Walgreens Boots Alliance Reviews

Pros

This used to be a great company to work for, it had a history and heritage to be proud of. It treats its people as people not just a number on an accountants spread sheet. It was focused on customers and being a community pharmacy ...but that's all gone now, it's all about paper trails and audits and nhs its targets and MUR targets ....how can we squeeze every penny out of services and flog our dead horses even more.

Cons

No culture , or values remainfrom what it used to be , it's run by bean counters , and vultures , who don't know what pharmacy means , it's just another retail business. They treat the staff as a cost , and a profit burden then wonder why customers are not receiving the level of service they deserve.

Advice to Management

No point, no one list s anyway ....The senior management have a lot to answer for , they have driven a great company into the dirt , by not focusing on the core business and tinkering with other businesses that ultimately failed , and allowed the supermarkets to catch up and over take them.

Pros

Discount, nice co workers, some nice customers

Cons

Retail working on the holiday

Pros

Very challenging, interesting projects that have high visibility and impact. There are some very smart, motivated people that are great to collaborate with.

Cons

Challenging business environment has lead to budget cuts, higher turnover, and loss of talented leadership. There's too much work, and not enough resources or planning to execute oftentimes bold, aggressive ideas.

Advice to Management

Invest more in the talented people that you have. Focus more on long-term growth as opposed to quarterly earnings.

Pros

Flexible schedules and good work environment.

Cons

Not enough technician help, too much work overwhelming the pharmacist especially in busy stores

Advice to Management

Treasure and respect your colleagues.

Pros

Good wages and a good staff.

Cons

They wanted to perform tasks that were not for a pharmacist. No support from the store manager

Advice to Management

Let a pharmacist do her job. Have store managers help when needed.

Pros

Very good benefits, reasonably generous bonus system, good training. Huge head office is very easy to work in and lots of really good facilities.

Cons

Nothing really, I very much enjoyed working there. Progression in some aspects of the business is poor.

Advice to Management

Look after the good staff you already have. Be proactive in creating opportunities for growth and development and determine whether or not all of your roles have progression out of them. If not, consider why and what you can do to fix it.

Pros

Decent benefits (although cut down for next year including vacation accrual),, convenient location.

Cons

Horrible employee morale, hounded to beg for donations daily depending on charity of the week, expect you to work short staffed all the time and come in on your day off if someone calls out.

Advice to Management

Get a clue, unless you just don’t care at all, your turnover rate, wages and morale are extremely suffering !!

Pros

The discount and benefits are pretty good

Cons

No organisation, management are literally winging it.