to due to traffic
London Drugs2019-09-08"Excellent company to Start in Canada"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at London Drugs part-time for less than a year
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good environment and team members
Cons
too many hours standing
London Drugs2019-11-10"Awesome Work Place"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at London Drugs part-time for less than a year
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Great Place to Work at
Cons
Not really any con I can think of
London Drugs2019-11-06"Good Beginner Job"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at London Drugs part-time for more than 3 years
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easy work, good flexibility, good experience
Cons
management was a little hostile
Continue readingLondon Drugs2019-10-31"Poor paying, poor management, directionless company"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at London Drugs part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Fairly decent discount. 20% off regular priced and clearance items.
Cons
There are numerous sales/return policies in place, but there is ZERO backup from management when you try and enforce those rules. Customer brings an item to return that is not returnable? Management will make you return it, causing massive losses to stores bottom line. Shift selection is bad, you don't really get to pick, they just give you what they want. They will ask for more availability than you are able to give. Pay is very low, considering the new minimum wage. Wage scale hardly keeps up with inflation. Been with the company nearly 5 years now and only make 61 cents over the starting wage. Head office is very disconnected with store level issues, ask us to exceed goals that are simply impossible in certain locations. Marketing is terrible, basically non-existent for the RTG/TECH departments.
London Drugs2019-11-12"Solid Company to Work For"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at London Drugs part-time for less than a year
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I worked here for a little over 6 months. The team is lovely and care for each other. Bright and positive environment. Many loyal customers who will come back time and again. Professional attire, which brings helps foster professional image and behavior. Many managers have worked at LD a long time and are patient with you. They stock cool and different products. Nice discounts for employee. Different courses to help professional development.
Cons
The technology of the store system is quite antiquated and slow.
London Drugs2019-10-26"Awesome Canadian Company"
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Great Place to work at
Cons
No cons honestly at all
London Drugs2019-10-24"Don't expect more hours"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at London Drugs part-time for less than a year
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Very light workload in comparison to competitors (Shoppers Drug Mart, department stores, etc) Happened to have an amazing team that worked together. Loss prevention team was the best I've worked with. Reasonable work hours (no shifts past 10pm) Managers always made sure that employees got their breaks. Incentives and training schools. Full-time hours before the holidays.
Cons
Hours plummet to fewer than 15 hours per week after the holidays and your only way of picking up more is by being on standby for other stores. Lots of carrot dangling for promotions. There are only so many London Drugs locations in one given city, and seeing that the company values loyalty very highly, they will automatically promote someone who has been with the company longer than a newer employee who has more relevant experience for the position. Managers have an entire department's share of gratis shipped from vendors directly to their own private homes and consequently, aren't doled out fairly. Managers can monkey around with commission and prevent you from obtaining yours.
Continue readingLondon Drugs2019-10-31"Forget full time hours and at just above minimum wage, they expect a lot"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at London Drugs part-time for more than a year
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There are some nice people to work with. Customers are generally nice to deal with. There is a training course which is nice
Cons
This is as dead-end as it gets It's hard to have this as a part time job because it's next to impossible to mesh with any other part-time job
London Drugs2019-10-30"Not Bad but the Pay and Benefits Could be Better"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at London Drugs full-time for more than 8 years
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Excellent Culture Real focus on life/work balance Opportunity to be heard
Cons
Terrible Pay way out of line with industry Even worse benefits.
Continue readingLondon Drugs2019-10-05