Do not apply to be a pharmacist or store manager - Store Manager CVS Health Employee Review

1.0
Jul 16, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are none. If you like being micromanaged well come work for CVS.

Cons

Well to start of the CVS Motto “ helping people to a path to better health” Does that include employees? Lately it has not ,you get constant threatening texts from your superiors during your non scheduled hours to answer back ASAP like I’m just sitting around waiting for a text from a superior. There is no leadership only thing they know now is micromanaging which kills team morale and will get you no where in the future. CVS will not stand up for its employees for example if you follow your companies policy on certain things for example the new refunds where it tracks how much a customer returns and after they have exceeded a certain amount the system will not let you move forward and will tell you to instruct the customer to the cvs Corp however if they call corporate and say the store employees refused to do a refund they will not only get their full refund but the company will bend over backwards to give them additional offers because they consider that a inconvenience. Totally understand customer comes first but why put in trainings and systems that prevent colleagues from doing certain tasks. For refunds with no receipt you have to swipe a id if a customer refuses well you can’t move forward and under no circumstance I would tell a colleague to swipe their own id because They will most likely be terminated if they get a full refund on something. Poor senior management they do not support you do not accept a position if you don’t feel like your ready because I have seen them sell fake dreams to the younger generation and put them in situations where they knew they would fail but they did it because it filled a void.

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Cons

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5.0
Dec 13, 2014
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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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