Topics regarding layoffs at Walgreens

Topics regarding layoffs at Walgreens

Should we worry about more layoffs in October?

People are talking at my store, mentioning possible layoffs next month but nobody knows what the rumor originated from. Should I just ignore it or is there something I should worry about?

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| 4150 views | | 6 replies (last December 3, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+176zqCdI

600 FTEs gone

Old colleagues just let me know they've been laid off 600 is the number they gave me. Times are tough everywhere. It's going to take a new business model to be in business these days.

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Don’t make this a career

If you need a part time job, then by all means I’d recommend this company to you. But to make it as a career is something I’d advise against especially if you’re looking for something more ‘challenging’. The work is repetitive, there is a lack of... — read more 

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| 2540 views | | 1 reply (September 11, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+16S3J1M7

Big Cuts

Just had big exec meeting, HR and AP making deep cuts. Stores are struggling, the company is sinking.

4000

Walgreens said it plans to cut 4,000 jobs on July 9, after reporting a $1.7 billion loss in the third quarter... — read more 

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| 3471 views | | 1 reply (August 2, 2020)
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Pessina Resigns as CEO

We need more old white men to collect their piles of money and find their way to the door. Hopefully someone who places value in employees as assets instead of costs to be cut will take over.

Walk out

What’s this of a walk out tomorrow for more pay or union in stores. I think a union in all stores is great !!!!

There is a reason why Walgreens is failing

How you treat your employees will determine whether your company is a success or a failure. Employees that are treated by their companies like they are important and what they do matters will make sure to give it their all every day. Employees who... — read more 

Finally!

Target, CVS and Walgreens are the latest retailers to announce that they, too, will require shoppers to wear masks or face coverings at stores... — read more 

Covid -19

Walgreens out here making team members clean to make 40hours while hiring temps and no work...what kind of bs is on..also no hazard pay

More info on layoffs and incoming changes

About 250 to 500 Pharmacists have been laid off to make up the numbers. More to come there is talks about stores closures coming 2. Walgreens wants to replace big stores with small ones. Also they will be laying off all the DMs and consolidating... — read more 

Walgreens Pharmacist Severance

You can't make this stuff up. Never has there been a company that treats their employees worse than Walgreens. As if it it was bad enough that the company is laying off Pharmacists when they already can't cover shifts during summer vacations, the... — read more 

How many people have quit at your store?

It's out of control here. And they are not hiring replacements, at least for now, so we are left with an unmanageable amount of work to finish between us in the limited amount of hours we are given. And I don't blame anybody for leaving, the way... — read more 

New Corvid 19 survey

Has anyone done or looked over this new survey ? Cause my str mgr hasn’t informed us on what this is about .

Testing in stores

Has anyone heard if Walgreens is gonna start testing customers for the virus in our stores ?

store manager theif

i work at an ohio location, today they arrested my store manager for stealing $20,000 worth of stuff over a six month period, yea that's right $20K....

Are IT/Corporate Layoffs done?

Are the big IT cuts done? or more to come? Are corporate teams getting paid bonus as i read there is no bonus this year

WPRE - the 'essential non-employee' loophole

When you go into a Walgreens [WAG] it's not just their employees stocking or handling products, meet Walgreens Partners Retail Execution (WPRE). This is a series of third party merchandising companies that contract with WAG to do the resets WAG dont... — read more 

The year of the Essential Worker

What this virus has taught us is that the workers in the store are essential, not the corporate slugs that have forgotten we existed for years. Instead of investing in all these new buildings and remodels they should have invested in training and... — read more 

Shame on Walgreens for treating us like this

The only precautions we've taken are minimal. Tape to keep customers 6 feet away, really flexible taped on plexiglass and has to be re-taped to the counter daily, we clean maybe once or twice a day, and we are advised to just use germ-x between... — read more 

Hiring anyone

Good job. Our Walgreens here are deciding to hire whoever applies, with no d–g testing or background checks. That should end well

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| 1161 views | | 1 reply (March 26, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+144857QZ

CEO being paid too much compared to others?

See this article https://www.google.com/amp/s/simplywall.st/stocks/us/consumer-retailing/nasdaq-wba/walgreens-boots-alliance/news/should-you-be-pleased-about-the-ceo-pay-at-walgreens-boots-alliance-inc-s-nasdaqwba/amp/

Lunch break for pharmacist

Anyone have this yet? Was told they took away management bonuses over the last two years to help pay for “lunch breaks.,” paternity and maternity leave, safe a trip update etc. Has any pharmacist in the store actually have a lunch break where they... — read more 

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| 2340 views | | 2 replies (last May 22, 2020)
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News on IT layoffs

We got the news officially today and it will all come down between March and August. Important info that needed to be on top. Taken from @aktt+13aZD1d7.

Asking political views

This year's associate survey had questions about your political view, if you're registered to vote, and if you're planning on voting. Is this legal?

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| 1440 views | | 5 replies (last February 12, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+13fx3G0b

Closures and Layoffs Continue at Walgreens

2 % of the bottom stores will be closed. Happened last year, will happen this and next year. This will continue. Until there are no more non profitable locations, so statistically with the down trend in sales this may never stop until there... — read more 

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