CVS cares...not. They don't care about their employees at all!!! - Photo Lab Supervisor. CVS Health Employee Review

1.0
Jan 4, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Our customers make all the senior management's unrealistic demands and negativity worth the while. If you truly enjoy being of service to others this will be a very rewarding position.

Cons

If you don't want a personal life and enjoy to work whenever without advanced scheduling, then I highly recommend this company. We get a one day advance of scheduling and if you object to it you get punished by getting your hours cut on the following week's schedule. The harder you work the less chance of advancement with this company. Your pay raise is a whooping 3% regardless of whether you work or not. The photo lab is a big joke you have to juggle 1-hour photo service, cashier, stock, maintain equipment, mix chemicals, assist photo customers and provide 100% excellent customer service all by yourself. Basically, CVS runs a one man front store and expects you to do it all perfectly.

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Cons

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5.0
Dec 13, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I learned a lot working there as far as how to run a business as well as how to develop a team. I had one of the most successful teams in the company ranking as the top store year over year in two separate markets, one in the Northeast one in the Southeast. I was a paragon winner with the company as well. My most recent DM was very supportive. I genuinely thank them for the opportunity and the knowledge that I acquired while working with them.

Cons

Work hours were excessive. To be successful hours worked were borderline slavery. While I willingly worked them to be successful, the week you didn't you were immediately behind. Vacations were almost non existent due to constant visitors from corporate stopping in to do reviews. Holiday weeks were paid 4 days regular 1 holiday and you worked all 5. The facade of the stores looking great when these people stop by versus the reality of the business is polarizing. There were always teams of people and excessive expenditures of payroll thrown into stores prior to their visits. While I understood the need to make an appearance, it was always will always be a backwards way off thinking. Company preaches quality of life for their clients while quality of life for their employees is non-existent. As a "manager" in your average store you will be "managing" a total of one person during your shift, with a total of 10 people at location. Location open hours will exceed total payroll hours ie Sun-Sat 7am-10pm = 15hrs per day x 7 days x 2 people = 210 hrs which excludes the need to have a person unload deliveries that come in during non opened hours. Your budgeted hours will be approximately 208 hrs. I will only mention that during the month of December that there are extended hours for the stores but no budgeted hours to accommodate. Stores are held to strict shrink targets with little to no control over external theft. Remember 2 people at location, if four people enter to steal there is nothing you can do to stop them. These are facts not personal prejudices.

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