Walgreens: the in & out

[gangrene101]

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I am quiting Walgreens and I will provide insight if anyone want to know

Walgreens have a no retaliation policy!! If you're a manager, you have to cover your butt too. You have to come up with some evidence to cover yourself if an employee below you decide to quit and to retaliate.

Why have I not heard from them or get hire when I turned in my application
online?

It's because they already hired someone they know, like a family member, friends, relative, aunt, niece, nephew...you know it, if you don't have the connection, you don't get a chance of being hire. Even if the hirees are not as qualified as you, they will turn them from a clerk to tech in no time!


What do Walgreens do if they hire someone they do not like?

Walgreens is afraid of getting sue, so they will to try make the employee to voluntarily quit. They will collect evidence in the process or give their employee a hard time if any ways.


Another insight or experience, feel free to post below.........more later 😱

 

[pharmgrl5]

Um what a nice post for a brand new member. 😕

I'm not clear on what you are trying to say here, you say you work for them and are quitting and are now willing to spill everything you know about them? You go on a rant about how no one can get hired in your post though.

Stepping away now as this appears to me like a "start sh#$" post...

 

[pcproduct]

Are you sure that happens at all Walgreens, or are you just describing the one you work at?

I wouldn't be surprised if some of what you said is true though. I've applied to Walgreens three times and haven't heard from them.

 

[medicalCPA]

Your argument is undermined by your spelling and grammatical errors. Plus, I would believe you if you were not a new member for whom this is his/her first post.

 

[Rumplestiltazepam]

Just to throw this out there, did you consider that maybe you were just not good at your job.

 

[keroppiqe]

same here, your post is a bit confusing.

I've been Walgreens for over 5 years now. When I applied, I used the store's computer to apply online so that they could see who I am in person. I got a job offer a week later for a position as a service clerk. I figured, hey, at least that's a little bit closer to the pharmacy department, so I took the offer. Got to experience all departments including cosmetics, floor, & camera. Then I got my PTCB certification during that summer, and was transferred straight to the pharmacy department. Been a pharm tech ever since! (And a damn good one I might say hehe; after all, I help the RX Manager with returns/exchanges/void transactions since I've been experienced w/the front service; all the other techs only know how to ring up customers)

Now my brother has gotten his pharm tech license and has been applying for Walgreens ever since! Even though I've been with the company this long, it's still hard for him to get a job. So it's not all about your connections. It's just the matter of the positions' availability. You just gotta keep trying.

Don't hate.

 

[pillpharmer]

I worked for Walgreens and have really enjoyed the experience. Yes, there are ins and outs of it. But just because you had one bad experience with a particular Walgreens store doesn't mean every single Walgreens is that way. Some store and pharmacy managers are better than others, some are worse.

 

[Scrubs Fan]

Your argument is undermined by your spelling and grammatical errors.

hahaha, i totally agree

 

[panzer]

I think it does depend on the manager you have. I know since I work at one where we transitioned from a good hardworking EXM to a bitchy one who thought too much of herself. It was a torture working there then until i moved to my current position.

Though Walgreen corporate is another issue.. 😀

 

[Girl7]

just like you can't judge person by their appearance, don't go judging Walgreens for you bad experience at one location.

 

[pharmgrl5]

Your argument is undermined by your spelling and grammatical errors.

I agree. I worry a great deal about people who can't even put together a simple sentence correctly. I hope this doesn't indicate people thinking we can have lower standards for pharmacists... I mean how would people feel if the person doing surgery on their heart couldn't spell... 😱

 

[jspwinter]

I agree. I worry a great deal about people who can't even put together a simple sentence correctly. I hope this doesn't indicate people thinking we can have lower standards for pharmacists... I mean how would people feel if the person doing surgery on their heart couldn't spell... 😱

What does spelling have anything to do with competency? If you're concerned with professionals with grammatical/spelling issues, take a look over at the nigerian pre pharmacy.

 

[medicalCPA]

What does spelling have anything to do with competency? If you're concerned with professionals with grammatical/spelling issues, take a look over at the nigerian pre pharmacy.

You have got it soooo wrong. The spelling in the Nigerian pre-pharm thread may seem messed up, but that's because we're speaking a variant of English called Pidgin English. In it, a lot of the rules of Standard English are thrown out the window, but that does not mean all Nigerians have a poor grasp of the English language.

I should post the Wikipedia article, but the computer lab I'm typing this in is about to close.

 

[lxapillpusher]

after all, I help the RX Manager with returns/exchanges/void transactions since I've been experienced w/the front service; all the other techs only know how to ring up customers)

more power to you... but how do you help the rx manager with returns/exchanges/void transactions? I work for walgreens and I know only store managers and assistant managers can do such things. You need a key to the register....so explain?

 

[BXTXRX]

the one who began the thread may not be a native speaker of English, or one that has spent many years learning the language. it may be quite hard for the individual to express in the English language what they feel. so it is not nice to assume that the validity of his post lies within his/hers ability to convey a certain message.
on the other hand the post may be considered fraudulent based on the fact that this is the individuals first post

 

[mrblah]

more power to you... but how do you help the rx manager with returns/exchanges/void transactions? I work for walgreens and I know only store managers and assistant managers can do such things. You need a key to the register....so explain?

not everyone follows corp. policy. I knew of pharmacists who did refunds/exchanges/void transactions/access to payroll/maintenance/etc.

It depends on your store, and how lenient the store manager is.

 

[Sparda29]

Ugh, I hate it when you need a manager to come over for voids, returns, and exchanges, its a ****ing waste of time. It sucks at CVS on how you can't return and sell something on the same ticket.

Back when I worked for Radioshack, someone would come in for a return, you hit the return button before you scan the item, and it puts it in as a return, then if they wanna buy something else, you scan that item regularly and it would just add to the transaction.

So instead of giving someone back $50 and then starting the transaction over if they wanna buy something that costs $30, we just enter it on the ticket and just give $20 back to the customer.

 

[gangrene101]

Why are the Walgreens big boss so dumb?

Because every time they visited their stores, the managers would put on a double and smiley face pretending that everything was alright, and when the store is chaotic and the managers scrambled to clean up the mess. It's funny how the "helped wanted" sign is always up and they'd hide it when the big guy come. Not to mention other 'hidden' things they hide from the big boss and to question if the manager do any work but only a few days before the visit?

Why do you always see a new clerk every time you visit a Walgreens?

The cashier are the work-horse of Walgreens. They don't care and treat them like crap. Walgreens have a very high turnout rate, why aren't there any statistic of the cashier clerk quiting or any record of complaining? Firing them is another story, but they are the lowest rank, no voice, low wage, and hard worker. No one can dispute that without them Walgreens would go broke, therefore, if they were to retaliate (get smarter) or go on strike, someone from the top would have to oppress them.

More later 😱

 

[keroppiqe]

more power to you... but how do you help the rx manager with returns/exchanges/void transactions? I work for walgreens and I know only store managers and assistant managers can do such things. You need a key to the register....so explain?

RXM's have a register key too because they are managers as well...they should know how to at least void transactions out instead of calling the assistant managers to come back to the pharmacy for such simple transactions. i know it's just not my store; i've floated to other pharmacies and have seen their RXM's do returns & exchanges...

 

[mrblah]

Why are the Walgreens big boss so dumb?

Because every time they visited their stores, the managers would put on a double and smiley face pretending that everything was alright, and when the store is chaotic and the managers scrambled to clean up the mess. It's funny how the "helped wanted" sign is always up and they'd hide it when the big guy come. Not to mention other 'hidden' things they hide from the big boss and to question if the manager do any work but only a few days before the visit?

Why do you always see a new clerk every time you visit a Walgreens?

The cashier are the work-horse of Walgreens. They don't care and treat them like crap. Walgreens have a very high turnout rate, why aren't there any statistic of the cashier clerk quiting or any record of complaining? Firing them is another story, but they are the lowest rank, no voice, low wage, and hard worker. No one can dispute that without them Walgreens would go broke, therefore, if they were to retaliate (get smarter) or go on strike, someone from the top would have to oppress them.

More later 😱

Actually, many retail chains overwork their employees, or purposely understaff the stores, pharmacy chains are no different. I also disagree that the clerk is the workhorse of walgreens. It's the assistant managers who are the workhorses, they are literally glorified clerks, who do most of the heavy lifting, and work long hours. Clerks are dime a dozen, who you have to beg just to face an aisle, and quit whenever they feel like it.

RXM's have a register key too because they are managers as well...they should know how to at least void transactions out instead of calling the assistant managers to come back to the pharmacy for such simple transactions. i know it's just not my store; i've floated to other pharmacies and have seen their RXM's do returns & exchanges...

this is more of being the exception than the norm. It really depends on the store manager and the district you are in, and whether or not they work in a express store or full size store. I'm not sure whether or not i agree with RXM's doing void transactions, mainly because they aren't around to do the final cash count or responsible for it (i'm just being paranoid when it comes to money). However, its nice to have a rxm do the refund and talk to the patient, vs. calling for a "code whatever" and waiting 15 minutes for a refund.

 

[Silver350z TSU]

What is everyone getting paid in here?

I'm a closing tech and my salary is 12.88/Hr....
Am I getting paid less than standard?

I jus' so happend to see one of the interns stub... and he get's like 16.50/Hr, which is more than the Asst Mgrs....

 

[panzer]

^ Are we still talking walgreens?

The asst managers I knew got paid around 17-18 per hour not to mention the overtime they always took since they "officially" don't take lunch.

As for the workhorse and the ****tiest unthankful job around, I would give it to the salaried EXAs? [the people right below the store manager] since they don't get any overtime and they get moved around to far away stores which is also true for asst managers..

 

[BXTXRX]

i work at cvs, i get 10 bucks an hour, i know it sucks big time. i need to go work at walgreens.

 

[pharmgrl5]

What does spelling have anything to do with competency? If you're concerned with professionals with grammatical/spelling issues, take a look over at the nigerian pre pharmacy.

Hmm I think that in general someone's ability to use the english language is very telling of their overall academic abilities. I never said that it had anything to do with competency. Just like intelligence does not equal academic success. What I was saying is that I worry about people who can't even compose a basic sentence correctly because it's so fundamental that if they can't even do that then they are going to struggle other places. And the prereq's for pharmacy are hard enough, trying to manage them without decent english would be even harder. This does not apply to someone who's native language is not english, obviously I don't know if the OP's native language is english or not. So for that I do apologize to the OP if they aren't native to the english language and I somehow did offend them. I was trying to make a general statement about the importance of a good foundation in the english. Which would include everything from grammar, composition, spelling, etc. I'd like to see one person who thinks they can claim that they could get all the way through pre-pharm and pharm school without that. 😎 And I'm by no means saying I'm perfect, I make mistakes just like everyone. But my english (which is native for me btw) doesn't hold me back at least.

 

[UES Girl]

Hmm I think that in general someone's ability to use the english language is very telling of their overall academic abilities. I never said that it had anything to do with competency. Just like intelligence does not equal academic success. What I was saying is that I worry about people who can't even compose a basic sentence correctly because it's so fundamental that if they can't even do that then they are going to struggle other places. And the prereq's for pharmacy are hard enough, trying to manage them without decent english would be even harder. This does not apply to someone who's native language is not english, obviously I don't know if the OP's native language is english or not. So for that I do apologize to the OP if they aren't native to the english language and I somehow did offend them. I was trying to make a general statement about the importance of a good foundation in the english. Which would include everything from grammar, composition, spelling, etc. I'd like to see one person who thinks they can claim that they could get all the way through pre-pharm and pharm school without that. 😎 And I'm by no means saying I'm perfect, I make mistakes just like everyone. But my english (which is native for me btw) doesn't hold me back at least.

Yout forget that most pre-pharm students aren't exactly english majors.

My pchem prof can't spell for the love of God yet I doubt somehow that is very indicative of how intelligent he is or his overall "academic abilities".

I say good knowledge of English matters but only to some extend. Organic Chemistry is Organic Chemistry whether you speak Russian/French or English.

 

[pharmgrl5]

I'm not saying everyone has to be english majors... my god everyone went through the 6th grade didn't they? I mean really by that time most people should have halfway decent english skills...

 

[UES Girl]

I'm not saying everyone has to be english majors... my god everyone went through the 6th grade didn't they? I mean really by that time most people should have halfway decent english skills...

You are stretching it out a bit, I've read his original post, it's not even half as bad. Yes, it has a ton of spelling errors but to make an argument that it's an indicative measure of how "intelligent " he is just doesn't sound right to me. I hear this argument quite a lot - but mostly coming from people who either have a liberal background or degree in English or from people with very little scientific background. People with background/degrees in science generally do not care about someone's knowledge of English or their spelling simply because it doesn't matter to them as much. Personally, I couldn't care less if I write a good essay or not on some BS liberal topic as long as I can ace Quantum Mechanics or write the best scientific article. Also half the Ph.D's in our science department can't spell for the love of God, like I said earlier, and that doesn't mean it reflects their academic abilities.

I agree you with only good English/grammar is a must for success in a pharmacy school but maybe I'm just a bit more tolerant because English is a third language I've learned .

 

[BADD281]

Wow! This thread is officially the most ridiculous one I have ever read to be honest. Couldn't this be defamation in a sense? You are making some pretty nasty claims...sounds to me like you are just bitter. No place is perfect, I can vouch for that but going online and posting the "ins & outs" of a company based on just your point-of-view is just immature.

 

[medicalCPA]

Wow, I didn't know that my original comment would cause this thread to generate into an argument over whether a good grasp of English is an indicator of intelligence, or a requirement for success in pharmacy school! I seriously must be that important.

First of all, I admit I was quite rash in criticizing the OP. OP, if you're reading this (and are genuine), I apologize for my comment. (S)He may have a genuine reason for being mad at Walgreens...I don't know. And for the record, English is not my native language, either.

However, I believe most people would agree that the OP would have made a more convincing argument if (s)he had at least tried to edit the errors in the original post (or at least put a disclaimer that English was not their first language). It would have made the task of decoding the message therein a little easier. And since they are a new member, there's no way to know if they are genuine or a troll.

 

[UES Girl]

Wow, I didn't know that my original comment would cause this thread to generate into an argument over whether a good grasp of English is an indicator of intelligence, or a requirement for success in pharmacy school! I seriously must be that important.

First of all, I admit I was quite rash in criticizing the OP. OP, if you're reading this (and are genuine), I apologize for my comment. (S)He may have a genuine reason for being mad at Walgreens...I don't know. And for the record, English is not my native language, either.

However, I believe most people would agree that the OP would have made a more convincing argument if (s)he had at least tried to edit the errors in the original post (or at least put a disclaimer that English was not their first language). It would have made the task of decoding the message therein a little easier. And since they are a new member, there's no way to know if they are genuine or a troll.

Just so you know I was replying to pharm girl's post not yours. I just thought her whole argument intelligence = good spelling sounded like a bunch of BS to me.

Regardless, I kinda have a thought that this is a trollish post judging by its concent.

In that case I need to attach a picture of the troll.

 

[rxchrissarasota]

I'm a walgreens manager, I've resisted this thread for a while, but now I feel I have to clear things up some things up here.

1. Rx managers can get a set of keys, it is collectively up to the RXmanager, store manager, and LP supervisor. Most RXM's don't WANT keys because they don't want to be responsible for the $$$.

2. Returns/Exchanges/Voids are restricted to managers because of the incredible amount of internal theft in retail. I have hired and fired many many people in my 6 years as a manager and 99% have been fired for theft. Also, as far as underpaid/over worked cashiers, gimme freakin break. Sorry, but cashiers are a dime a dozen and those worth anything are one in a million. It's like pulling teeth just to get them to smile and greet a customer, let alone come out from behind the register and do any work. Please, try doing my job for a week, you'll be begging for your tech job back.

3. Yes, EXA's are definately the doormats, but, just like any company, you have to pay your dues if you want to move up. As a salaried store manager, you have to be willing to do whatever it takes. Nobady shows up for work? sorry buddy, your running the register from open to close and doing returns and stocking and resets and setting the promo isle and filling add outs and IC3 in the pharmacy and assistance in photo and helping the old lady add minutes to her tracphone and checking in vendors and listening to the customer complain because insurance won't cover her script and that's OUR fault. The days I spend in the Pharmacy because 2 techs called off on a monday and it's "a madhouse" are like vacation days, so easy compared to my normal day on the floor.

4. On to the "grasp of english" thing. Try sending in personal statements to schools written like that original message and see how many interviews you get.

 

[medicalCPA]

Just so you know I was replying to pharm girl's post not yours. I just thought her whole argument intelligence = good spelling sounded like a bunch of BS to me.

Regardless, I kinda have a thought that this is a trollish post judging by its concent.

In that case I need to attach a picture of the troll.

I know, but she made that comment in response to my thread pointing out the OP's errors.

Read PandabearMD's blog (www.pandabearmd.com). The spelling is not perfect (and he's a resident!), but his writing is incredible. I wish I could write half as well as he does, even with his spelling errors.

 

[Torkey]

I'm a walgreens manager, I've resisted this thread for a while, but now I feel I have to clear things up some things up here.

1. Rx managers can get a set of keys, it is collectively up to the RXmanager, store manager, and LP supervisor. Most RXM's don't WANT keys because they don't want to be responsible for the $$$.

2. Returns/Exchanges/Voids are restricted to managers because of the incredible amount of internal theft in retail. I have hired and fired many many people in my 6 years as a manager and 99% have been fired for theft. Also, as far as underpaid/over worked cashiers, gimme freakin break. Sorry, but cashiers are a dime a dozen and those worth anything are one in a million. It's like pulling teeth just to get them to smile and greet a customer, let alone come out from behind the register and do any work. Please, try doing my job for a week, you'll be begging for your tech job back.

3. Yes, EXA's are definately the doormats, but, just like any company, you have to pay your dues if you want to move up. As a salaried store manager, you have to be willing to do whatever it takes. Nobady shows up for work? sorry buddy, your running the register from open to close and doing returns and stocking and resets and setting the promo isle and filling add outs and IC3 in the pharmacy and assistance in photo and helping the old lady add minutes to her tracphone and checking in vendors and listening to the customer complain because insurance won't cover her script and that's OUR fault. The days I spend in the Pharmacy because 2 techs called off on a monday and it's "a madhouse" are like vacation days, so easy compared to my normal day on the floor.

4. On to the "grasp of english" thing. Try sending in personal statements to schools written like that original message and see how many interviews you get.

Amen....haha i was waiting for you to chime in...nice post

 

[pharmgrl5]

Whoa! I had no intent of making it go this far and also just for reference, I am not a liberal crazed english major. In fact I'm much more on the conservative side, and I'm not entirely sure what politics has to do with this. I only wrote a simple statement of agreeing about the english being bad. Then felt the need to write more in detail as a response to more being talked about it. I'm not at all stuck up, am not a liberal, am not an english major, I just value good language skills. I don't think it's indicative though on someone's intelligence, as I said above! I said that I think that it's very important in college education and certainly in the sciences. Sorry, didn't mean to get into anything with anyone. That was not my intent.

 

[JSK PharmD]

What is everyone getting paid in here?

I'm a closing tech and my salary is 12.88/Hr....
Am I getting paid less than standard?

I jus' so happend to see one of the interns stub... and he get's like 16.50/Hr, which is more than the Asst Mgrs....

Pharmacy interns are basically pharmacists in training... Of course, their salaries are going to be particularly high. At Kaiser Permanente, they pay 18-20 dollars an hour for a pharmacy intern (Pharm.D. student).

 

[panzer]

I'm a walgreens manager, I've resisted this thread for a while, but now I feel I have to clear things up some things up here.

1. Rx managers can get a set of keys, it is collectively up to the RXmanager, store manager, and LP supervisor. Most RXM's don't WANT keys because they don't want to be responsible for the $$$.

2. Returns/Exchanges/Voids are restricted to managers because of the incredible amount of internal theft in retail. I have hired and fired many many people in my 6 years as a manager and 99% have been fired for theft. Also, as far as underpaid/over worked cashiers, gimme freakin break. Sorry, but cashiers are a dime a dozen and those worth anything are one in a million. It's like pulling teeth just to get them to smile and greet a customer, let alone come out from behind the register and do any work. Please, try doing my job for a week, you'll be begging for your tech job back.

3. Yes, EXA's are definately the doormats, but, just like any company, you have to pay your dues if you want to move up. As a salaried store manager, you have to be willing to do whatever it takes. Nobady shows up for work? sorry buddy, your running the register from open to close and doing returns and stocking and resets and setting the promo isle and filling add outs and IC3 in the pharmacy and assistance in photo and helping the old lady add minutes to her tracphone and checking in vendors and listening to the customer complain because insurance won't cover her script and that's OUR fault. The days I spend in the Pharmacy because 2 techs called off on a monday and it's "a madhouse" are like vacation days, so easy compared to my normal day on the floor.

4. On to the "grasp of english" thing. Try sending in personal statements to schools written like that original message and see how many interviews you get.

You sound bitter yourself 😛 Why not go for the store manager route?