Best coworkers and tons of experience - Shift Lead Walgreens Employee Review

5.0
Jan 9, 2015
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Pros

While working here I have learned about both pharmacy and front end sales. I get paid more than most lower-level management at other retailers and enjoy benefits and discounts. My favorite part about working here is the upper level management including our CL, DM, and MVP. Overall I have had nothing but good experiences working for the company.

Cons

Retail will always be frustrating because of the attitudes of many customers. The pharmacy part of the business is extremely important and patients can be trying at times, although this is understandable given the nature of the business.

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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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