https://www.reuters.com/article/aetna-ma-cvs-health/us-judge-calls-hearing-on-merger-of-cvs-and-aetna-court-filing-idUSFWN22P0ZO So the next court hearing was announced today, and it will be June 3rd. And it will last a maximum of 3 days. Per a... — read more 

Does that mean better and more peaceful times are in front of us, or will that start a new wave of shifting the business, which will claim it’s victims in the form of layoffs?

Just found this board. As Aetna takes over IT and financial planning I find it hilarious that the retail side has delusions of competence. It's strictly amateur hour in CVS. That's why the much of the IT infrastructure team has already been laid off... — read more 

You don't get to the level of Jeff Bezos without being smart. Amazon is not in the business of investing in failed ventures. So if Amazon is getting into the pharmacy market, there are two things to consider... Number one, they have to see real value... — read more 

I’m sure everyone will agree that this is taking too long, up to a degree that it’s hurting the company? I would like some honest thoughts on when this whole situation in court could end , realistically, and is there any doubt on what the outcome... — read more 

Everyone is attacking the brick and mortar d--gstore biz. So where is the growth going to come from people. Keep drinking the koolaid and getting your paychecks while the company continues to decline in growth! Never purchase the stock the company... — read more 

People- it's all about growth!! 3-5 years ago the CVS and Walgreens world were had no barriers to growth . With Obama care and the aging of Americans baby boomers the growth path was going as far as anyone could see, hence CVS peek of 113. Since... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/fears-of-an-amazon-d--g-store-disruption-can-be-shelved-evercore-says/ar-AAB8DiS sorry Naysayers....

https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/strategy/cvs-judge-please-dont-let-those-7-witnesses-testify It would appear that CVS is starting to get really concerned!

I got word today that they are (HR and ER)reviewing glassdoor/indeed employee reviews online. They didn’t say what they will be using the reviews for but at least they are reading truths written by store managers. I have a feeling its to shape the... — read more 

I'm surprised with all the talk of more cuts - considering that we're having trouble filling the positions that have been created by more and more people leaving. Nobody wants to work here anymore. Fewer people are applying for jobs, and when they... — read more 

Anyone else having trouble signing up people for carepass? I keep asking and always get turned down. DL is all about carepass right now and my store is struggling signing people up. Anyone have good advice on how to upsell this to customers?

Reading some articles that both Rite Aid & Fred's pharmacies, are in danger of filing for bankruptcy THIS YEAR. (2019) What might that mean for cvs if both those companies were to completely fail? Might we suffer from some of the fallout of having 2... — read more 

Anyone else realize how pitiful our discount has become? With all the 30% off coupons and 40% off single item coupons they send out it really shows they don’t care about us. I know it’s petty but just an observation

So I was just hired as a full time supervisor and my manager is telling me I have to work 2 nights a week. Is this a thing? Seems a little ridiculous to me. It should be the managers job to work those. (FYI a co worker told me about this website)

I generally was one of the few people at my workplace who had positive thoughts about the Aetna acquisition. I still think it was a good improvement and a good widening of the business. However, with all the store closings and the shifts at... — read more 

It's a company run by ruthless actuaries and financiers that do everything they can to prevent old people from getting medical treatment. CVS is in the big leagues now. You thought things were bad under CVS? Aetna does not give a damn about weak... — read more 

I’m thinking of trying to step down as a store manager and coast as an ops/ shift until I find another job. Anyone ever heard of this? Hopefully my DL doesn’t shoot it down.

CVS legacy it network team just wiped out in favor of Aetna execs running theses teams now. Whole teams fired including senior leadership which had been in place for a long time. CTO team next the PMO leadership will be next to be fired. Driving cost... — read more 

For a healthcare company we have an awful lot of candy,backroom is stuffed sales floor is stuffed!

https://apple.news/A5NOnR-7ZTSCK9FkliN_Xjg Some of these things we sort of already knew, but still interesting as cvs tries to stay ahead of Amazon.

I started in the pharmacy at an EXTREMELY busy CVS. Like, call queues could easily go up to 7-10 on hold; it's bad. So because of this I never got trained well in QP or QT and was perpetually the pickup/ drive through/14-day b--ch. I got to do QP and... — read more 

I was just informed that 2 holidays are being taken off the list of days we get time and a half, (or holiday pay) Veterans Day and Easter. What’s next taking away Christmas? This cutting back on everything is really screwing us! I thought Easter was... — read more 

This article has the full list of closing stores, divided by state. Looks like Illinois and Texas are the worst hit. Hopefully, this will be it, at least for some time... — read more 

cvs will be closing 46 stores to reduce floor space dedicated to retail products and began offering more healthcare services. There is a list of stores.

Anyone else annoyed by people posting about “The Judge”?

Enjoy the extra hours from the cooler reset. Gave us 12 hours. Only took me 6 hours to finish!!

Well CVS does it again, they k--led it in q1 results. Everything rose RX, FS, AT stock market applauded them shares up 8% They cut so hard that this shouldnt be a shocker, but this is the reason Larrys still around, he’s good at manipulating stock... — read more 

Interesting article on what might happen, IF something the prez wants is passed... https://apple.news/Au8yiXne7RlGjayPAPHFssQ Would be a huge blow to corporate profits!

Is buying WellCare- Centene has there own Pbm, so all WellCare patrons will now go thru Centene another CVS loss.

April 29,2019 CVS reached the 52-week low of $53.53 The net loss for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $421 million compared to net income of $3.29 billion in the prior-year quarter. $3.7 Billion net loss with all the cutbacks, employee income and job... — read more 

The Upper levels of Management are not immune. There will be re-alignment with half the Area's and only about half of Region Managers. It's all in the cards. The plan has been approved by Larry and John.

Director of Operations Craig T. Leaked some info at a Woonsocket meeting. (I'm a corp nobody but had to run the powerpoint) FS will be cut back to cosmetics/beauty, healthcare, Hallmark, very limited grocery/candy/snacks. FS Manager will be... — read more 

Every conf call is literally all pharmacy. I’m a DL and every single region call is all pharmacy which i’m sure every AVP call is all pharmacy. It’s like the front store doesn’t even exist. The end has got to be coming.

Current PIC. Not enough support to dispense meds safely. Most employees looking for a way out. RUN!

Leadership , my DL has not been in my store since October. Great Leadership. We get 2 emails a week but it's strange Ive had 4-5 pulse checks , I was here those days but he was not humm . I guess it's a compliment.

So I am a part time shift supervisor, and I’ve been with the company many years, all of them as a part-timer. (I’ve worked my way up the ladder from cashier to head cashier and now shift supervisor) My question is what exactly is required of me as a... — read more 

Not that we didn't know it, but here is an interesting read - https://www.rd.com/advice/work-career/reason-cvs-employees-need-a-raise/ Here's the article- If you’re a typical worker at CVS Health, the CEO of your company makes about 434 times what... — read more 

To an open meeting of dL and loss prevention “ We need to work out these store managers that we have , they are not the type of managers for the new store concept in our future.

A law suit coming.