The Pharmacy Under Pressure — Staffing, Walkouts, and the New Model

Walgreens pharmacists staged national walkouts in October 2023, and the working-conditions crisis that sparked them is the backdrop for how the company now talks about staffing, vaccines, and pharmacist well-being. Candidates applying for any pharmacy or pharmacy-adjacent role need to understand this history, because interviewers are specifically evaluating whether you can thrive in a high-pressure, evolving environment. This module explains what happened, what changed, and how to talk about it without sounding naive or negative.