Walgreens reviews

3.0

33% would recommend to a friend

(37,166 total reviews)
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Mike Motz

24% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,166 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).

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37K reviews
2.0
Jun 22, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get a 15% discount on in store purchases. The health insurance was fairly good and the prescription insurance was great

Cons

There is no work-life balance. You are expected to stay late and come in early. Unappreciated by management. Very stressful work environment.

2.0
Jun 22, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Gaining experience in the retail pharmacy industry. Improving customer service skills. Increased knowledge of insurance practices and billing. Improved medical terminology.

Cons

The company bey clearly does not value its employees. There is the constant threat of being written up for small or perceived infractions and very little motivation. Little to no upward mobility in the company.

1.0
Jun 8, 2017

The Walgreens Experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great employees, Passion for the Company,

Cons

Long Meetings, Single source of contact / communication with stores upper leadership has no ownership of stores, Low Pay compared to job, Leadership is bias towards promotions, Prefer White Caucasian males and women in position over other races, no logical method of comparison for business cases - do not consider external factors when setting targets or expectations, Talk about work and life balance and than set goals which make that impossible.

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