Read! Dont think everything so peachy with the merger. This will way on the judges opinion heavily. He opposes and cvs appeals, will take years to figure everything out. This possibly could be too big of a bite to swallow... — read more 

I guess it’s that time of year again when the store is freakishly hot and the backroom is freakishly hotter. Calling the help desk does nothing, all they say is “the store is at it’s set temperature so there is nothing else we can do”. Help desk said... — read more 

I am in a store that is 24 hours -- I do about 26k per week and only have about 340 hours per week and my DL wants me to support the pharmacy through hire from the front??? They say I am responsible for service in FS and RX??

Layoffs and cost cutting are one thing, store closures are toaty another? Closing a store means losing the company presence in a certain area, therefore reducing its ability to produce profit bit by bit. Why are they doing the store closing while... — read more 

The stock doubles and the Aetna merger has benefits for employees as well as customers. What if the judge DOES approve the already approved merger? What if the managers who look at this site try to change with the times instead of doing the same... — read more 

Does anyone know how to change the code for the backroom alarm? Not the main store alarm, I’m talking about the swinging door that leads to the backroom. Thanks in advance!

“Charging forward”? Amazon and Walmart are leading the charge. As a customer, I haven’t walked out of a CVS in quite some time without something aggravating me. Product out, misplaced, congested with those totes, “all cvs this or that on sale, but... — read more 

Even if at the end of it I don't have a job anymore - I know I'll be happy to be out of this limbo that only brings us stress and anxiety. If CVS continues like this for much longer, I might leave on my own, just to escape all the uncertainty. This... — read more 

All bets are off for no more store closures IF the judge rejects the merger and orders cvs and aetna to seperate. If the merger goes south then the stuff will hit the fan. If you think we're in full cost cutting measures now, it'll only get much... — read more 

I’ve been told Everett is visiting my store next month. Anyone have any pointers? What questions does he ask? What is he looking for? Why is he coming. We aren’t a busy store. Don’t know why he would come.

My manager might have hinted that more locations will be announced for closing sometime soon - can anybody confirm this? If it's true, how can we know if we will be affected or not? We are doing pretty well, but I thought we were safe from more hour... — read more 

Have any other managers noticed a 12 hour increase on the latest two schedules demand? Minimum hour stores.

https://apple.news/AVodwcJvSTtSmX3xr8_eCbQ Something tells me corporate was telling those pharmacists to fill those scripts rather than their excuse that pharmacists should have known those scripts were phony. I say this because this isn’t the first... — read more 

Are you seeing out of stocks? Seems like a lot of sale outs.

Hello, So I was promoted a couple of months ago to manager. I was an SMIT for 4 months prior. But I am having a hard time getting everything done that the DL wants me to get done. How do I properly get everything done without going over my 45 hours?... — read more 

Is it true that part of my bonus and review will include pharmacy metrics and service if I am a front store manager?

Is a Target and CVS Merger Now Inevitable? These two companies are dancing closer to each other every day. Travis Hoium (TMFFlushDraw) Apr 13, 2019 at 11:17AM It seems that big box retailer Target (NYSE:TGT) and pharmacy giant CVS (NYSE:CVS) keep... — read more 

Barrons had a front page story about us and is declaring that CVS' model represents a future of healthcare. They like us integrating Pharmacy, Store, Insurance and they think we'll spend about ten billion on acquiring physician groups and urgent care... — read more 

A DL that is clearly picking/ Harassing you? I can prove that other stores in my district are in worse shape than mines, their numbers are horrible. Other managers are giving better treatment they don’t have to work closing shifts/ weekends. I know... — read more 

I thought it was just the managers in my district that have been complaining. But it seems like a lot of people are complaining. I don't know if it's just my store that I have been lucky in. I have been a Store Manager for about a year now and I find... — read more 

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/target-cvs-merger-now-inevitable-151700143.html

Sorry, just venting my frustration here. Inventory is THE ABSOLUTE WORST at cvs!!! Stupid corporate unrealistic expectations...

Looks like my entire district is red on KMI lol Are they going to fire us all? I don’t understand how we are supposed to get all this done!?

So CVS has thought another process through. So now we must activate our Price Changes BEFORE printing the labels. The system blocks you from printing until active. Well now we have incorrect prices through out the store until the labels are put up... — read more 

Confirmed. Go ahead and google it. 2 San Francisco stores shut down.

These DLs are so out of touch on what goes on in the stores, they think the job is easy and can be done flawlessly. Denial is the first sign that a catastrophe is looming.

So I just read the company financial report, our poor executive team received their raises for 2018. There was a 6%,13%and a 14%. Poor Larry didn't get a raise in his base but don't worry about Larry, his stock options raised his pay for 2018 to over... — read more 

https://gatehousenews.com/sideeffects/cvs-caremark-dumped-big-medicaid-insurer/ Oops, Is this the start of things to come for CVS ?

I hope this isn’t true but I just heard that they are limiting the number of hours an employee can work based on their pay. So for example, if you get paid $20/hr you can’t work more than 35 hours a week and if you get paid $15/hr you can’t work more... — read more 

Every store I go into is empty. Product level low and no employees and no customers! Your company is in trouble , don’t fart on me and tell me it was the wind. I remember your days of glory and I could not wait to shop there! Those days are long... — read more 

The same supposedly anonymous poster has posted all these threads, enough already! Here’s a “what if” article on the potential failed merger... Amazon slowly eating away at cvs... Can the delay of the merger produce layoff? Human Rights policy, in... — read more 

https://apple.news/AOZp9YTs7R8uD5lbMZ11vPg If this fails...

https://apple.news/AteDPad62T_2qcDXxcZcC4w Cvs just can’t compete with Amazon as they can pretty much do everything cheaper than cvs.

Seems to me like a sensible question,given the current situation. A lot of money has been put into this and obviously the halt in the whole process is burning money, as we speak. Is that situation going to escalate to a point that they will need to... — read more 

I for one cannot embrace this culture of uncertainty... Let's say I've been with the "company " for YEARS and have seen many charges happen. However, this morphing is different don't think this company knows what it wants to be, how to integrate it... — read more 

Just thinking out loud, but when the business model changes some stores that used to be safe are bound to turn out unprofitable after the shifts. How big is the possibility that there will be a wave of store closures after all this is over and Aetna... — read more 

So the coupon policy states not to take expired coupons and coupons need to be printed (we can’t scan a barcode on the phone), my DL says to take every coupon (price modify for expired coupons and scan coupon barcodes on a customers phone), and my AP... — read more 

So the judge continues the CVS-Aetna merger court saga. At a hearing today Judge Leon said he wants to hear from critics of the merger in May, during a hearing that could last a week! All this BEFORE he makes a final decision. This article I am... — read more 

How about our health insurance prices going up? Cvs calls themselves a leader in healthcare but cant figure out how to give the employees a deal on the best healthcare. Mine went up 800$ for the year

So tomorrow is the next court hearing on the merger. It’ll be interesting to see how this turns out! Any thoughts on which way the judge might rule? An article I read said people are unsure how far the judge could take this.