r/WalgreensRx

Had an odd interaction picking up a C2 at a Walgreens in Austin,Tx.
Ins required a PA so I decided to pay out of pocket with GoodRx.
At pick up, the technician left the register to tag the Pharmacist in to finish the POS, and mentioned “because it seems to be a Tyler, Texas situation.”

Anyone know what that interaction could be about? I work in pharmacy but not community pharmacy so I’m out of the loop.

Quitting. One of the best things you can do when a privately bought company solely prioritizes vaccines. If a vaccine is worth about $70/pop, and the average script ranges from $0-$1300, what do you do? You leave. Unrealistic expectations (and mind you, I was top in my district for vaccines last year, and it was never enough). I commend and applaud folks for staying— more power to you and resilience galore, but when enough is enough, stand tall and dignified. Do what is better for your health and welfare.

2. MORE. SHIFTS. 🤩

Today was the day I realize that it is in fact NOT normal for your workplace to make you cry everyday. I’ve been starting to get stress twitches in my eye (I don’t drink caffeine btw and I get a good amount of sleep). What I noticed is that it happens when I’m working pharmacy. My body is doing it right now from the thought of it rn actually lol. Spent every day on my breaks crying in the bathroom or crying before I clock in. It wasn’t just the customers. I can handle toxic customers, I’ve worked at a Ross. It’s the workplace. Being asked to do 5 tasks (which I shouldn’t be doing anyways btw I’m not even a technician I’m just a PCSA), and while I’m supposed to do these tasks I’m supposed to ring customers and I haven’t been trained enough to be shown how to navigate everything. Mind you, I was told I’d be on front end some days and pharmacy others. My friends have the same exact position as me at different stores where they actually are front end most days. I’m at pharmacy every day for 5 days straight 8 hours. It’s killing me mentally. I already study engineering in college and the work life balance is horrible. My grades are starting to slip because I simply come home and just knock out. They have too high expectations for someone who is fairly new, they get mad if I don’t know something, they leave me with 19382929 tasks to do on days their off and when I come back I have to hear some BS. I can handle toxic customers but a workplace that’s toxic I CANNOT STAND. Let alone let it make my grades slip, I’ve tried to switch positions in the workplace and the manager gave me shit for it. She occasionally yells at me cus I don’t toggle everything and sometimes the floaters get mad on my behalf with the way they talk to me.

On my 7 year anniversary with Walgreens, an honest coincidence, I submitted my 2 week notice. Sycamore Partners bought Walgreens, it ain’t a secret. They really will hire anybody and slap a manager label on it. 7 years with Walgreens and I never became a senior technician after passing PTCB and becoming immunization certified. I learned Spanish (A1) and American Sign Language (A1) to converse more with patients and I even promoted vaccines, it was always never enough. I was retaliated against after a district manager physically harassed me. I received a final written warning with no prior disciplinary history for something that I did not do. I hated my experience in regard to my last 6 months of employment with Walgreens. Sycamore is setting a piss poor example of what a pharmacy should be and they’re loosing the main objective in regard to patient care. I was threatened by management at my last location for termination of job abandonment and breach of contract, as the two do not apply to me. Godspeed, Walgreens.

This is why you can’t understaff stores with $15/hr techs that could make more working at a Texas Roadhouse.

The seasoned tech that would have caught and corrected this billing error was probably tired of suffering the daily abuse from this company and moved on to greener, more stable and economically sustainable pastures.

So hypothetically speaking say you start in 2024 working for wag, you sold incorrect package to patients on 10/2024 then 3/2025 then 12/2025 then one on 9/28/26. Is that termination because you sold 4 incorrect and haven’t gone a full year or does the two on 10/2024 and 3/2025 fall off because it’s been a year since those and you just have the one from 12/2025 and the most recent one on your record?????? TIA

Yesterday I had a 65+ customer who wanted to do a flu shot. When I ran the RX with her Medicare part D insurance, I got a rejection saying use part B. When I ran it with part B, it rejected again saying HMO coverage exist (or something like that). We did not have this issue in the past. Does anybody know what it is about? Does it mean we are out-of-network?

Thank you in advance!

can we now transfer c2 prescriptions electronically to cvs? or its only non controlled substance? in florida

Hey all! Just a question. I'm not at work right now and not really sure where to look to find this, but if/when I quit, does the company have to pay me for all my PTO? Or is there a way they could refuse? Thanks for any help/direction

I typically don’t call off of work, but I did 2 weeks ago (1 day) because I was sick and even provided a legitimate note from my medical provider.

A few days ago, my mom got into a car accident and I had to leave work early. I told my manager that I couldn’t work today and afterwards, the pharmacist called me to ask if I could still come in. I said I couldn’t and now she wants me to work a new shift tomorrow and meet with her to “discuss this” (?) I’ve never been given a warning or written-up, so now I’m nervous, even though I don’t think I did anything wrong ….

Finally i burned out and left this toxic place!!!