Former ASMT, current STL - Shift Leader Walgreens Employee Review

2.0
7 Mar 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

When hired in 05, the starting wage was competitive and there was 4 hours overtime per week guaranteed. STL or shift team lead is not a difficult position. The benefits are decent for a company of this size and it is a nice place to start for someone new to management.

Cons

No overtime. Depending on your market, in some areas you can be written up for unapproved overtime. Lost $5 in pay when forced to step from ASMT to STL. Same responsibilities, same amount of work but the pay cap is now $14. For this hourly wage you can expect to be the only key holder in the store with pharmacy and the front end to attend to. Plus stock the shelves, take care of customer service calls and any problems that may arise. In our area the night STL doesn't usually get the opportunity for lunches as the shift starts at two and after 5 you are on your own. The amount of work and responsibility does not reflect the pay to say the least.

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Cons

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Pros

Can be a fun environment. All in whom your staff is. Operating photo was fun and building projects for the customers. Learning about pharmacy operations.

Cons

Work life balance and low pay for what is expected. Not having enough payroll to effectively run a store. My store ran FE on a 320 hour a week budget. That was barely enough to get buy and meet the expectations put out by the company. I was never able to keep a full leadership staff. When a leader called out, I had to stay. There were days I was called away from my own dinner table. SM's were forced to be in the pharmacy for more than half of their day regardless as to what is happening in the FE. I worked over 50 hours a week and barely got to spend time with my family. If I wasn't at the store I was getting a phone call and having to go back to the store.

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