CVS Dress code? Pay and other

Awaiting my background check, but just curious about something about the job. Havent really had a chance to talk to manager about this. What is the dress code for pharmacy techs. What kind of pay should i expect and what hours is usually given to fresh hires. I have no exp. and not certified yet. Im not looking to make a career out of this just getting the experience to move on to bigger and better things.

Normally dress code is business casual.. professional. Definitely don't wear jeans or flip flops or things of that nature. Pay depends on store/location.. Some hire in minimum wage but if you have no experience then it will be lower than what experienced make. The hours would depend if you are hired in full time or part time. Full time is guaranteed 30 hours weekly with medical/dental/rx benefits. Part time you are only guaranteed 2 hours a month. Most hire in to get experience but if you decide to stay I would recommend getting nationally certified, you get paid more and it will open up more stable, higher paying jobs than not being certified.

cvs grunt in Ligonier, Indiana said: Normally dress code is business casual.. professional. Definitely don't wear jeans or flip flops or things of that nature. Pay depends on store/location.. Some hire in minimum wage but if you have no experience then it will be lower than what experienced make. The hours would depend if you are hired in full time or part time. Full time is guaranteed 30 hours weekly with medical/dental/rx benefits. Part time you are only guaranteed 2 hours a month. Most hire in to get experience but if you decide to stay I would recommend getting nationally certified, you get paid more and it will open up more stable, higher paying jobs than not being certified.

I JUST GOT HIRED FOR CVS AS A TECH AND THEY ARE GIVING ME 10.50 AN HR NO EXPERIENCE AND AS PART TIME. I HOPE I WILL GET MORE THAN 2 OR 4 HRS A WEEK MAYBE AT LEAST 20 HRS OR SO I MEAN I NEED TO PAY BILLS AND STUFF U KNOW AND KIDS TO SUPPORT. THEY HIRE ME AS PART TIME AND THEY SAY IF I GET WHAT IM DOING THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE ME MORE HRS. IF I DIDN'T HAVE A FAMILY I PROBABLY WOULDN'T CARE IF I'M FULL TIME BUT I DO AND NEED THE MONEY.

I just started working for CVS this pass month. Dress code is business casual. No jeans, or sweats. Sneakers are okay, with pants. Plain black slacks, with a shirt is fine. No open toed shoes.

I know when you first start, they start you off with maybe 2 - 3 days per week. That's what's been happening with me. I requested fulltime, though, and now that I've finished all of my classes, I've been bumped up to 4 - 5 shifts.

I make 11.00 per hour. I'm not certified, and I have no experience. I know once I am certified it will go up. Pay all depends on your store, and location. Because you are in NC, it may be a little less depending on your minimum wage.

Hope that helped : )

I have read these comments stating no experience, do you mean that you attended a program and this is a first job? Or you are being hired in as a "tech" off the street and are receiving on the job training? I guess what I'm trying to find out is do you have to go through formal training as a pharmacy technician to work for CVS?

Michelle in Naples, Florida said: I have read these comments stating no experience, do you mean that you attended a program and this is a first job? Or you are being hired in as a "tech" off the street and are receiving on the job training? I guess what I'm trying to find out is do you have to go through formal training as a pharmacy technician to work for CVS?

You have read my mind, was wondering the same. No one is mentioning if they went to school for this. I see lots of schools for this training. I doubt they hire off the street to work around controlled substances, without formal training? Could someone who works for CVS or any drugstore clarify this for us?

Depends on which state you reside in...In Texas you have to be nationally certified (PTCB-CPhT) before you can request a license from the state board of pharmacy. All pharmacies (retail and hospital) can only hire state licensed Pharmcay Techs per mandate...Not so in Oklahoma...All one need do in Oklahoma to obtain a state license is be employed in a pharmacy and have the pharmacy manager sign off on your capabilities to perform the job. National certification doesn't mean squat here (but that may be changing soon)...Hope that helps.

I need to know if a person could wear a winter coat while working at the cash register at CVS, or at a pharmacy in general. This is all I want to know.

Thanks.

Susan

If you work in pharmacy for CVS you will wear a white jacket no matter what your position is. If you're cold, wear a long sleeve shirt under the jacket. Front store employees wear blue CVS shirt and I see some have CVS long sleeve blue jacket. I do not know if the jackets are given to employees for free or not. Knowing CVS and how tight they are with money and their employees, they probably charge for the jackets.

Pay & amount of hours you get depends on your stores location, the manager, and district managers.

Michelle in Naples, Florida said: I have read these comments stating no experience, do you mean that you attended a program and this is a first job? Or you are being hired in as a "tech" off the street and are receiving on the job training? I guess what I'm trying to find out is do you have to go through formal training as a pharmacy technician to work for CVS ?

No you do not have to go through a formal training to work at CVS because they do train you. There are different online modules you have to take as well as on the job training which you all get paid for.

NewbieTech in Somerville, Massachusetts said: I just started working for CVS this pass month. Dress code is business casual. No jeans, or sweats. Sneakers are okay, with pants. Plain black slacks, with a shirt is fine. No open toed shoes.

I know when you first start, they start you off with maybe 2 - 3 days per week. That's what's been happening with me. I requested fulltime, though, and now that I've finished all of my classes, I've been bumped up to 4 - 5 shifts.

I make 11.00 per hour. I'm not certified, and I have no experience. I know once I am certified it will go up. Pay all depends on your store, and location. Because you are in NC, it may be a little less depending on your minimum wage.

Hope that helped : )

wow, you make more than i do... i'm certified, and have been working there for 2 years.

kirstie in Charlottesville, Virginia said: wow, you make more than i do... i'm certified, and have been working there for 2 years.

I'm only getting $9.50 being non certified and for part-time. I wonder how much more you can make being certified? After 1500 hours only.

I've worked for CVS for 7 years. I came in from another retail chain nationally certified and went full time straight into the pharmacy at $10/hr. I make $12.30 after 7 years. I personally know others who start out making several dollars more at other companies being just state certified OR not certified at all! The pay at CVS is not competetive, nor has it been during any time that I've worked there.
Dress code for men is khakis/black pants, business shirt with tie and white lab jacket.
Women may wear pants, as long as they aren't sweatpants/workout/jeans. No shorts are allowed. Skirts and dresses are fine as long as they are knee-length or below and not revealing. No open-toed shoes are allowed. I've worn scrubs, as long as they were solid tops, along with my clogs. A white lab coat always has to be worn. Women can wear tennis shoes, clogs, basically...shoes that are closed-toed. Just make sure they're comfy! Standing for 8 hours in the pharmacy is harder than it seems. You get used to it, but need good shoes.

Tina in the city in New York, New York said: You have read my mind, was wondering the same. No one is mentioning if they went to school for this. I see lots of schools for this training. I doubt they hire off the street to work around controlled substances, without formal training? Could someone who works for CVS or any drugstore clarify this for us?

actually i personally called them and asked but I am actually studying for pharmacy and Im about to finish my first semester they said i could start working hope that kindof helped

Tina in the city in New York, New York said: You have read my mind, was wondering the same. No one is mentioning if they went to school for this. I see lots of schools for this training. I doubt they hire off the street to work around controlled substances, without formal training? Could someone who works for CVS or any drugstore clarify this for us?

I was hired right off the street with absolutely no training or knowledge of pharmacy. You mostly get on the job training.

Nicole in Nashville, Tennessee said: I was hired right off the street with absolutely no training or knowledge of pharmacy. You mostly get on the job training.

How exactly did you get the job? Did you just walk in and ask to speak to the Pharmacist?

hokie196 in Glen Allen, Virginia said: How exactly did you get the job? Did you just walk in and ask to speak to the Pharmacist?

I applied online. I have no experience and I am not certified.

Some places don't allow you to have acrylic nails on the job. I just want to know if I can still have my nails done while working there. Any idea?

I just recently got hired on as a tech and I'm a little nervous about starting out and even debating if I still want the job. I have no prior experience and want to learn more about the field, but I was told I would be starting out at 8/hr. and its only part time. I have bills to pay and I was willing to deal with the pay, with the hopes of a raise after a certain amount of time, but after reading certain forms about the company I'm really questioning it. Now I know of course every location may not be the same, but can someone tell me if it's really as bad as people are saying it is?!? I currently have a full time job that's paying more than that and I was really planning on quitting the place because I hate it, but I'm not sure if it's even worth it. Of course I don't plan on making a career at CVS, but at least to get the experience. Any suggestions??

CeCe in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania said: I just recently got hired on as a tech and I'm a little nervous about starting out and even debating if I still want the job. I have no prior experience and want to learn more about the field, but I was told I would be starting out at 8/hr. and its only part time. I have bills to pay and I was willing to deal with the pay, with the hopes of a raise after a certain amount of time, but after reading certain forms about the company I'm really questioning it. Now I know of course every location may not be the same, but can someone tell me if it's really as bad as people are saying it is?!? I currently have a full time job that's paying more than that and I was really planning on quitting the place because I hate it, but I'm not sure if it's even worth it. Of course I don't plan on making a career at CVS, but at least to get the experience. Any suggestions??

I wouldn't even touch it then if I were you. CVS does NOT value its employees, and the pay is horrible. Look to gain experience elsewhere.

I have been working at CVS for 2yrs and leaving this month. They started me off with 10.00 fultime with no experience but was state license. The customer are very rude and they don't care about the employees. I always work nights and weekends. I always was at the cashr register but I had took a course at college so I had formal training but it took forever fr them to let me do anything because they had their favorites. After 6 months I went or time then to two days a week. I was offered a ft benefits, 8-5, no holidays,weekend or nights. In a,clinical setting at 12.50. Retail sucks!!!!

NICKI in Gardner, Massachusetts said: I JUST GOT HIRED FOR CVS AS A TECH AND THEY ARE GIVING ME 10.50 AN HR NO EXPERIENCE AND AS PART TIME. I HOPE I WILL GET MORE THAN 2 OR 4 HRS A WEEK MAYBE AT LEAST 20 HRS OR SO I MEAN I NEED TO PAY BILLS AND STUFF U KNOW AND KIDS TO SUPPORT. THEY HIRE ME AS PART TIME AND THEY SAY IF I GET WHAT IM DOING THEY ARE WILLING TO GIVE ME MORE HRS. IF I DIDN'T HAVE A FAMILY I PROBABLY WOULDN'T CARE IF I'M FULL TIME BUT I DO AND NEED THE MONEY.

Caps much?

krjensen1 in Goshen, Indiana said: Some places don't allow you to have acrylic nails on the job. I just want to know if I can still have my nails done while working there. Any idea?

I have acrylic nails and have for years. Nothing has ever been said to me.

yolo84 in Richmond, Virginia said: I have been working at CVS for 2yrs and leaving this month. They started me off with 10.00 fultime with no experience but was state license. The customer are very rude and they don't care about the employees. I always work nights and weekends. I always was at the cashr register but I had took a course at college so I had formal training but it took forever fr them to let me do anything because they had their favorites. After 6 months I went or time then to two days a week. I was offered a ft benefits, 8-5, no holidays,weekend or nights. In a,clinical setting at 12.50. Retail sucks!!!!

You've got that right! Retail sucks and CVS sucks. Too bad I need the job.