Shoppers Drug Mart Employee Reviews for Pharmacy Assistant

I got my first job as a pharmacy assistant here after completing a volunteer co-op placement in highschool. The team and manager were excellent. They are always understanding of employees and very supportive! They offer a decent wage as well for young people.

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Horrible experience

Pharmacy Assistant (Volunteer) (Former Employee) - Smiths Falls, ON - 26 November 2023

I was so excited to start my job over there But the older co workers they don’t teach the new people They always looked down to the new workers They don’t give a chance to learn something They are incredibly rude and always blame for everything

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Pharmacy Assistant (Part-Time) Weekends, Central Pharmacy Services (Vial)-1

Mississauga, ON

6 hours ago

Pharmacy Assistant - Sunday to Thursday - 6 am to 2 pm

Calgary, AB

30+ days ago

Pharmacy Assistant - Sunday to Thursday - 2 PM to 10 PM

toxic working environments

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - Belleville, ON - 19 November 2023

pharmacy staffs is over worked and understaffed, with no improvement from managers not able to learn new tasks, very stagnanttoxic employees and bullying and gossiping dailyhardest pet of the job was going in every day knowing i would be getting treated terrible by staff with no intervention from management after numerous complaints

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too many tasks, without enough support

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 30 October 2023

you are required to do multiple tasks within a very limited time, but do not get enough support to complete them. Expectation is too high. depends on your owner though

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Productive workplace

Pharmacy Assistant (Current Employee) - Thornhill, ON - 29 October 2023

Great team members, always willing to help. You have to show your initiative and be hardworking employee. There is a place to grow. Be patient with coustomers.

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Feeling of personal appreciation

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Fair pay for job
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General feeling of work happiness

Hard work and very busy at times

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 26 October 2023

Working as a pharmacy assistant can be hard at time dealing with patients some are good most are bad incredibly busy with little room to get a raise basically taken for granted not worth it

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Working as a pharmacy assistant is stressful

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - Red Deer, AB - 25 October 2023

No one was prepared nor had the time to train me. I was given very serious, meticulous responsibilities my first shift and was not supervised which was shocking. The work environment is quite negative and toxic; staff complain about one another and the company, staff lack customer service skills, and you don’t feel supported or comfortable enough to ask for help. Also, my position kept changing from pharmacy assistant to receptionist to clinic administrative assistant and back again, and I was hired to be FT but a week in was made PT. I’d stay away from working at this pharmacy.

Pros

Got uniform quickly, paid on time, easy interview

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Ok

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - Victoria, BC - 24 October 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Going home at the end day after a long and overworked day exhausting day. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Going to work in an environment that the your under paid no appreciation what so ever. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Depressing depressing depressingWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Running around cause your asked to do 10 different tasks at one time

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I would recommend that work place to everybody

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 21 October 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Management and team leaders . All payments are on time. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Working shift starting at 6AM.What is the work environment and culture like at the company? The team is multicultural. But the work environment is nice, cool and positive.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Morning huddle, then regular work. Breaks are every two hours for 15 minutes and launch break is for 30 minutes.

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Toxic

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - Oakville, ON - 20 October 2023

Awful place to work in. Management puts unrealistic targets to meet and doesn’t care about you at all. No good work life balance. They only care about themselves

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Love the job not the company

Pharmacy Assistant (Current Employee) - Victoria, BC - 16 October 2023

I really don't think that loblaws/shoppers drug mart values their employees. They have also made it difficult to provide great customer service since we are expected to do so many more needless tasks to keep corporate happy.

Pros

Only pro is the great group of people I work with

Cons

Company keeps piling on more work and never compensates financially

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Favouritism and not fairness towards all employees

Pharmacy Assistant (Current Employee) - Calgary, AB - 15 October 2023

Some staffs are very rude to work with. Stressful and demanding workplace Not appreciative management team, they will ignore your concern when bought up. They Deduct money off the payroll for the staff Christmas party

Pros

Sometimes we get free coffee

Cons

Not getting paid or appreciated for working longer

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Depends on owner

Pharmacy Assistant (Current Employee) - Nanaimo, BC - 10 October 2023

Good place to work, really depends on owner as he/she is the one whom you will be dealing with but as expected from the corporate, they don't care about anyone except profit. Overall, not a bad place to work.

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Good

Pharmacy Assistant (Current Employee) - Peterborough, ON - 4 October 2023

Good place to workPretty good payManagers are very caring and helpful and understanding The job is very fast paced but it keeps you busyThe entire store is a team

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Understaffed and underpaid

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - Georgetown, ON - 4 October 2023

Every single Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacy is always understaffed and underpaid. The customer service is absolutely horrible because of this, making it an extremely stressful and hectic environment. Would not recommend to anyone.

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Stressful environment

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - Wharncliffe, ON - 2 October 2023

The worst experience ever , the stress out there is unbearable. You will think about quitting every second with that minimum wage . The management were good but the loud of work was more than a human can bear .

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Okay, low pay

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - British Columbia - 2 October 2023

Work really depends on the local associate and pharmacy managers. Some locations are good, others terrible and toxic. Pay overall is lower than independents. Most locations are fairly busy. Depending on the location, assistants role can vary. Most are focused on customer service, dispensing, and inventory management.

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Good for starting a career in Canada

Pharmacy Assistant (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 29 September 2023

Instead of working in warehouse or cafe, it is a much better place to start professional journey in Canada. Growth opportunity is there but depends on several factors.

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Stressful, a lot

Pharmacy Assistant (Current Employee) - Victoria, BC - 28 September 2023

Pros Nice people, keep busy, learn a lot, depends on the pharmacist a lot, can negotiate the salary Cons Stressful, some customers are rude or pharmacists

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good

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - Bedford, QC - 21 September 2023

Good work environment, but long hours of standing. you don't always get shifts in a part time position but overall it's a good job for high school students and college students

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Toxic, exploitative workplace

Pharmacy Assistant (Former Employee) - 123 Mitton St, Sarnia, On - 10 September 2023

*stressful work, difficult clientele *learned lots about workings of pharmacy*very poor, uncaring management*toxic workplace culture (interpersonal conflict not resolved by conversation or management intervention)*little to no training performed by a peer (ineffectual and confusing)