I just got an interview with Walgreens, another one with CVS (which I think went really well) and one coming up with Walmart. Please can anyone give me an idea of what the pay rates/ offers are for grads right now per company in the Dallas area? Of these 3retailers which one will you go with?.
Pay rates for Walgreens
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Go with whoever gives you full time, no part time floating crap with no guarantee hours. Pay generally the same about $3 give or take on same title and area.
No tech help difficulty level : CVS > wag > walmart.
No tech help difficulty level : CVS > wag > walmart.
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$45/hr. Of course, like Momus said it’s more important to secure higher guaranteed hours than higher base pay. Good luck in the Hunger Games.
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I'll give you the other side from what most people will tell you. Take it with a grain of salt, and do what's best for YOU and your family.
Think about your long term goals and longevity.
Cynics will tell you all retailers are the same. Not true. No one district for the same company will be equal.
Which district/company has the best leadership and culture? What will your boss be like? How supportive is their enterprise? Are they all whipped and downtrodden or do they support and respect their leadership?
It's no guarantee, but I'm willing to bet on the best talent getting the most hours and stability regardless of how you start off.
If I see a stellar floater pharmacist, who has a growth mindset and puts their all into representing the company and the white coat, I am going to vouch for that person (as a tech, pharmacist, or supervisor).
If it takes you 6 months of floating to get exactly where you want to be, whether in retail, hospital, or a specific district, wouldn't it be worth it to preserve the next 5, 10, 15 years of your career?
Settle for the short term win, and you could possibly pay for it later. Don't forget to keep an eye on the horizon.
Think about your long term goals and longevity.
Cynics will tell you all retailers are the same. Not true. No one district for the same company will be equal.
Which district/company has the best leadership and culture? What will your boss be like? How supportive is their enterprise? Are they all whipped and downtrodden or do they support and respect their leadership?
It's no guarantee, but I'm willing to bet on the best talent getting the most hours and stability regardless of how you start off.
If I see a stellar floater pharmacist, who has a growth mindset and puts their all into representing the company and the white coat, I am going to vouch for that person (as a tech, pharmacist, or supervisor).
If it takes you 6 months of floating to get exactly where you want to be, whether in retail, hospital, or a specific district, wouldn't it be worth it to preserve the next 5, 10, 15 years of your career?
Settle for the short term win, and you could possibly pay for it later. Don't forget to keep an eye on the horizon.
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Low 50s at 32 hours is your standard offer in the dfw area. It doesn’t matter what company it is it’s who your boss above you and your team is. Most people here are idiots saying one is better than the other. It’s all location based.
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I'd take Walmart or Walgreens just cause you don't have to hear "one pharmacy call" and "lane one" all day. Walmart has their own bathroom and no drive thru so even better.
But how about you wait til you get an offer before choosing which is best? Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
But how about you wait til you get an offer before choosing which is best? Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
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This is true. Some districts (across all chains) nurture their talent and allow them to grow and develop (in a way that will help the company of course), with the higher-ups actually putting skin in the game or at least trying to. Others literally don’t give two **** about you, and won’t even send you a courtesy response to your eventual 2 week notice.
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Mine doesn't give a fu3k about you. There are at least 10-15 floaters begging for hours. Many of them are good (at least 5) and many have been floating for the past 2 yrs+. Also, your student loan won't give two fu3k about you trying to prove yourself doing 0-2 shifts/week while you are eating bread crumbs. You can try to settle for imaginary long term win that may never happen.
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Yup this is true. Floaters have to beg for hours at crappy stores. Except for this one hot blonde, she got her own easy store almost immediately.
They have people driving in for 4 hour shifts in my district. Screw that.
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Unless you reside in a Walgreens you will have to drive to work.
this went over your head....whooshh
Everyone already said everything that needed to be said. First of all, don't worry about the pay because they should all relatively be the same and they'll tell you in the offer letters. I would take full-time positions over any floating/PRN positions because of guaranteed hours and if you're lucky, you may get a store so commute time would be consistent. I'd also take into account your prior experiences with these companies because of training. Out of those 3 chains, I've heard more positive reviews about walmart. I used to work for CVS but now in hospital setting so I can tell you that CVS would not be my first choice out of all these options personally lol
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walgreens and walmart in dfw both offer 30 mins lunch break. pharmacy is closed. CVS does not close for lunch. // at CVS you have less tech hours. you're expected to stay several hours after your shift. that's what most are doing in dfw. // the pay difference is not important. if Cvs is the first to offer, take the job immediately. then dump Cvs like you dump Trump when possible.
The companies don’t care about you. That goes without saying. No one cares more about you than you yourself. The pharmacists that do this are just trying to keep their job. It’s very easy to say you won’t work off the clock, it’s not so easy to find another pharmacist position, at least probably not as easy to find one in the same area with the same pay/benefits, etc.
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They want you to work off the clock but when someone rat you out, they will give you the axe.
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Pretty sure Walgreens made you do a PPL every year or two specifically saying you can't work off the clock. Is this not still the case?
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Yet people do their PPLs off the clock to get them done. Oh the irony lmao
