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Overworked and Underpaid

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Working in the pharmacy was quite the learning experience. Pretty much all of the training is on the job and you just learn by doing and asking questions. If you need to learn differently, then this job is not for you. You can be understaffed a lot which gets a lot of patients angry with you not realizing how many tasks you have to keep tabs on. There are rarely any moments to breathe between tasks but usually your coworkers are very supportive and understanding because no one else will be. Prepare to have no energy after a shift.

Pros

flexible availability

Cons

worst combination of retail and healthcare, underpaid
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Fun workplace and productive

Really great place to work at for your externship! The staff is very helpful and nice, feel very welcomed and comfortable to work with the staff. Great environment
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September 29, 2023
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Could be better managers and the team will flow better

What is the best part of working at the company?Having a Flexible schedule. Not working weekendsWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Inexperienced managers horrible customers and hours cutWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?It’s not the great my co workers are great but I feel like only 1 race is thought to be superior. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Stressful micro management. Managers that push work on their employees that they don’t want to do
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depends

pay is too low but coworkers were fun and management was p fun and cool too. depends on the season but you might either be super busy or it might be super slow
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Relaxed environment

I would recommend working here as a starter job. Things are smooth and pleasant when you have a nice team and productive management… you get help when needed.
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sucked

good coworkers but customers really sucked and constant theft that made it feel vary unsafe to be. Overall only pros were it was vary close to my home
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Convenient for students

Not enough pay for all the work that needs to be done but nice that they help students with their schedules. Company does not like OT but needs to understand there is a lot of work to be done that cannot be done when customers are in the store.
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A complete waste of time and effort to not be good enough and given no recognition

What is the best part of working at the company?Nothing. Horrible management. Hostile environments depending on location What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Lack of hours. Lack of staff. Unprofessional Pharmacy managers.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Hostile and unfriendly. Setting us up for failure instead of success. Practically obsessed with coaching cards and finding reasons to give gross misconduct write ups. As well as getting rid of staffWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Overstressed. Rushed to the point where mistakes can be made. Put in a state of anxiety every single day.
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Fast paced

Was great at first but demanding. Required to meet certain goals which seemed difficult to achieve since there was not enough staff. Made the best of it though.
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Reasonable expectations and reasonable benefits

Worked evening shift at a formerly 24 hour location. Got along with staff and the work environment was good. Never felt unappreciated by management or like I was expected to do more than could be done. Obviously there were a lot of customers and it was busy but most were appreciative and respectful.
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I love my job

What is the best part of working at the company?There is room to grow and the management cares about you as a whole What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Some days the flow of medication can become overwhelming What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Diversity driven all are accepted as equals What is a typical day like for you at the company?Maintain my system to produce prescriptions that come through
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Poor leadership of the company is doing a great job destroying of what was built for over a century.

Culture has changed significantly since around 2010. Company slowly started to degrade and now it is spiraling down. Best employees has left. Knowledgeable pharmacists either decided to take an early retirement and the rest moved on to a new opportunities outside of the company.
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It’s a job, pays every two weeks.

What is the best part of working at the company?The people, and management working with you to make your schedule work What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Communication, unrealistic goals, lack of payroll, safety What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Culture is like high school, if you’re not one if the cool kids, you’re screwed What is a typical day like for you at the company?Long and stressful. Company doesn’t teach or train well, and they will move you at the drop of a dime
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Mentally and physically exhausting

What is the best part of working at the company?Nothing. Employee appreciation does not exist with this company..What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Unattainable expectations. Short staffed with triple the workload What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Non existent. Very stressful work environment What is a typical day like for you at the company?Stressful. Exhausting. Overwhelming.
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A decent job

you get what you sign up for. Depending on the location sometimes the management isn’t the best and it’s very obvious about favoritism. It’s not a career so it was a decent job to get the bills paid.
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Decent pay, understaffed

There are staffing issues no support from management or corporate. All they care about is metrics and how to maximize profits. The only reason I put up with this is the decent pay.
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It was great while it lasted

What is the best part of working at the company?Best part is that I got to go between being at the register or being at the pharmacy What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Dealing with difficult people What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Pleasant, comfortable and quiet What is a typical day like for you at the company?Consistent customers to the point of knowing them by name. At the same time, I’m stocking the shelves
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Just starting

Just starting I don't know how I feel about it, worked two days, loved working stock, didn't particularly care to be a cashier, but a job is a job. Good money though
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Working in Walgreens Beauty Department was a good fit for me beyond their environmental culture.

What is the best part of working at the company?I loved the job-as beauty consultant.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Working with a young-few who we’re allowed to bully others.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Sad/disgusting. The Boss heard one of the Bullies say “If we don’t like someone-we make it hard for them.” Very bad environment working with no team. Boss was dumb. Even Regional managers were aware of this environment. I finally quit.What is a typical day like for you at the company?I came in & put all of my freight away, assisted customers to find their needs & upsold a lot. I loved sales & had great numbers. Usually management wanted me to cover for employee breaks at the front register-also lunches etc. I loved setting up displays & weekly set up interesting displays. Job was fun-environment Not so much.
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Poorly managed at some locations. Huge work loads for little hourly wage.

Overall cooperate dose not care about the employees. Impossible to do your job when new useless programs keep rolling out. Not only is it frustrating for employees but harder to explain to patients. There is never enough staffing and the turnover is extremely high. I used to love working in customer service, not anymore. My day consists of constantly apologizing and getting screamed at by people. If you like getting treated like a punching bag this job is for you.

Pros

A few nice co-workers, easy to transfer to different locations, Pharmacy offers certification and vaccine training

Cons

Unpaid short breaks, constant stress, no staff, low pay, outdated systems and equipment
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Unprofessional

Unprofessional staff (all staff front end to pharmacy). Unknown who is the person in charge because all higher ups back each other. Dont even bother going to HR with a complaint because it is to be handled in house meaning nothing is resolved. Horrible pay, no hours, no training.
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