Rite Aid Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I worked at Rite Aid for about 4 years as a manager, while also working for my friend's family company for 5 years off and on. I've had plenty of experience with pay per view accounts through my friend's company, but would always like to get more experience with a company that is a little more established. As much as I enjoy customer service, I am not a huge fan of working as a glorified babysitter (a.k.a. retail management) and would rather work in my desired career path on a more permanent basis."

"Worked here for over a year. Shift manager smokes pot outside of the store. Store manager plays favorites. Low pay, lots of drama. The customers are pretty nice.I like our pharmacy staff since they are all so outgoing. Only real problem is at the store level. Most employees at this location are miserable and suffer from low morale. Two managers are always picking on the one shift manager and he is the ONLY one who seems to genuinely care about keeping morale up. If it wasn't for him, I'd quit."

"I have worked with Rite Aid since 2008 as a certified pharmacy technician. The company is great."

"For what I contribute and what I deal with on a daily basis I believe I deserve a better pay rate. I love what I do and I love the interaction with the customers and my fellow employee's. If I had a chance to be a store manager I would not be looking for other employment, I have been with Rite Aid for seven years."

What do you like about working at Rite Aid?

"I enjoyed that every day held something new and that every day was different."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would tell everyone to get all promises in writing."

What don't you like about working at Rite Aid?

"There was not enough staff to handle the needs of our customers and created a stressful environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would have increased payroll to ensure proper coverage and not overwork my staff."

What do you like about working at Rite Aid?

"I loved being able to help people and make them better and be able to explain medications and how they work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Understand that it is a very stressful position at times and requires a lot of understanding."

What don't you like about working at Rite Aid?

"I did not like the pay scale that they have technicians and the amount of work they expected."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire knowledgeable caring staff that actually care about the patients."

What do you like about working at Rite Aid?

"I like the perks and discounts. I did enjoy working with my co-workers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be mindful of the short hours, low pay, and poor managment."

What don't you like about working at Rite Aid?

"My manager was very ineffective in his position and the entire structure of the store was unorganized."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"New management across the board and a complete overhaul of the store and staff."

What do you like about working at Rite Aid?

"I had a chance to learn what it's like to be a pharmacist in retail setting, and my supervisor supported and taught me every chance he got!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest, do your research, respect the interviewer... you should do this for any interview, really."

What don't you like about working at Rite Aid?

"I understand it's a retail store, but I sometimes felt like the district and higher-level managers focused more on the retail part and less on the pharmacy part. The pharmacy was staffed with less people than truly necessary during the rush hours at times, which made working there feel like a hassle instead of a job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote more pharmacists to management positions, or have crash courses for managers so that they understand how pharmacy department functions. This is, after all, a pharmacy chain."

"It was mostly good, but the bad was bad enough that I will not go back."

What do you like about working at Rite Aid?

"The pharmacy team had great personality, the manager genuinely cared for the team."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It's a pretty relaxed environment, but they do mainly look for candidates with experience when hiring for the pharmacy, expect to be offered only part time work and be stuck with that for several years."

What don't you like about working at Rite Aid?

"The store manager is a horrible control freak, stepping into the pharmacy when he had no idea what really went on; he is not a team player and tries to rule with fear."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better communication between pharmacy and store management so the pharmacy can better focus on their tasks for their department."

"It was overall a good experience."

What do you like about working at Rite Aid?

"I like that it is a fast paced environment, and there is always something to do."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a good company to work for, but this is for people oriented candidates with a positive attitude, and hard working ethic. It is a demanding environment because retail focuses on customer service, communication and multitasking skills."

What don't you like about working at Rite Aid?

"The location I work at is challenging and it takes patients, awareness and trusts to succeed. This location is also open 24 hours 7 days a week which makes it inconvenient since there is no set schedule and much less Monday through Friday."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"A better training program and opportunities to move up within the company."

"The salary fed me."

What do you like about working at Rite Aid?

"Has kept me busy, and I got experience working for American company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be very honest, because they demand honesty to fullest, and have liking to customers."

What don't you like about working at Rite Aid?

"The long hours of standing up and no challenge to my career and ambition."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To get young people who do not have experience and who wish to get an entry job."

What do you like about working at Rite Aid?

"Rite Aid allowed me freedom to run my store the way I wanted to. I got very little restriction from my boss or company and was very successful. I maxed my bonus my first year and was on track to do so again so I would say I enjoyed what I did."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared for very long and odd hours. Also be prepared for making decisions that may not always be moral."

What don't you like about working at Rite Aid?

"I don't much care for disciplining others or terminating people. I find giving someone a job more satisfying than taking it away."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more advocates of your hourly employees and realize that they are the ones who make it happen. As a salaried employee, I saw the other side of that."

What do you like about working at Rite Aid?

"The only thing I like about working here is that I get a pay check every other week."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a great way to start in the pharmacy technician world."

What don't you like about working at Rite Aid?

"There is not growth opportunity and or perosnal recognition within this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To listen and to try a little bit harder to understand the employees needs."

"Everyone is out for themselves and to make a name for themselves."

What do you like about working at Rite Aid?

"There is no sense of team with you field staff. Everyone seems to be on different pages all of the time and they are all out for themselves and their own growth."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would not look for a career at Rite Aid as there is no direct process like other organizations follow."

What don't you like about working at Rite Aid?

"I loved the training sessions that were put on from the training department once a month and the guidance that I would receive from my direct leader."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Build a different foundation of field management. There are too many chiefs, there should be one leader over the store, not a PDM, HRM and LPM. CVS has this right making the District Manager manage them as well."