Incoming Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth on Thursday briefly praised the company's pharmacy staff, but made no mention of the three-day protest walkouts they held this week over poor working conditions.
The walkouts reflect rising dissatisfaction among pharmacy employees, who have complained for years about having to grapple with understaffing and burdensome work expectations imposed by corporate management.
The experiences he's had with employees made his decision to join Walgreens "frankly, an easy one," Wentworth added.
A Walgreens spokesperson touted the company's pharmacy teams in the statement, noting that they work "tirelessly to serve our communities."
Walgreens is engaged and listening to the concerns of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, the spokesperson said.
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