Unhealthy and toxic culture - Analytics Advisor CVS Health Employee Review

1.0
Mar 2, 2021
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Pros

Working remote during the pandemic

Cons

Working at CVS Health Corporate is like being in a cult. Management is very obsessed with power and control and they could care less about their employees. They drain you, never give anyone praise who actually does the work and all of Management behave like spoiled bratty kids. The culture is filled with cliques and they show a lot of favoritism to one race which is the good ole boys and girls club. People who have never solved a business problem or added anything to the team receive the promotions based upon who they know at the top. Managers threaten and go out of their way to make you uncomfortable to the point where they force you to quit if you don't play their game. No one there has a voice and you won't be taken seriously even when you do speak up. They even so desperately persuaded employees to go on social media to promote a fake campaign where CVS is the best place to work, which is the biggest joke of all time. People want to speak up and stand up to management, but they're too afraid of retaliation which CVS is famous for. Be very careful who you trust there because it's a dog eat dog culture where people step on the next person just to get above. CVS does not live their values and they sell dreams just to get you in the door. Before the pandemic when everyone was in office, it was very segregated where only certain groups spoke to one another and everyone else was treated like an outcast. It's really a shame that no one at the top cares enough to put a stop to the leaders who have created a very toxic culture. They try to make it seem great in the beginning when you first start but you will quickly see that it is just all talk. You will also be promised promotions that they will never give you and if you try to move around in Analytics, they make it so the move is lateral so your pay will not increase and you are stuck. If you want to work for a cult, by all means fill out an application and go work there to see for yourself. That place is filled with people who hate their jobs because management is so horrible and only care about themselves. Think twice before working at this place because they all lie to keep one another in power and you will never advance there unless you sell your soul as many have done, but even they aren't happy. Many people are underpaid, overworked and unappreciated.

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Cons

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5.0
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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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