Q&A With CVS Health Employees
As a CVS Health colleague, you'll find career opportunities across the organization and at every stage of your career. More important, your work will have an impactful purpose on someone's life including your own.
How employees describe working at CVS Health
Paid vacations is the best part
Review from Sales Dept
The first few years after my hire was fine, but things have severely home downhill in the past few years.
Review from Operations Dept
Well rounded place with well rounded people. Great place.
Review from Sales Dept
listen to the people that work with the public. Take care of the people you have before adding new untested programs are introduced. bring your prices down and more people will want to buy. I dont shop there
I was hired quickly the had to wait over a month to start. I was thrown into a postion with little to no training and no help from my coworkers . I also recive very little hours and I am scheduled differently from what I was told when I was hired .
Review from Operations Dept
What it's like to work at CVS Health
- CVS Health employees generally work 8.7 hrs a day
- Employees at CVS Health report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at CVS Health have 0 meetings
- 80% of CVS Health employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- CVS Health employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 82% of CVS Health employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- CVS Health employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 67% of CVS Health employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With CVS Health Employees
IDX: 75 TOT: 185
What skills do you need to be successful in the Operations department at CVS Health?
Be able to operate with mindset of bottom dollar is the most important value. Be able to work 8 to 10 or 12 hours with no breaks.
How are layoffs handled in the Operations department at CVS Health?
Extremely secretive. Generally try to push out employees before layoffs which may require severance pay.
What Sales department questions did CVS Pharmacy ask during your job interview?
I was asked about previous experience, my goals and what I can give to the company.
What kind of people succeed at CVS Pharmacy?
hard working, dedicated
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at CVS Pharmacy?
easy if you want to, it's what you put into it
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from CVS Pharmacy?
hr manager, during interview
What kind of interview questions do they ask when hiring someone in the Sales department at CVS Pharmacy?
availability, able to get to work, willing to work nights and weekends, past history, what can you contribute to cvs
In your opinion, what are the most common interview questions that CVS Pharmacy asks?
past experience, why want to work for cvs
What's the work from home policy like at CVS Pharmacy?
don't have one
How common are layoffs at CVS Pharmacy?
It happens.
How rewarding is your job at CVS Pharmacy?
NOT REWARDING.
How much diversity is there among employees at CVS Pharmacy?
Its diverse
What's the office layout like at CVS Pharmacy?
Decent
How long do the interviews usually take at CVS Pharmacy?
Only took us like 20 minutes.
How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at CVS Pharmacy?
That was the easy part.
What's the vibe like in the Operations dept at CVS Pharmacy? How many hours are you working?
Tense. We work a lot of hours for little pay. No appreciation.
What's the Operations team like at CVS Pharmacy?
HORRIBLE
How's the leadership on the Operations team at CVS Pharmacy?
HORRIBLE
What's the IT team like at CVS Pharmacy?
most of the full time employees have left and being replaced with contractors
How's the leadership on the IT team at CVS Pharmacy?
some good most bad
What's the vibe like in the IT dept at CVS Pharmacy? How many hours are you working?
the vibe is awefull, i left after 12 years. expect a 60 hour work week not compensated.
How challenged are you at CVS Health?
Very. Rules and procedures changed almost daily.
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining CVS Health?
That I would have to fight for every benefit even though premiums were paid, and that things they were doing were not legal!
What's the office layout like at CVS Health?
A big square box with cubicles and a few offices.
How much diversity is there among employees at CVS Health?
There is a lot of diversity among the employee here at CVS. The company is commited to ensuring diversity within our workforce.





