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      Walgreens

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      Walgreens reviews

      3.0

      33% would recommend to a friend

      (37,124 total reviews)
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      Mike Motz

      23% approve of CEO

      24% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.6

      Senior management

      Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,124 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Walgreens employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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      37K reviews
      3.0
      Nov 27, 2008

      Walgreens pays its pharmacists well but thats where it ends.

      Pharmacy manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Walgreens pays its pharmacists well and the resources offered to pharmacists for patient care, in terms of technology, are excellent.

      Cons

      Poor communication from upper level management is the rule. Expectations for how much work each person in the pharmacy (tech, pharmacist, or pharmacy manager) can get done in a given amount of time are entirely unrealistic. To accomplish all tasks expected of you as a Pharmacy Manager, you will put in an extra 8-10 hours a week beyond the 42 hours per week that your salary is based on. The problem? Staff pharmacists and hourly pharmacists make just as much as you, so they come out far ahead in terms of dollars per hour, bonus included.

      3.0
      Nov 23, 2008

      A career worth giving a chance.

      Store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Compensation and benefits are good for management and pharmacist. Actually, the demand for pharmacy technicians has increased so much that their hourly rate is very respectable now. Managers and Pharmacist are compensated greatly but their positions can be very stressful and the work balance is sometimes too much to handle. Fortunately, atleast for the store managers, they can get away and take a break on occasion. But the poor pharmacist are at it hard everyday trying to verify prescriptions, work with staff, answer all kinds of questions from patients, etc... You have to be a strong person to survive as a pharmacist. I guess that's why their compensation is 120,000 +, depending on the market demand.

      Cons

      Communication and recognition must improve. There was a time that the culture at Walgreens was family like, and you could trust the next employee or supervisor without any doubt or concern. Somehow the company has lost that feel. The culture and morale declined so much after Dan Jorndt (CEO) retired. It's as if the company grew so rapidly that the execs., and corporate forgot about the frontline/operations people and focused on satisfying shareholders. The company fell off the tracks, but Walgreens will come back and be a much stronger company than they have been during the past 8 years.

      2.0
      Nov 15, 2008

      Time of Change

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Overall it's a well, respected company. Our convenient locations are key to our past success and will likely play a major role in our future success. Because of our locations, we are positioned to be a big player in the transformation of healthcare in the US. While it's still in its infancy and anything can happen, our business model of using our retail locations as a platform for additional healthcare services beyond our tradtional pharmacies could prove to be extremely profitable for us and beneficial for society as well. Our profit-sharing is among the best out there.

      Cons

      The recent growth has lead to a lot of bureaucracy and departments not communicating as well as they should. It's definitely a time of uncertainty so morale is down.

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