Is Walgreens a good company to work for?

Walgreens has an overall rating of 3.0 out of 5, based on over 38,614 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 33% of employees would recommend working at Walgreens to a friend and 24% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Walgreens have been left by employees working as Pharmacy Technician Intern , Clinical Pharmacist and Internship .

Does Walgreens pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Walgreens employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Walgreens. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Walgreens?

33% of Walgreens employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Walgreens 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Walgreens?

Pharmacy Technician (4111) , Customer Service Associate (1988) , Certified Pharmacy Technician (1618) , Shift Lead (1600) , Cashier (1360) , Pharmacist (1159) , Store Manager (1078) , Customer Service Representative (823) , Shift Leader (738) , Sales Associate/Cashier (680) , Sales Associate (596) , CSA - Customer Service Associate (595) , Assistant Manager (577) , Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician (511) , Pharmacy Manager (468)

What are the pros of working at Walgreens according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits but they were changing these as I was leaving not sure they are still good." ((in 1837 reviews)); "It is great for people who enjoy multitasking and some of the people who work there can be pretty great." ((in 1388 reviews)); "I was lucky and had great pharmacists and coworkers who made the job feel easier." ((in 1340 reviews)); "Hours are flexible and it is a pretty easy job once you get the hang of things." ((in 1187 reviews)); "The best reason for working here was flexible schedules and you had an annual raise depending on your performance." ((in 602 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Walgreens according to real employee reviews?

"Also very low pay and you won't receive your pay raise even when promised after the one year mark." ((in 2450 reviews)); "Poor management some associates basically ran the store because the managers can't seem to do their jobs!" ((in 1952 reviews)); "Bad managers will just make it seem like a job you have to make money." ((in 955 reviews)); "Poor upper management and no desire to invest in the company" ((in 529 reviews)); "back hurts leg hurts draining no work life balance not worth the stress for the pay" ((in 481 reviews))

What are employees saying about Walgreens layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Walgreens layoffs and their outlook for job security at Walgreens in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Walgreens locations?

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Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,124 total reviews)

Mike Motz

23% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

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Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,124 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Walgreens employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

37K reviews

3.0

Jan 28, 2015

Corporate is out of touch

Certified pharmacy technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy interview, Supportive coworkers, Flexible schedule(in my case)

Cons

The people in the corporate office are fairly out of touch with what is actually going on in the stores. So they push unrealistic expectations on their employees and get disappointed when we get customer complaints when we aren't performing optimally. Oh, how could i forget, they give you 7 cent raises.

3.0

Jan 13, 2015

great

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

working conditions are ok however they could be a lot better, trucks are late now computers always broken, most of the pay now is in the top management it has been taken from those who do the work and the work is still.

Cons

don't pay there employee fair.

1.0

Jan 8, 2015

Stressful, Uncaring Environment

Shift lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The only pros to working for this company are the insurance and the people I work with. I have a great staff at my store, excluding my store manager. Every store I've worked at has been the same, with the exception of one store manager who was forced to quit because of bogus complaints.

Cons

Upper management doesn't care about the employees in the store at all. They slash hours over and over again, and then use poor customer surveys as an excuse to cut the hours even further. We're constantly running on a skeleton crew, and everyone is burning out. And when front end employees are consistently spending 60+ hours a week back in pharmacy, which is run so understaffed it's dangerous for patients, there is something seriously wrong with the people running this business. And when you consider that most positions in the store get paid minimum wage, it isn't worth the stress.

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