CVS Employee Reviews for Anonymous Employee

"I'm currently working as emerging leader for CVS Pharmacy in Danville CA. I found it very good and ethical company to work for because of being a health care innovation company with a simple and clear purpose ,helping people on their path for better health. A very large successful retail company in United states"

"It's been good to be a part of a healthcare company, that is always changing."

"I have been coming to this pharmacy for about 2 years now and over time, especially over the last year, I’ve repeatedly noticed that techs are often verbally berated by management pharmacist for an unknown reason to myself and my husband, since they are always wonderful and go above and beyond to help our pick up go smoother. Would recommend that corporate look into this, you don’t treat staff that works hard for you and makes customers happy with such an unprofessional and rude manner. Especially in front of customers and fellow staff members!"

"Ok, first of all, I chose Woonsocket, RI as the location because that is where CVS's headquarters is located, and my complaint is about the company itself, not the store I worked in. The company is the worst company I have ever worked for. They do not take complaints seriously, even when someone is breaking the law and there is tangible proof! Corporate decides how many hours you can schedule in store and they kept cutting them and cutting them leaving it nearly impossible to get what we needed to get done and provide good customer service. We would have one pharmacist and one technician working during a rush when we have three in-person customer stations with customers at them, multiple-line telephones ringing, and acute prescriptions that need to be filled still in the computer! The company is so money-hungry it's outrageous. It's corporate slavery. Not only do I not recommend working here to anyone, but I actively advocate against it! If you can find a well staffed store and can con your way into getting the hours you want to maintain a work/life balance, then you have found a gold-mine, because it does not exist with CVS."

"Not a good place to work. Very uneventful yet expected to constantly be working. The managers always had a bunch of work to do and were often lounging around. Definitely don't recommend for anyone who considers themselves a hard worker and likes to keep busy. Plus pay and hours are horrible."

"I was paid $8.50 per hour and at first worked about 30 hours per week. I was there for 2-plus years and my hours were cut so that CVS would not have to do a 401(k) match. Eventually my hours became as low as 8 hours per week. What had been a decent part time job became a frustrating nuisance. Our DM was seen about three times in 2-1/2 years, even though she told us she would see us often and would bring her supervisor - an obvious ploy for keeping the store clean but it was always clean. The job bordered somewhere in between monotonous and tedious, and at times ridiculous.Their store system was a joke. Good luck working there."

"Awesome place to share salary."

"Good company vision but drives for ROI results by minimizing resources. Burns employees out with little work/life balance considerations."

"Great place to work and fast paced work environment."

"One of a few pharmacists going from hospital-->retail. Obviously, the patient interaction is there for good and bad. Also remember CVS is the biggest private pharmacy on earth and since it is a top performing company its role is to increase its stock price. What you need to know to work there: highly corporate setting, high customer "touch", high turnover. To succeed expect to work varying shifts, sacrifice what you think pharmacists do for what your boss thinks pharmacists should do, and possibly work off the clock, a common problem in my experience."