Or closings? Seems like we are past due for one or the other...
Bye my fellow CVS FS store managers
After 11 long years with CVS the last 6 as an SM in California. I have accepted a new position outside of retail. I gave my 30 day notice today as I did not want to burn bridges. I searched hard and long for the right job and finally found one. I... — read more
Cvs in a cut anywhere you can mode...
So I happened to be reading an article about cvs stock from the website seeking alpha. And this very interesting line talking about cvs debt... “CVS does have a deep hole climb out of, however, company management has made debt reduction their... — read more
Quid pro quo
A lot of favors to the friends of a certain regional manager. He is returning favors from when he first started out. He hired back an old and I mean old DL, promoted a AP and fired long term managers to make space for the person that hired him back... — read more
Judge Leon
Here's to all of the conspiracy whackjobs that said the merger would unravel. (middle finger)
someone verify this...carepass
Each sales associate, shift gets 3 dollars per carepass– the DL gets 10$ per each carepass in the district– RL get 25 $– the manager— you know it ZERO!!!!!'nnn
Well that was anticlimactic
CVS-Aetna merger becomes official after federal judge approval Federal Judge Richard Leon has officially approved CVS Health's acquisition of Aetna, writing in an opinion that the companies' settlement of selling off Medicare d–g plans "is well... — read more
The goals set by the company are realistic.
I’m not a fan of field leadership quadrupling the targets thinking if the bar is set high we will maximize the sign ups. They think it will sound cute when they tell their bosses that they set high standards for the team. The opposite is true... — read more
Amount to be paid question
My store had a no call no show so I went in for a hour until we got someone else to come in. Am I suppose to be paid for 3hours? I am in MA.
Off site Flu clinics
Are Pharmacist required to work flu clinics on their off time? It seems like they want us to work flu clinics on our off time and then still come in and work our normal shift afterwards. Does anyone else have and thoughts or experiences with this?
Carecrack!
I am losing my mind with this constant pressure to sell these stupid membership. Someone please take me out of my misery!!!
payroll lost
District sent 30 people to a relocated store that isn't even open because a guy from Corporate came to see the store. Spent hours needlessly. should have gone to the old store to review the LACK OF ANYTHING ON SHELVES FOR CUSTOMERS. Layoffs!
2 closing shifts
Does anyone actually have proof where it says SM must work 2 closing shifts a week? I know it used to be on LP audit, but since that question is no longer part of it where does it say it is a must? I called HR and they don’t have any copies of... — read more
Flu Shots
Has any other district been told that if you do not meet your flu/expanded shot goals & carepass goals that you will receive a “Does Not Meet Expectations” on your review?
Watch your back everyone!
So please don't k–l the messenger here, I feel like this is important enough to pass along to you all here. I heard the other day, via one of my coworkers, that corporate is looking to fire people. So you all better dot your i's and cross your... — read more
Burnout & high turnover of employees
What is corporate doing to prevent burnout and the high turnover rate of employees?
CVS- Committed to Wellness, Greed, or Your Demise
CVS has long been known to impose their arrogant perception of themselves in the media and on Wall Street- they are the smartest and best. In reality, do a survey of actual customers. Customer satisfaction is, and always has, been poor. Since... — read more
Mgmt Dress Code
Just wondering the legalities of CVS's dress code for Managers. Men wear ties and the women dress business casual. In todays world of equalities and everyone being treated the same how can CVS say that Men have to wear ties. In todays stores the... — read more
CVS Customer Satisfaction Below Rite Aid?
Seriously? After all of the talk about myCustomer Experience, The GOT model in response to for being the bottom result out of the big three for years, and now the myCustomer Connection, we still stink. Much like a neutered dog they don’t get it... — read more
Pharmacy Scheduler
Can anyone provide any details about this position? Not finding a lot of info in researching! Is it new? Pros/Cons? Etc. Thanks in Advance!
I guess CVS missed the memo
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/08/19/the-ceos-of-nearly-two-hundred-companies-say-shareholder-value-is-no-longer-their-main-objective.html
It's all about optics
With all these crazy hours cuts, it’s only a matter of time before something happens. Just what I’m not sure. Perhaps hours get cut so much, that there will be accidental layoffs. As in sorry we don’t have any hours for you this week, and people... — read more
Layoffs
So this is TheLayoff.com Where’s the news on company layoffs??? Why am I reading an endless string of complaining about nearly everything about the job. If it’s that bad go somewhere else. With attitudes like this, if there were to be layoffs you... — read more
Any Store Managers from South Carolina?
Any Managers from South Carolina do you know the minimum pay grade for store Managers in your state? I am thinking of moving down south.
Best Carepass Pitch?
Give me your best carepass pitches people. I'm tired of getting no thanks all the time. My DL is not happy because my store is doing so poorly with enrollments.
Employees NOT allowed to use aco’s???
So we just got our self checkout’s a few days ago and I was told we cannot use them? Isn’t that discriminatory? We are supposed to push customers to use these things, but how do we do that, if we aren’t allowed to use them ourselves? Enough with... — read more
Promising Future
Anyone who jumps ship right now is a dumb–s. This company is heading down the road to some big things. Main one being carepass. As long as you’re selling 5-10 carepass daily expect big things. And those self checkouts are going to be the best answer... — read more
Aetna paying off... but for how long?
So cvs beat expectations for the second straight quarter, largely based on Aetna revenue included now with cvs revenue. BUT, without aetna it's clear we'd be in not so great shape. So if Judge Leon rules against the merger agreement and things go... — read more
What is corporate’s end game?
So hours for our store, are about to really tank starting next week, and going on into September and who knows what from there. Sounds like hours are going to get so bad, my SM isn’t sure how they will be able to give everyone in our store some... — read more
finally quit
After almost 15 years...its over. I quit...its not worth it anymore.. new job is awesome. There is plenty out there.
Local grocery store pays 2 dollars more an hour.
Just did a phone interview for a local grocery store chain. Wasn’t taking it too seriously until he mentioned the hourly rate would be exactly 2 more than I currently make. So maybe there is still money in pharmaceuticals, provided your company... — read more
Quiet
Things are quite here. What happened the company finally cut enough hours to keep ya’ll busy enough to stay off this site?
EOWT turning to every 3 week truck?
Did anyone else see this in the HUB today? Is anyone else already doing this? Sounds like some of us may be getting a truck every 3 weeks instead of every other week. Not sure if I can fit 3 weeks of truck in my backroom and how long it'll take to... — read more
Vacation time
So I’m trying to use my last week of vacation time, however, my store manager is denying my request due to lack of staffing. The thing is- on our “request off calendar” he has 2 weeks crossed out for when he is taking 2 vacations.....any thoughts on... — read more
Hours of operation?
This is an honest question, so please no snarky comments! We all know that hours are being cut down to bare-bones nothing. At our store, hours are tight, but serious hours cuts haven’t happened yet. However big hours cuts are coming within a month... — read more
CFR 3.0
Honestly this is the worst program in years. It wastes so much time that its counter productive. At what point are people held accountable in Store ops and fired for their incompetence?
The End Is Near!!
High Prices High Shrink Low Hours Warehouse is a disaster throughout the company cut and gut while raising prices. Yes, they are about to raise prices. :-) If you want to have boutique prices, you should have boutique service and hours to... — read more