All IT and IT related contractors have been informed on 2/1/23 that all non-production projects have been paused for 30 days for CIO review. This review has, in fact, been ongoing since August. Contractors have been advised by non-C-suite leadership... — read more
Walgreens lays off all contractors
Yep, out of the blue all contractors at Walgreens corporate office were laid off with one day notice. Rumors are more layoffs coming.
Are we opening any new stores?
It feels as if every day I see a new announcement about a closing location and I don't remember when was the last time I heard about new ones opening. Is the goal to reduce the overall footprint, one store at the time? I can't help but worry about... — read more
HOW
How can the CEO and the so called Upper Management whatevers continue to keep their jobs with numbers like this. How do they even look in the mirror. Yet store workers are paid didly squat while this company keeps paying fine after fine after... — read more
It's only going to get worse
Was told more hrs. are going to be cut next month. We have more chiefs than Indians so many associates get very few hrs now. No company needs 3-5 key holders working one shift with one associate. Other days it one key holder and one associate. It's... — read more
Is it just me or are the closings of Walgreens locations intensifying?
I've noticed that more locations are closing this week. This adds to an unsettling pattern that I've noticed lately of nearly constant closings that are only mentioned in local news. Not to mention, some of these locations have only been open for a... — read more
What has this so called CEO done
Walgreens Reaches $4.95 Bln Settlement To Substantially Resolve Opi--d-related Litigation RTTNews Nov. 2, 2022, 09:28 AM (RTTNews) - Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) announced Wednesday it has agreed in principle to financial amounts and payment... — read more
Corporate confirms the closing of Craig’s Walgreens
https://www.craigdailypress.com/news/corporate-confirms-the-closing-of-craig%EF%BF%BCs-walgreens/
Beating Wall Street Expectations
Yet, the Wall Street is spooked... With your forecast. Paywalled: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-30/walgreens-profit-beats-views-as-pandemic-pull-sustains-stores Not Paywalled: https://archive.ph/rsez3
All regional managers on up should be fired on the spot....... enough is enough
Dr-gstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc posted a 76% fall in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by its opi--d settlement ... BOTTOM WBA Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc 7.267% UHS Universal Health Services Inc 6.089% GM General Motors... — read more
Enough with credit cards!
I'm tired of having to push credit cards on every customer and I hate I have to continue trying even when they say no because I don't want to lose my job. I'm literally harassing people because the management has got its priorities wrong. It's... — read more
Outsourcing layoffs to TCS
Good luck everyone! Lots of business areas having positions slated to be eliminated or outsourced to India over the next year.
Look what your Top Management has done for you and the performance, when are you going to say enough is enough
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) investors are sitting on a loss of 40% if they invested five years ago.
UNREAL, totally UNREAL
Can't pay employees, This is so pathetic, admit no wrong doing? then why SETTLE then. Over $60 million in attorney fees alone. When are the employees going to wake up. READ THIS.... “We now go into battle armed and ready to fight back hard... — read more
CMO Announced
https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/walgreens-names-linh-peters-new-cmo/2415881
District manager fired everyone at 2 stores.
DM just cleaned house and fired everyone at 2 stores in Baldwin county alabama. I’m in the same area in mobile. Should I be worried?
Tuition Discounts for a Subprime School
How is a tuition discount for University of Arizona Global a perk? Its more like a pois+n pill.
Walgreens getting robots to fill rxs
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/03/30/walgreens-turns-to-robots-to-fill-prescriptions-as-pharmacists-take-on-more-responsibilities.html I'm in Virgina. Was told in the summer most of our rxs are gonna be going to a place like this to get filled. I... — read more
Who are the thieves
Walgreens is so into bag checks for employees, it's like their obsession, but yet with all the news now, who really are the thieves......... how embarrassing and digusting. Walgreens Accused Of Overcharging For Dr-gs A report in Modern Healthcare... — read more
More and more of these links keep popping up
Yep... There's Another Walgreens Location Shuttering in San Francisco Soon Adding to the ever-growing list of Walgreens stores closing in SF, the location at 141 Kearny Street is set to close on February 22 — which will make it the eleventh... — read more
Walgreens ‘superstore’ on Philly’s Broad Street will shutter in February
https://www.inquirer.com/news/walgreens-philadelphia-closing-covid-retail-20220129.html
People care about their wealth always forget human beings life .
Think about people in the past and how they are beings poor and changed to wealthy? Many people think if I work hard absolutely can changed everything in life. Why today their mind set changed other side. People stop to doing things and force... — read more
Closing locations
Can we know how many locations are closing each month and where they are? I keep reading articles about closing pharmacies but it's always local journalism focused on a single location and there's no way to figure out if it's a fluke or if there's... — read more
I feel completely unprotected
“The customer is always right” is a motto that sometimes needs a little re-examination. I agree that one should always be tactful and respectful in dealing with anyone, not just customers, however, it is true that employees feel very bad in delicate... — read more
Walgreens doesn't care
Walgreen protecting employees against covid-19 is a joke. The store I work in in Spokane only has one guard infront of a register wipes are provided to wipe carts but often run out and nobody bothers to check them until a customer ask . employees... — read more
I despise working for Walgreens
Of all the companies I’ve worked for, I feel the most undervalued here. Sometimes it seems to me that working as a pharmacist here is not much better than working in retail. People are degraded to such an extent that it is unbelievable. I don’t... — read more
Low ball performance reviews
Are there any other pharmacists out there getting slapped in the face with a less than 3.0 on your annual performance review? This is a first for a lot of us! The rumor is that this is how they are avoiding pay raises/bonuses. It kind of makes... — read more
Cuts before the end of the year?
I haven't heard anything, I just wanted to check if there have been any rumors about potential cuts before the end of the year.
Walmart/Walgreens leaving tricare?
I hear their is word going around that street December 15th, Tricare won't be accepted at Walmart Sams club and Walgreens. CVS is supposed to have gotten back in. Anybody else hear this?
Just a Question
Hey folks, first time poster here. Are there any Windsor CT Distribution Center employees here? If so, how much longer are these 12 hour days going to continue? I do not want to see this throughout the Winter that’s for sure. I’m tired of coiming in... — read more
What would you change here?
I started noticing that the situation is getting worse and worse. I no longer have much hope that things will get better and it is easier for me to find a new job....... Honestly, I don’t even know what I would most like to change here. Radical... — read more
Vaccine mandate
Is anyone outraged by Walgreens vaccine mandate for US employees?
CVS
CVS is increasing their pay! $13 is their new minimum starting this month and they will be at 15 by next July! $15 is going to be their minimum for the people who work on the floor so it’ll be like 17-19 for their mgrs! I know CVS is different then... — read more
Thinking of coming back
I left a year ago on good terms and I ran into my old store manager a few days ago who said they were hiring. I told him I’d think about it but honestly, when I think about how bad it was there I’m a bit hesitant. I wanted to ask him if things have... — read more
Rumor: Walgreens Preparing to Fire Unvaccinated Employees?
I've been hearing rumors from a few store managers that this is in the works and could be enforced as early as August. I hope this isn't true but with the way things have went (Role Refresh, etc.), I'll believe anything at this point. Sc--w... — read more
What can it hurt?
Everyone should keep their resumes up to date and have their financials in order, but most of all always be looking for a better job. There is nothing wrong with taking control of your future. Granted you can’t control being laid off, but what you... — read more