It's a job, I get my paycheck, and I am very thankful to have a job in such hard times. - Head Photo Specialist Walgreens Employee Review

3.0
11 Feb 2012
Recommend
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Pros

I get along with most people I work with and management with very compromising with my school schedule.

Cons

I hate having to stay so late when I have get up so early to go to school. I know pissing and moaning won't do anything about it. The clerks in the cosmetics department do not have to stay past maybe 8 when I have to stay until 11 sometimes. That really grinds my gears. This is my 6th year with the company and there are people with the company that barely have a year and they don't have to "close." And the "promote within" BS is BS. The SM hired a new person for the pharmacy when I was perfectly qualified to work in the pharmacy. There are just some shady ways and a lot more happening.

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Simple tasks Repetitive tasks Employee discount

Cons

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3.0
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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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