Interesting article on what might happen, IF something the prez wants is passed... https://apple.news/Au8yiXne7RlGjayPAPHFssQ Would be a huge blow to corporate profits!

Is buying WellCare- Centene has there own Pbm, so all WellCare patrons will now go thru Centene another CVS loss.

April 29,2019 CVS reached the 52-week low of $53.53 The net loss for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $421 million compared to net income of $3.29 billion in the prior-year quarter. $3.7 Billion net loss with all the cutbacks, employee income and job... — read more 

The Upper levels of Management are not immune. There will be re-alignment with half the Area's and only about half of Region Managers. It's all in the cards. The plan has been approved by Larry and John.

Director of Operations Craig T. Leaked some info at a Woonsocket meeting. (I'm a corp nobody but had to run the powerpoint) FS will be cut back to cosmetics/beauty, healthcare, Hallmark, very limited grocery/candy/snacks. FS Manager will be... — read more 

Every conf call is literally all pharmacy. I’m a DL and every single region call is all pharmacy which i’m sure every AVP call is all pharmacy. It’s like the front store doesn’t even exist. The end has got to be coming.

Current PIC. Not enough support to dispense meds safely. Most employees looking for a way out. RUN!

Leadership , my DL has not been in my store since October. Great Leadership. We get 2 emails a week but it's strange Ive had 4-5 pulse checks , I was here those days but he was not humm . I guess it's a compliment.

So I am a part time shift supervisor, and I’ve been with the company many years, all of them as a part-timer. (I’ve worked my way up the ladder from cashier to head cashier and now shift supervisor) My question is what exactly is required of me as a... — read more 

Not that we didn't know it, but here is an interesting read - https://www.rd.com/advice/work-career/reason-cvs-employees-need-a-raise/ Here's the article- If you’re a typical worker at CVS Health, the CEO of your company makes about 434 times what... — read more 

To an open meeting of dL and loss prevention “ We need to work out these store managers that we have , they are not the type of managers for the new store concept in our future.

A law suit coming.

Read! Dont think everything so peachy with the merger. This will way on the judges opinion heavily. He opposes and cvs appeals, will take years to figure everything out. This possibly could be too big of a bite to swallow... — read more 

I guess it’s that time of year again when the store is freakishly hot and the backroom is freakishly hotter. Calling the help desk does nothing, all they say is “the store is at it’s set temperature so there is nothing else we can do”. Help desk said... — read more 

I am in a store that is 24 hours -- I do about 26k per week and only have about 340 hours per week and my DL wants me to support the pharmacy through hire from the front??? They say I am responsible for service in FS and RX??

Layoffs and cost cutting are one thing, store closures are toaty another? Closing a store means losing the company presence in a certain area, therefore reducing its ability to produce profit bit by bit. Why are they doing the store closing while... — read more 

The stock doubles and the Aetna merger has benefits for employees as well as customers. What if the judge DOES approve the already approved merger? What if the managers who look at this site try to change with the times instead of doing the same... — read more 

Does anyone know how to change the code for the backroom alarm? Not the main store alarm, I’m talking about the swinging door that leads to the backroom. Thanks in advance!

“Charging forward”? Amazon and Walmart are leading the charge. As a customer, I haven’t walked out of a CVS in quite some time without something aggravating me. Product out, misplaced, congested with those totes, “all cvs this or that on sale, but... — read more 

Even if at the end of it I don't have a job anymore - I know I'll be happy to be out of this limbo that only brings us stress and anxiety. If CVS continues like this for much longer, I might leave on my own, just to escape all the uncertainty. This... — read more 

All bets are off for no more store closures IF the judge rejects the merger and orders cvs and aetna to seperate. If the merger goes south then the stuff will hit the fan. If you think we're in full cost cutting measures now, it'll only get much... — read more 

I’ve been told Everett is visiting my store next month. Anyone have any pointers? What questions does he ask? What is he looking for? Why is he coming. We aren’t a busy store. Don’t know why he would come.

My manager might have hinted that more locations will be announced for closing sometime soon - can anybody confirm this? If it's true, how can we know if we will be affected or not? We are doing pretty well, but I thought we were safe from more hour... — read more 

Have any other managers noticed a 12 hour increase on the latest two schedules demand? Minimum hour stores.

https://apple.news/AVodwcJvSTtSmX3xr8_eCbQ Something tells me corporate was telling those pharmacists to fill those scripts rather than their excuse that pharmacists should have known those scripts were phony. I say this because this isn’t the first... — read more 

Are you seeing out of stocks? Seems like a lot of sale outs.

Hello, So I was promoted a couple of months ago to manager. I was an SMIT for 4 months prior. But I am having a hard time getting everything done that the DL wants me to get done. How do I properly get everything done without going over my 45 hours?... — read more 

Is it true that part of my bonus and review will include pharmacy metrics and service if I am a front store manager?

Is a Target and CVS Merger Now Inevitable? These two companies are dancing closer to each other every day. Travis Hoium (TMFFlushDraw) Apr 13, 2019 at 11:17AM It seems that big box retailer Target (NYSE:TGT) and pharmacy giant CVS (NYSE:CVS) keep... — read more 

Barrons had a front page story about us and is declaring that CVS' model represents a future of healthcare. They like us integrating Pharmacy, Store, Insurance and they think we'll spend about ten billion on acquiring physician groups and urgent care... — read more 

A DL that is clearly picking/ Harassing you? I can prove that other stores in my district are in worse shape than mines, their numbers are horrible. Other managers are giving better treatment they don’t have to work closing shifts/ weekends. I know... — read more 

I thought it was just the managers in my district that have been complaining. But it seems like a lot of people are complaining. I don't know if it's just my store that I have been lucky in. I have been a Store Manager for about a year now and I find... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/target-cvs-merger-now-inevitable-151700143.html

Sorry, just venting my frustration here. Inventory is THE ABSOLUTE WORST at cvs!!! Stupid corporate unrealistic expectations...

Looks like my entire district is red on KMI lol Are they going to fire us all? I don’t understand how we are supposed to get all this done!?

So CVS has thought another process through. So now we must activate our Price Changes BEFORE printing the labels. The system blocks you from printing until active. Well now we have incorrect prices through out the store until the labels are put up... — read more 

Confirmed. Go ahead and google it. 2 San Francisco stores shut down.

These DLs are so out of touch on what goes on in the stores, they think the job is easy and can be done flawlessly. Denial is the first sign that a catastrophe is looming.

So I just read the company financial report, our poor executive team received their raises for 2018. There was a 6%,13%and a 14%. Poor Larry didn't get a raise in his base but don't worry about Larry, his stock options raised his pay for 2018 to over... — read more 

https://gatehousenews.com/sideeffects/cvs-caremark-dumped-big-medicaid-insurer/ Oops, Is this the start of things to come for CVS ?