Guardian Pharmacy reviews

I am just amazed when I see these reviews posted here, since almost all the "good" ones seem to be written by the corporate office or local management/presidents. As someone who has dealt with the real struggles of Guardian Pharmacy firsthand, I am appalled. I wonder why they spend so much time crafting an artificial online presence, and so little time actually fixing problems that employees report. I guess it explains the corporate culture a lot, doesn't it? The most senior people at Guardian are truly cut-throat, and the bloated HR department is there to see that employees do not get in their way, and to quickly replace those who do. But truly the biggest problem, I feel, is that Guardian downright does not respect their employees. They are so focused on growth and going public someday (so that all the old-timers, initial investors, and other C-titles can finally cash out), that everything else happening in their pharmacies are just viewed as mere arbitrary annoyances by management. I can personally say that this company shuts down employee ideas, creativity, and practically any sane thoughts on how to do business better (that would be less stressful to our severely overworked staff.) Probably their biggest goal after forced growth is their attempt at controlling employee attitudes. Respecting employees and forcing everyone to all think the same way do not really jive. Guardian has a long history of forcing everyone to drink the kool-aid, and is disturbingly quick to fire anyone who brings opposing thought or doesn't fit their quiet, worker-drone mold. This company legitimately thinks that teamwork is getting their staff to become cheerleaders and gossip spies, while simultaneously disciplining any non-managerial person for what they interpret as dissonance. It's disgusting to see that a company that purports such a small-business, true-to-local-America, family-run, patient-fist appearance, has none of this at its heart and is solely motivated by its quarterly margins so everyone in management can get their big bonus checks. P.S., Guardian has been systematically and successfully reducing benefits across the board for several years now. "Benefits" is false term, as the company has pushed 100% of the costs to the employee, which they must pay in addition to their copays and absurdly high deductibles. They intentionally did this slowly each year so (most) people would not notice. The so-called "benefits" are truly despicable and I'm quite lucky I have a spouse whose employer doesn't gouge their own employees when it comes to healthcare. Oh, the irony, since Guardian is in the healthcare industry.

There is a general sense of confusion around this pharmacy. A lot of backstabbing, and a very un-united management team. I think the owner has good intentions, but day-to-day operations are a mess. Every day we cannot get our runs out on time, and every day is a new exception. I am just an employee, but it is still bothersome. Pharmacists don't have their own desks, and have to rotate around workstations and computers. The pharmacy is very crowded and loud. You are required to endure "Country Thursday", which is enough to make you regret this career. This is the most confusing system I've ever used, luckily data entry knows it for the most part. Pay is much lower than retail, but it uses a LOT more clinical knowledge. We are definitely below the market rate, and it's not just my department. All employees appear to be underpaid. It's good that I don't get rusty on my clinical skills, but if we are dosing medications and doing clinical reviews, you'd think we would be paid closer to that of a hospital pharmacist. I had misconceptions about a long-term care pharmacy. Everything is based on numbers at this company, but it's TOO competitive. People blocking work, stealing documents, hogging, taking easy numbers. Most of the technicians they hire appear to have very little experience. They give them virtually no training, then expect pharmacists to catch everything. Data entry will ask for a little experience, even retail pharmacy experience. Fulfillment will take any person can breathe, or is a relative or friend of someone. There's no shortage of qualified techs, so they could do a much better job with who is hired. The good employees eventually quit, and the process starts over again. The company does not make it worth sticking around, for many. Benefits are the WORST I have ever seen. 401k plan is limited on investment options, and does not match well. I really hope Guardian and Saliba improve things. I would like to stick around.