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      Walgreens

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      Walgreens reviews

      3.0

      33% would recommend to a friend

      (37,107 total reviews)
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      Mike Motz

      23% approve of CEO

      24% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.6

      Senior management

      Walgreens has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 37,107 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
      Nov 30, 2011

      Walgeens does not care about people, it has become a number crunching machine, made to satisfy the share holders.

      Pharmacist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive compensation, flexible locations to work, humane amount (8) hours during a work day for pharmacist compared to other (12-14) chains

      Cons

      Terrible health benefits, especially for a health care providing business. Number crunching executive do not care about their employees. High stress environment.

      2.0
      Aug 2, 2009

      Underpaid and Overworked

      Photo specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      We get psuedo-paid holidays, and by that I mean they will tally up your average weekly hours, divide it by 5 days in a workweek, and pay you an extra "average" workday. So if you only work 15 hours a week, but just so happen to work a holiday, you will only make an extra 3 hours worth of pay. We also get an employee discount of 15%, which is helpful, but things are generally cheaper elsewhere. I'm apparently lucky enough to work at a store where most employees are helpful and easy to get along with, although management is a bit on the condescending side.

      Cons

      When i was hired i received a total of 2 days training before closing the Photo Dept alone. From what I've noticed this is normal practice at the store I'm in, especially with the hours that got cut lately. Management will treat us employees like we are just there to do all the work while they do the bare minimum. Pay raises are impossible to get, and when they do come it's a slap in the face. Hard workers get pushed to do obscene amounts of work, while the less motivated employees don't get assigned anything because management knows the job wont get done.

      3.0
      Jul 16, 2025

      Good co-workers; iffy C-Suite Leadership

      Senior analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good co-workers and many good managers. Enjoy the work and opportunities to learn more. Decent offices in Deerfield and Chicago Old Post Office.

      Cons

      Compensation and benefits are sub-par. C-suite leadership needs to better understand regular employees who aren’t making millions. Silly in-office policy that is getting worse and is on its way to 5 days per week because of senior leadership managing like it’s 1985. Clearly doesn’t understand what it’s like to have the life of a normal working person. This old style management could doom the company turnaround.

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