Don’t do it - Patient Care Advocate II Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Oct 15, 2020
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Pros

You meet good people and there’s paid training. Ability to work from home because of covid.

Cons

Too corporate all they care about is metrics and numbers. Whatever will make more money. The merge of companies has been very rough. They release software that isn’t ready yet and makes it harder to do your job. The pay isn’t very good for the price of living in Portland. If you are working in Oregon be expected to get and maintain a certification as a pharmacy technician. You will be paid the same as the other facilities that don’t require that certification for the SAME position. So they essentially require more for the same job title at other facilities, but won’t pay you more for the added education. They like to advertise that they will help you get said certification but in reality they stick you in a room for 1.5 hrs a week (for a couple months) with a “trainer” who is really just there to answer questions and not teach you how to pass the test. You are expected to self study on your own and will only pay the certification exam fees IF you pass the test and get certified.

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5.0
Jun 3, 2026
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Pros

Work with your schedule if you are in school.

Cons

Low pay. I need to be able to multitask, run the cash register, and operate the Photo Booth lab at a fast pace.

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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