Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,116 total reviews)
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23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,116 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
4.0
Aug 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Advancement, relatively well paid, company culture

Cons

Very visible glass ceiling in career advancement for non-pharmacists (DM is pretty much it, unless you're a pharmacist), Transfers which happen the day after notification, a fair amount of physical labor, lack of instructional follow-through in new service roll-out, high turnover among service clerks, unstable schedule (though the same goes for all retail jobs). If there is one reason I might leave the company, is the seemingly stubborn company culture of promoting pharmacists more quickly than people with advanced business degrees. Walgreen's is a business as much as it is a pharmacy. Some of the company's recent troubles can be attributed to just that - not enough more business-minded decision makers.

4.0
Aug 20, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, Great 401k match. managment has open communicatin both upwards and downwards. Managament and corporate go to great lenghts to make sure everyone is treated fairly. They do not just talk the talk, they walk the walk.Open door policy in place and accepted by all. bPlenty of growth allows you to grow with the company especially if you are willing to relocate. Annaul raises are always given and have been very fair latel.Bosses no longer yell and scream at you like they did 20 years ago but stillo get their point across. Great computer systems,espcially in Pharmacy

Cons

long hours. working holidays. Dont make a bunch unless you are a Pharmacist

4.0
Aug 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and lots of opportunities depending on who you know or sometimes just being in the right place at the right time.

Cons

Retail setting results in long hours including weekends and holidays. Lot of managers shouldn't be managers but are because of connections.

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