Salaried vs hourly at Walgreens

[TianjinNVhai]

I still don’t understand the benefit of being salaried vs hourly at Walgreens. Do salaried rphs generally get higher rates/hr vs us hourly ones? My understanding is we get 1.5x for working overtime vs 1.1x for salaried employees, if that’s be case why does my DM always ask me first whenever there is an emergency shift opens up (I’ve been working for over 100 hrs for the past several pay periods already) wouldn’t it be cheaper for them to go for the salaried people?

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[Dred Pirate]

Are there some of each in the same district? This surprises me - unless the hourly employees are part timers

 

[SELDANE]

Usually the hourly pharmacists are floaters that work on a PRN basis.

 

[ApothNYC/LA]

WAG California pharmacists are all hourly and non-exempt from OT. (Anything over 40hr/wk or 8 hr/day qualifies as OT). Though OT is strongly discouraged, sometimes it cannot be avoided. I do not think an hourly RPh will make more than a salaried one...though there are definitely some old-timers making bank.....for now.

 

[Dred Pirate]

WAG California pharmacists are all hourly and non-exempt from OT. (Anything over 40hr/wk or 8 hr/day qualifies as OT). Though OT is strongly discouraged, sometimes it cannot be avoided. I do not think an hourly RPh will make more than a salaried one...though there are definitely some old-timers making bank.....for now.

always remember California might as well be a foreign country when we are comparing labor laws

 

[confettiflyer]

All California pharmacists not in managerial roles are, by law, hourly workers subject to OT. This isn’t a wags policy, it’s a state labor board regulation that dates back to 2000.

I’ve seen Rph rates hit $180/hr+ when they breach 12hrs/day. strong incentive to avoid that.

 

[projektreverb]

All California pharmacists not in managerial roles are, by law, hourly workers subject to OT. This isn’t a wags policy, it’s a state labor board regulation that dates back to 2000.

I’ve seen Rph rates hit $180/hr+ when they breach 12hrs/day. strong incentive to avoid that.

Yikes. Wags would hate me at that hourly rate if I was in California LMAO

 

[Chrish]

Man working as a pharmacist must be like heaven in California. Chains like Cvs and Wag that are notorious for understaffing else where must be providing you adequate help in order to avoid OT.

Or is there any loophole they use to get around this?

 

[confettiflyer]

Man working as a pharmacist must be like heaven in California. Chains like Cvs and Wag that are notorious for understaffing else where must be providing you adequate help in order to avoid OT.

Or is there any loophole they use to get around this?

Pharmacists are their own worst enemy, chain ones have been known to come in and work “off the clock” before official open to clear queues. Others will work off the clock to wrap things up.