More disappointing as the years go on - Pharmacy Technician Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Apr 5, 2018
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Pros

I've worked with wonderful management that have allowed me the opportunity to move up in the store level, has granted me a flexible schedule to finish school (so as I can move on from this company), and frankly just understands how frustrating it is working for this pharmacy giant.

Cons

Corporate has no clue what goes on in the store level. I feel like they speak to us like we are children and they offer stupid, childish incentives (i.e. Pizza party for the store that gets the most flu shots...?) while they continue to cut hours, limit staffing, put on hiring freezes and cap pay. I worked in a busy pharmacy that was constantly shorthanded and overwhelmed while corporate was demanding higher numbers, more vaccines and nitpicking everything we didn't have time to accomplish. Walgreens has become a cheap company and a terrible place to work for.

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5.0
Feb 2, 2026
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Pros

Good company to work for

Cons

- A lot of phones ringing that you have to answer that require a lot of work that it holds you off on your current tasks for awhile. They need to do something about the phones ringing all the time.

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3.0
Jun 25, 2026
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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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