I’ve been a Pharmacy Manager with Walgreens here in West Virginia for a long time, and I’ve always tried to do whatever was needed to keep things running. I’ve worked countless shifts in a row, picked up shifts at stores that weren’t even mine, covered when we were short, and tried to be someone the company and my fellow pharmacists could count on.
Recently, I found out that a new staff pharmacist coming into my district is starting at a significantly higher rate than I’m making, with more PTO as well.
Honestly, that hurts. After years of showing up, making sacrifices, and putting the needs of the stores ahead of my own, it’s hard not to feel like that loyalty means very little.
I never expected special treatment, but I did expect that years of hard work, experience, and commitment would count for something.
Thanks, Walgreens, for the reminder that sometimes you can be too loyal for too long. I hope he’s worth it, because now you’re losing three more.
West Virginia pharmacists deserve to be valued, respected, and compensated fairly for the work they do.