Assistant Store Manager - Anonymous employee Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
Dec 26, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Solving customer problems and helping them to get, live, and stay well. Somewhat "affordable" healthcare - although pre-Obamacare coverage was less expensive, had a co-pay 9now lost), and included a more comprehensive annual physical.

Cons

Somewhat "shaky" career path with lots of uncertainty if/when promotions will occur at all. Low pay relative to the work pace, stress level, responsibility and performance being asked of employees. And, life in a retail environment (any company) severely compromises one's own quality of life due to frequently rotating shifts with different start/end times each day. And, in a very odd move, the company has changed its work week to start on Thursday, ending the following Wednesday... which should not but actually does cause confusion with one's own planning.

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5.0
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Pros

Work with your schedule if you are in school.

Cons

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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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