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Express Scripts

Acquired by The Cigna Group

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3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(663 total reviews)
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Tim Wentworth

58% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

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5.0
Apr 30, 2014

Pharmacist at company for 6 years

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Pros

Great hours - ability to work 40 hours Monday to Friday which is rare in pharmacy world Great benefits and great 401K matching which is one of the highest in the industry Employees start with 4 weeks of vacation per year which is significantly higher than industry standard Merit based evaluations so if you work hard you get rewarded more than those who don't work as hard Tech pay is higher than other pharmacy companies Pharmacist pay is lower but work-life balance, benefits, and PTO make up for it Pharmacist retention rates are extraordinary and I have not heard of a single pharmacist leave because they didn't like the job I know tech attrition rate is high but I don't know why

Cons

Company believes in constant change and changing while change is occurring which leads to stress for employees. Company needs to choose the direction for the year and stick to it and not change things on a daily basis (new policies, new SOPs, new rules, new guidelines, new contacts, new goals, new metrics happen alllllll the time). As soon as a goal is met, the bar is raised higher. If we as a team work extremely hard to meet the goal, management thinks it was a breeze so they raise next months goal.

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Express Scripts Response
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Thanks for your review. While change will always be a constant in our industry, we strive to communicate and moderate the effect on employees when possible. The quality and accuracy of prescriptions is always a top priority. We make the use of prescription drugs safer and more affordable, and we regularly review and strengthen our processes to ensure that we live up to our mission. All employees are encouraged to help identify safety concerns through our anonymous Compliance Hotline.
1.0
Apr 15, 2014

Run fast....

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Pros

The teams I worked directly with were very hard working, no matter the issues they were hit with.

Cons

Being in management, I can say the annual rankings are forced. Employees are not graded on their own performance, but rather what HR directs us to rank them as. We were unable to reward our hard working employees in the manner in which they earned. New employees (with no experience) are brought in making more than long term employees. Favoritism is rampant at all levels. I was with the company for years, and have seen first hand gender bias at each level. As employees left, and we were many times unable to replace, management is "forced" to get more out of remaining employees, with no sympathy for their home lives. When I first started with the company, it was an awesome place to work, but in the last several years, especially since the merger, the company is in a downward spiral. Many long standing, dedicated employees at the company have either been laid off, or left voluntarily due to the work environment.

1.0
Apr 15, 2014

systemic lack of leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- strong pay scale, bonus plan and equity. - plenty of opportunity to grow, work and learn a wide variety of areas of the business.

Cons

- leadership (all levels: Dir, Sr Dir, to M1 VP, M2 VP to C-level) do not support change. They are unwilling, incapable of having tough conversations with each other toward driving meaningful change for ESI's business. - Sr leadership is unwilling to see thru the "spin" and "storytelling" that runs rampant. - these leadership levels will and do "eat their own" in order to avoid accountability or hard conversations. All under the message: Express Way values. - the industry is about price: CVS and others win business based on price, period. Leadership starting at the top continues to imagine that plan sponsors will pay for the "clinical" expertise.

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