Anyone know yet if their store is closing? Walgreens announced its planning 200 closures. If you got word that your storer is closing, please post in the comments. What were you told? Will you still have a job? Are these stores being sold to a... — read more
Pessina signs document stating employees/customers are more important than shareholders...
https://opportunity.businessroundtable.org/ourcommitment/ Any chance this leads to more budget hours in store? XD
Layoff After Terminations
I am a corp. Mgr. First Walgreens terminated or forced out everyone they could for made up ridiculous reasons. Now they have a list of thousands to lay off paying a very limited severance. Start looking for a job everyone, Walgreens has no chance to... — read more
Rite Aid Merger Floaters
They keep telling us that floaters will convert with their home stores. For areas that already converted, did they layoff all or some of the floaters?
Walgreens website is down
What's going on? This page isn’t working www.walgreens.com didn’t send any data.
Is there a way to know my store is doomed?
If anybody here has worked in a store that previously closed - any chance you can share with us if there were any indicators that the store was closing? I'm just wondering if there is a way to know a store will be on the list ahead of time, just to... — read more
Then came Boots...
I retired from Walgreens with my 25 yrs about 4 yrs ago. When I left it was not the same Walgreens like it was when I first started. We used to have great benefits, Christmas a bonus, several things to make it a great company to work for... — read more
Do we want to be a store anymore?
Does Walgreens even know what type of company they want to be? They focus on beauty/cosmetics more now and are changing the inside of some stores to reflect that. But then they also want to be a FedEx location and it seems like they don't want to be... — read more
Blue "ACTIVE" Button
If you click the blue "ACTIVE" button on this page you can see posts that recently had replies. I hope this helps.
Boots Alliance Is The Issue
I have been with Walgreens for 19 years. Ever since we partnered with Boots our company has went down hill. No more senior beauty advisors, no more photo managers, then CCR, simplify, and hour cuts like every week. Now they've cahnged a lot of store... — read more
New policies
Taking a great risk here by saying this... but the support on shoplifters more than their own employees and customers says it all. 🤷🏽♀️
Announcement
Anyone has the slighest idea when they plan to announce the list of stores that will be closed? I feel I need to start looking for jobs now.
Walgreens to Lay Off 10,000 Employees
That should be the title. Here is my math... 200 stores closing, at 50 employees per store you are looking at 10,000 people losing jobs in the USA only. Also, if they are planning to write off 600 to 700 mil - that's consistent - assuming 60K in... — read more
Closures - As predicted!
Source below... Walgreens Isn’t Done Closing D–gstores In U.S. Or Abroad by Bruce Japsen Walgreens Boots Alliance is closing 200 Boots d–gstores in the United Kingdom as part of a global “transformation cost management program” launched... — read more
Empty shelves
Has anyone notice alot of empty shelves in your store? Why aren't the products coming in? Why we looking like Walmart right now..
Stores closing early
Does anyone know why pharmacy stored in Florida are closing early There are not enough shifts to cover these stores however we all thought when they made all the Pharmacists cut their store hours and float to get them they would need more hours? — read more
Is this true?
Don't know if this concerns all walgreens, but we received email stating if each person in Pharmacy doesn't get 5 people to sign up for 90 day script, manager gets written up. If anyone in store gets survey complaint, that person gets write up... — read more
Walgreens Frontier Program
see https://www.thelayoff.com/t/H7eryu3 or @H7eryu3
Walgreens employee forum
The management would be wise if they were to look at this Walgreens employee forum - I think people are sincere here as they are anonymous. Employee surveys are not that good as they have people who are scared to be tracked. A forum for employees... — read more
This was instituted as a way to get out of paying bonuses
Work together as a team, hit all of your metrics, and then sit back and wait for the money to roll in...until, like last year, the company misses its fiscal goals then you did all that work and get nothing. It is a scam. Do good for the company and... — read more
No one to close
What is a member of leadership to do on a Saturday when the closing SFL calls off, the other leadership member is out of town, and the store manager refuses to reply to texts/phone calls? Family obligations tonight. Cannot stay to work a double.
Major layoffs at Walmart Pharmacy today
@ZIIsPn5 or https://www.thelayoff.com/t/ZIIsPn5
Competition is only going to increase... So jump ship
Our customers cannot or will not read! Have you rung anyone at a register this week? How many people just stare at the random obligatory Red Nose Please Give Us Money So We Can Profit Off A False Flag Charity(tm) screen that pops up for every single... — read more
How to shoplift from Walgreens
Walgreens Shoplifting Duo Captured On Surveillance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwoJidAtXfs 36,748 views Shoplifting Walgreen's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDR0tRIqi5w 2,158 views OmahaPoliceDpt Walgreens Shoplifting... — read more
Massive IT Layoffs
So, if they are openly removing 100s of millions in IT spend, guess what's gonna happen to Walgreens IT headcount. Granted there will be more impacts on IT contractors, consultants and other 3rd party vendors but the employees will get impacted too -... — read more
Walgreens cutting benefits for retirees...
https://apple.news/AlhJGt24dSlS9tMuFNSiGQg Corporate claims it’s only temporary, while they come up with a new plan for 2020, but we’ll see. Better not retire from wags this year...
Sm leaving Wags for CVS
Hahahaha, good luck with that! Get ready Because CVS does not have any fs hours, many times you the store manager are the only employee on duty with NO cashier. Slow stores are by their self up to 7 hours a day. And while being the only one on duty... — read more
Store manager bonus
What do you guys think about the new bonus plan? Do you think its even achievable? Whole district has to hit to be eligible? Just want to hear other thoughts
T-b-cco Products and the Underage Cashier
From what I understand, come September 2019, a new policy will prohibit the sale of t-b-cco products to any Walgreens customer under the age of 21. Does this mean that a minor cashier will have to call a "Code 21" for a sale of c-gare--es? Working a... — read more
Mandatory Photo Shifts for Full-time Associates
With the reduced front-end hours, full-timers are not affected but part-timers are. Fair enough I suppose. However, as a part-timer who just got done with a grueling four day stretch of mid-shifts in photo, I have to say these full-timers should be... — read more
Walgreens sold a Iowa store on Grand Ave
It have begun! Stores are about to close that underperforming. Stocks fall to 49.33 today. https://yourvalley.net/yourvalley/business/surprise-business-iowa-co-buys-walgreens-on-grand-avenue-for-2-3-million/
Bye Bye
19 years with Walgreens and my time has come. I was just applying for jobs to see whats out there and landed a job at CVS starting me at 3k more than im making now with WAG. I know cvs has its issues, but they will not be going anywhere soon due to... — read more
Bill Gates sold off Walgreens stocks
https://www.barrons.com/articles/bill-gates-trust-sells-walgreens-stock-berkshire-microsoft-51557956618
Wait it out or leave?
Does anyone think it would be better to wait it out and keep working for Walgreens in case it gets better, or would it be smarter to look for another job and jump ship?
Walgreens Cutting Pharmacist Hours
Should we start a thread on this?
Does Walgreens ASM work this Sunday mandatory?
I was told that is mandatory to work Sunday mothers day's it appear that the store needs the ASM in order to survive a busy day.
walgreens offers to buy frozen time
got a letter walgreens 5 6 19 want to buy back my frozen vacation time at 70 %
Will I get paid for my UN-USED PTO if I decide to leave?
I have some PTO that I didnt use & I want to know if after I decide to quit. Will I get paid from my PTO?
Walgreens Cuts Hours & Lets Shoplifters Walk
I work at Walgreens to supplement my retirement and have relied on 38-42 hrs. per payroll period. I am now cut down to one shift per week. Walgreens is famous for shoving customer service down our throats yet by cutting employee hours, which yields... — read more