Its retail...if you like it CVS is better than most. - Store Manager CVS Health Employee Review

4.0
Oct 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

CVS is a full service retail pharmacy that provides tremendous health services through pharmacy services, and convienent access to many needed personal items. The smaller store size allows for better interactions with both customers and employees than in a big box retailer. This environment provides far better job satisfaction for a hands-on manager. The number of locations and areas in which stores are located allow the manager to get to know their area and customer base and presents the opportunity for strong leaders to build the business and make decisions to grow on this opportunity.

Cons

Leaner staffing, especially on the management side, make for tenuous times during management turnover. Payroll contraints tend to be more severe than some of the competition, and at times this can effect customer service. Other than that, the main downsides are the same as any other type of retailer. Some things will be better and some worse than compared to other retail outlets. Retail is retail and if you fully understand and accept that, you will find CVS a very pleasant place to work.

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5.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

Very organized with great corporate structure

Cons

Onsite work but team was located in other cities

5.0
Dec 13, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I learned a lot working there as far as how to run a business as well as how to develop a team. I had one of the most successful teams in the company ranking as the top store year over year in two separate markets, one in the Northeast one in the Southeast. I was a paragon winner with the company as well. My most recent DM was very supportive. I genuinely thank them for the opportunity and the knowledge that I acquired while working with them.

Cons

Work hours were excessive. To be successful hours worked were borderline slavery. While I willingly worked them to be successful, the week you didn't you were immediately behind. Vacations were almost non existent due to constant visitors from corporate stopping in to do reviews. Holiday weeks were paid 4 days regular 1 holiday and you worked all 5. The facade of the stores looking great when these people stop by versus the reality of the business is polarizing. There were always teams of people and excessive expenditures of payroll thrown into stores prior to their visits. While I understood the need to make an appearance, it was always will always be a backwards way off thinking. Company preaches quality of life for their clients while quality of life for their employees is non-existent. As a "manager" in your average store you will be "managing" a total of one person during your shift, with a total of 10 people at location. Location open hours will exceed total payroll hours ie Sun-Sat 7am-10pm = 15hrs per day x 7 days x 2 people = 210 hrs which excludes the need to have a person unload deliveries that come in during non opened hours. Your budgeted hours will be approximately 208 hrs. I will only mention that during the month of December that there are extended hours for the stores but no budgeted hours to accommodate. Stores are held to strict shrink targets with little to no control over external theft. Remember 2 people at location, if four people enter to steal there is nothing you can do to stop them. These are facts not personal prejudices.

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