PharMerica reviews

2.6

30% would recommend to a friend

(211 total reviews)
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Jon Rousseau

22% approve of CEO

19% positive business outlook

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3.0
Jul 21, 2017
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Pros

Culture is improving Somewhat okay compensation benefits package Some managers care about work/life balance Opportunity for somewhat flexible work schedules Recent internal push for better collaboration between teams People are generally friendly I enjoyed working here for the most part, it worked out okay for me but not everyone was as fortunate.

Cons

Major issues with middle management, lack of cooperation, grudges, personality conflicts, disrespect and resistance to change. Inability to retain skilled workers long term, with very high turnover almost everywhere. Generally low salaries for FTEs Managers and Directors filter information and distort facts that get presented to upper management. Major immaturity issues overall among many department's staff including managers and directors. Huge dependence on contractors. Lack of follow-through overall leading to many projects never reaching 100% completion. Ironic that a Pharma company is a smoker's paradise. Lots of unhealthy behavior among staff, seems like almost everyone is smoking, vaping, an alcoholic or using some type of pills. Significant lack of organization and communication. On-boarding is a mess, new hires are lucky to be able to do their jobs when they show up. Some managers/directors lead with fear and intimidation. Staff equipment is years behind, old computers and laptops, outdated software including Office/Windows 7, very difficult to get anything nice, making productivity very difficult. Dependence on cheap or free solutions which lack proper support for enterprise environments. Business leadership seems to care only for shareholder interests, not keeping the customer and actual human lives as the focus for what we do. Egos are thrown around in meetings. Too many "movers and shakers" and not enough stable ground troops to get the work done. Too many people with ADD hindering ability of staff to have in-depth and productive meetings and conversations. Primary growth is through acquisition, often small facilities that are a complete mess adding more challenges and difficulties to existing issues. Business drivers often don't know what they want making directives vague and hard to fulfill.

2.0
Jun 3, 2017

Pharmacist

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Work Load and pay were fair. PTO was usually approved and respected.

Cons

Always expecting you to pick up extra days and shifts. Never usually enough. High turnover. Had a great team and decided turn all of that upside down. Schedule was horrible and didn't allow for you to enjoy your life. Management worked more like a 'click' versus a management team. Undertones of prejudice.

2.0
May 15, 2017
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Pros

The last 3 years of my 9 years of employment we didn't work weekends and the hours were 830am to 6pm. Before that the pharmacy was open 6 days a week and hours were 9am to 630pm.

Cons

Most nights we couldn't finish the work until 7pm or later. After 9 years of employment I only made $2.12 more than when I started, and my starting wage was not good to begin with. You could start in retail or a hospital and make close to 2 times what you will make at pharmerica. Almost everyday was a mad dash to get all of the work done before the curriers left to deliver meds, and almost always new admits would come across 30 mins before the runs left. The environment is VERY corporate, and very stingy with every aspect of how they operate. Employees (especially techs) were absolutely expendable. When I put in my notice to leave for a new job they didn't even try to offer anything to keep me there. I was a good employee and was kept through multiple rounds of layoffs. But they still just let me walk after 9 yrs! They have been unable to keep techs after I left because the pay is not adequate for the job!

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