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3.7
Average Rating
(based on 250 Walgreens Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.5
Growth Opportunities
3.2
People You Work With
4.2
Person You Work For
3.9
Rewards You Receive
3.4
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
3.7
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"Fun place to work, was able to interact with a lot of nice people and allowed me to become really knowledgeable on medicine."
Posted 14 years ago in Round Rock, TX
Warehouse Technician

"Good company, bad management."

Store Manager

What do you like about working at Walgreens?

"The store employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't believe the window dressing . It is as phony as the representatives."

What don't you like about working at Walgreens?

"Upper management say one thing and do another behind each other's back. Then the district managers won't back up their store managers. The hours worked by the store manager and executive assistant manager are ridiculously long for the measly compensation."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"When the economy improves look for employment elsewhere."

Customer Service Representative

"Needs work in career in advancement."

What do you like about working at Walgreens?

"I was able to work on my communications skills."

What don't you like about working at Walgreens?

"They don't help you with your career advancement. They want to stay in the same position."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give a person an opportunity to move up the ladder."

Assistant Manager

"Was not happy with the management style."

Sales Associate

What do you like about working at Walgreens?

"Some associates."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Start in management if degree is held, I made this mistake of not."

What don't you like about working at Walgreens?

"Management and security."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve security, get rid of employees with bad attitudes and work ethics, and try to maximize efficiency of store, not end of year bonuses."

Business Management Intern

"A good place to start a career."

Photo Specialist

"Best way to learn the retail part of Walgreens."

Assistant Manager

"It's a great place to work and move up within the company."

Photography Technician

"Walgreens is a fun neighborhood store, patrons and associates often know each other personally."

What do you like about working at Walgreens?

"My job developing photos was a blast."

What don't you like about working at Walgreens?

"The late hours."

Assistant Manager

"Good place to work."

Executive Assistant

What do you like about working at Walgreens?

"The company as a whole has potential for career advancement."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you want to work for a company where you don't have to do your job correctly and you brown nose your District Manager with sales, then you are in the right place."

What don't you like about working at Walgreens?

"Career advancement is all in what or how many managers you are friends with. Because the managers are who review you to the District Manager for advancement. Everyone should be able to work close to home and not allow managers to pick there friends to work with. I cannot work at the store next to my house because the manager is not friends with me and he chose an EXA he is friends with."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It does not matter... the managers are the king and queens of the store and they are allowed to be rude to you if you are not friends with them. I am not coming to work to brown nose my manager. I want to come to work and be noticed for once of my hard work."

Assistant Manager

"Company who has no respect for its employees - Walgreens."

What do you like about working at Walgreens?

"Employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't waste your time! Don't believe all the good things they tell you."

What don't you like about working at Walgreens?

"Employers. They treat employees like defective merchandise that has no value. District 219 is the worst, that is Los Angeles Area. Assistant Managers are treated like machines, most of the time breaks are denied. In fact the company is getting suited 7.5 millions on behalf of the assistant managers settlement taking place on January 2010 for breaking labor laws."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hello! You cannot have an open door policy with a closed mind."

Assistant Store Manager

What do you like about working at Walgreens?

"Medical."

What don't you like about working at Walgreens?

"Profit sharing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should be able to pay their managers better."

Greeter

What do you like about working at Walgreens?

"The opportunity."

What don't you like about working at Walgreens?

"The management, I feel Walgreen's is very racist company, Walgreen's doesn't give young black man opportunity to grow within the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would for Walgreen's give more chance to a few black managers."

Pharmacy Technician

"It is very breif and helpful."

What do you like about working at Walgreens?

"I just like my emplpoyess I work with."

What don't you like about working at Walgreens?

"The way the pharmacy is managed when it starts to get a little busy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please schedule enough people at a location to avoid having long lines and long wait times."

Walgreens Reviews FAQs

Is Walgreens a good company to work for?

Walgreens has an overall rating of 3.7 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 250 Walgreens Review Ratings left anonymously by Walgreens employees, which is 5% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 86% of employees would recommend working at Walgreens.

Does Walgreens pay their employees well?

Walgreens employees earn $32,000 annually on average, or $15 per hour, which is 52% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 125 Walgreens employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Walgreens Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Walgreens?

86% of employees would recommend working at Walgreens with the overall rating of 3.7 out of 5. Employees also rated Walgreens 3.5 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.4 for Rewards You Receive, 3.2 for Growth Opportunities and 3.6 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Walgreens?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Walgreens is a Senior Director of Network Services at $190,000 annually. Browse Walgreens Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Walgreens?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Walgreens is a Registered Technician at $14,000 annually. Browse Walgreens Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Walgreens?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Walgreens to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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