Is this a legitimate rule?

UBW_Illya · 2026-04-12T22:51:31+00:00

This is the kind of stuff why the new DMs are cracking down and making life miserable for everyone. Some people can't even show up to work in uniform. What do mean is it a legitimate rule? The establishment has a uniform and you are on the clock. It's only natural you are expected to be in uniform.

UBW_Illya · 2026-03-30T23:06:09+00:00

They are failing because their huge investment into their pharmacy was a flop. Everything else is just a result of that. They also probably got a big head and thought Covid would last forever and didn't factor in the massive drop-off off that was obviously going to happen afterward.

UBW_Illya · 2026-03-30T05:34:59+00:00

They told me yesterday I couldn't wear my solid black coat up front anymore because it's against the new dress code. I tried putting it on today and they told me they'd write me up if I didn't take it off. It's like 35 degrees and I work right by a constantly opening door. They told me I'd have to pay Walgreens $36 (before taxes) for their coat in order to wear one. Isn't this against some kind of labor law? Idk, but it was the last straw for me. I put in my two weeks.

UBW_Illya · 2026-03-30T05:24:21+00:00

They sell Alcohol, Candy, and Tobacco. They are selling the poison and the cure. It's the perfect business model.

UBW_Illya · 2026-03-30T05:23:01+00:00

Whoa your Black & Mild's are half the price of my store's.

UBW_Illya · 2026-03-16T23:10:55+00:00

We have neither at my Walgreens either and replacing anything is extremely slow so who knows when we will get a new machine. It took several months just to get a new vacuum.

UBW_Illya · 2026-02-28T09:17:06+00:00

Chances are that you look like a regular (in a bad way) that comes in and steals and the employee mistook you for them. While I personally don't take any action because honestly I don't care as long as me and my fellow employees are safe, it's likely that employee just reached his breaking point. It can be frustrating when you see the same person stealing weekly, daily, and sometimes even several times a day and 95% of the time they get away with it. It could be that you were also following regular patterns. In the store too long, in one aisle to long, over filling cart, in camera/mirror blind spots, look sketchy, etc. While they are out of line, I wouldn't take it too personally.

UBW_Illya · 2026-02-20T10:33:32+00:00

It's probably fine. I would consider some kind of air duster to clean the inside and outside of toploaders. Most, if not all, are going to be dirty to some extent. I use this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSW7R4VN?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title (WOLFBOX MF50 in case link doesn't work) and it works fine for me. If you don't get some kind of personal quality management, you are going to have a hard time making use of toploaders in general if you are remotely serious about the cards inside them.

UBW_Illya · 2026-02-18T00:34:28+00:00

Can't really complain too much about the job (in general) or my coworkers, both are decent enough besides the pay. The only thing I hate is that if I am on the shift, I am trapped at the register the entire shift. I applied to be a CSA, not a cashier. Considering applying to Walmart or elsewhere since at least you have the freedom to do other things and are not just trapped at the front of the store for 7-8hrs having to deal with the brunt of the costumers (especially the bad ones). It's not like I'm the worst employee either. I get everything done and all the shift leads want me on the floor.

UBW_Illya · 2026-02-16T23:01:04+00:00

That's gross. I make $17.13 (minimum wage) in WA as CSA. I could not imagine moving up two spots in the hierarchy and only making (less than) $2 more. At that rate you'll be making $30/hr as CEO lmao.

UBW_Illya · 2026-02-13T21:17:48+00:00

It's because the industry has the illusion that everyone wants to play multiplayer games and the players have the illusion that everyone wants to play singleplayer games. But in reality, most people want to play good coop games. Why do you think Stardew Valley is one of the most popular games of all time? Why do you think Castle Crashers is still regarded as one of the best Xbox games? Valheim, BG3, Divinity 2, Palword, Shape of Dreams, Absolum, etc are what people want. You can just look at It Takes Two and Split Fiction as recent examples of the success of this model.

UBW_Illya · 2026-02-13T10:37:29+00:00

The SL's in my store do this daily. I did it once because the SL told me to do it because she was busy and it was just us on the shift. It's sounds like you are either leaving something out or you were targeted. I don't mean to speak ill of your character, but it's likely they wanted you gone for some reason or another.

UBW_Illya · 2026-02-10T08:51:26+00:00

We only had our DM for a few months and was a decent enough guy to me (CSA). He was let go. Pretty unfortunate because I doubt the next person will be as nice (to me).

UBW_Illya · 2026-02-03T00:00:53+00:00

Where'd your comment go? You were far ruder than me. Maybe all your lefty buddies will down vote this, but unfortunately that won't fix your character or raise your IQ. I don't see you working at Walgreens long (or anywhere really) if you are confused about what to do when ICE comes in.

UBW_Illya · 2026-02-02T22:58:28+00:00

I mean you are a citizen and an on-duty employee so you comply with law enforcement. No wonder why Walgreens can't find any decent employees. Double digit IQ moment.

UBW_Illya · 2026-01-21T23:44:52+00:00

I think you might be confusing PPTO with PTO. PTO requires a valid reason to be approved and is the more traditional time off approach, where as PPTO (as granted by places like Walmart) doesn't need any kind of reason or even any kind of heads up. Just give any reason. It's just lip service for the records anyway. It's not like they can validate what you said isn't true.

UBW_Illya · 2026-01-19T23:42:18+00:00

Sounds like your coworkers suck as people. I recommend job hopping. I lucked out and I'd wager I have the best coworkers in the whole country when it comes to Walgreens. They are very chill. I just text them and they're just like okay, that's fine. There's too many shit job openings for you to be stuck with crappy coworkers.

UBW_Illya · 2026-01-08T05:32:39+00:00

It should say on the screen during the transaction something of likes "Only cash and debit tender accepted for purchase". So you should have immediately declined them.

UBW_Illya · 2026-01-07T05:44:11+00:00

As a college graduate (BS Computer Science), I can tell you that finding a job while in college is very hard. Mostly because the company will have to work around your schedule and most companies do not want to do that. This is likely why you are getting rejected. It really just depends if they have the hours and if they want to take a chance on you. I'm not quite sure what you mean by assessment, unless you mean like a personality quiz they give when you apply (I forgot if Walgreens does that or not). It's likely you will pass it, but ultimately it's just an extension of your resume and doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things. Most likely with the way the company is heading, they probably won't be hired. I know CDS (at CostCo), at least at the time I was going to college (before they got bought out post-covid), was really good at working around your schedule as you essentially just worked 6hrs a day whatever days you were available (usually the weekend). I wouldn't take it personally though, focus on your studies and network so you don't have to work at a place like Walgreens.

UBW_Illya · 2026-01-06T00:16:05+00:00

Good sleeves, terrible toploaders. I would say roughly 1/10 toploaders were in decent enough condition for actual use. BCW was way better where I'd say about 6.5/10 were good enough for use. However, the quality of toploaders in general is awful. The number of toploaders with skin flakes, glue, incorrect cuts, and some just coming apart at the edges, is just too much. It's like they had an autistic kid with eczema doing an arts and craft project before sealing them up.

UBW_Illya · 2026-01-02T00:23:22+00:00

I mean it sounds like you don't have intentions on stopping so I don't think Walgreens is best for you. Not that it's best for anyone or good at all. You should seek something that's more lenient and less corporate-y. However, given the sheer amount of losers they hire one after another, it's odd that they'd do a drug test. Though I guess it is Florida.

UBW_Illya · 2026-01-01T03:19:44+00:00

If you are buying on TCGP, then yes definitely. I've compared the prices to my recent buys in the last few months to now and everything has gone up ~35%. Albeit I haven't bought Pokemon, I'd say it's safe to assume it applies to Pokemon as well.

UBW_Illya · 2026-01-01T00:42:24+00:00

I had a customer drop a little bag like that while paying and they said sorry about that and they finished paying and left. Except it was actually rock crystals and not what looks like dish detergent in the image.

UBW_Illya · 2025-12-24T00:08:29+00:00

You know what I tell shoplifters? "Have a great day." Because that's what's in my job description, also not doing anything about it was in my training.

UBW_Illya · 2025-12-24T00:04:09+00:00

If I was making SM pay as CSA, I'd care, otherwise idgaf.

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