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Thrifty White Pharmacy

They expect you to know everything immediately. If you're a slow learner or have any disability, stay away. The hardest part was having to learn everything all at once. We're people, not sponges. It takes time to learn these things.

I tried to learn as fast as I could. I even tried to learn additional things like the top one hundred commonly used medications so I could be better for our customers. 

It was easy work, aside from all the different things I had to learn. Help customers, send faxes to doctors, process mail-outs & deliveries, update patient information in the computer, sign people up for Med Sync and Ready Refill (if you want to work there, look those up and learn as much as you can, so it's one less thing to be criticized over), hang medications. 

The medications are lying down in drawers (instead of hanging up where they would be easily accessible), some drawers incredibly low to the ground, so if you have any troubles with your blood pressure or have a bigger stomach for any reason, stay away.

The smock for the clerk is long-sleeved. I overheated several times because it was so hot in the pharmacy and was criticized when I took the smock off when not working with customers.

To my face, they assured me that I was doing well, but behind my back, they spoke of my shortcomings (that I informed the lead pharmacist about during the interview process). I walked into the pharmacy one day, and I heard the lead pharmacist talking about me. They cannot act like adults and tell you to your face that they dislike something about you/something you're doing, instead they talk about you to other employees. 

If you accept a job offer with them, do not EVER switch your pharmacy to them. Do not give them access to your medication information. Do not get too comfortable around them. They will wring you out for information.

Working at Thrifty White Pharmacy has been a rewarding experience overall. The company has a strong focus on community and patient care, which aligns well with my values. The pharmacy team is knowledgeable and supportive, making it a great environment for both learning and professional growth.

One of the highlights of my time here has been the collaborative atmosphere. Whether you’re a pharmacy technician, a pharmacist, or part of the front-end staff, there’s a strong sense of teamwork. This helps in providing excellent customer service and ensures that patients receive the best care possible.

The management is generally approachable and open to feedback. They make an effort to recognize hard work, which is motivating. However, like any workplace, there are occasional challenges with workload and staffing, especially during peak times. It can get busy, but if you enjoy a fast-paced environment, this might be a good fit for you.

The company also offers good training programs for those looking to advance in their careers. I’ve seen many colleagues move up the ranks, and there’s a clear path for those who want to develop their skills and take on more responsibility.

The compensation and benefits are competitive for the industry, though there could be more consistency in scheduling. Some weeks can be more demanding than others, but that’s typical in retail pharmacy.

Overall, Thrifty White Pharmacy is a solid place to work, especially if you’re passionate about pharmacy and patient care. It’s a place where you can build a career and make a positive impact in the community.


I got accepted as a pharmacy tech in training with no experience. Its a good place to get your feet wet but I highly recommend leaving as soon as you get your license and paid training done. They recently moved facilities and are now located in Maple Grove, MN (corporate). DIRTIEST and most UNORGANIZED place I've ever worked at, regardless of being a closed door pharmacy or not. There are literal dust particles EVERYWHERE at every station/department. Fillers handle medication with bare hands, nobody cleans. Just overall unprofessional and I've only been here less than 2 weeks. These were the main issues I've already noticed. Another thing to point out is that a lot of people are in "cliques" and won't acknowledge you unless you literally make eye contact. Even the manager who hired me on never spoke to me after the interview process (and she comes in and helps the filling department often which is where they put me). The hands on training itself needs major work as your trainer is always too busy trying to get orders filled, doing this, doing that and they expect you to learn fast ALSO while leaving early and leaving you to fend for yourself. The overall work culture is bad, and thats just from observing the big and little things. Also, it took 3 weeks after the initial interview to have me actually start the job. That clearly showed me that management is horrendous and I still don't have my own badge to use. 

Not too long ago, over 75% of pharmacist staff was cut out and since then they are always hiring cheap labor such as increasing residents to 4 this year plus millions of interns and technicians working down in 52 (nursing home production) and 61 (central fill site production mail order). They are always asking salaried workers to work overtime without getting paid, especially the already underpaid residents. Job security isn't good as turnover rate is very high and employees quit left and right, or Thrifty finds a way to let good employees go and keep the bad ones on board. Not many people smile at this workplace and it wasn't fun to work at. Definitely do not recommend working for Thrifty. You will be better off a different pharmacy retail company for sure (besides CVS, probably). Management is also fake and full of lies. They just want to hide the truth and Thrifty's ethics are on the low totem pole. Small mistakes made are also reprimanded heavily on the employee, even though unintentional and mostly due to the system's fault plus poor management. Thrifty values quantity over quality when helping patients: they would rather help more patients just a little (or even not at all- they just want their business and will break whichever ethical law there is to get them to fill with Thrifty) than to give patients the proper help and respect they deserve. I disagree with their policy and ethics in helping patients.

A day at work is filled with smiling faces, we all have our own jobs to do within the pharmacy and can communicate across departments very easily. I have learned a lot about Long Term Care pharmacy and what it's like dealing with the patients and providers. I also learned about having an employee owned company which is different than family and corporate. The management listens to everyone and is very friendly even when it comes to work/life balancing. There are many resources to use within the company so that we can get the best benefits with no secrets to try and figure out. It is a very diverse company with many different people working together efficiently. They are also very friendly and know they have someone to go to for anything they might need. The hardest part of the job would be billing and insurance-which is usually hard, but important when getting needed medications. to patients on-time. Another part just specific to me is that the distance to my home is very far. The most enjoyable part is that I don't have to feel ashamed for telling my boss about issues I am having at home, and that whatever needs to be figured out to make my work comfortable they will provide.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It was a decent place to work and a repeat employer for me. then they decided to let go some of my best coworkers, that is when the work environment started to go down hill and after working there for a little over 2 years is was time to get away from that business as it became very hard for me to go to work every day. It was definitely not like working at the home town pharmacy I had worked at for nearly 16 years. I would never go back to working at a Thrifty White store and I will not shop at these stores if there is another pharmacy nearby.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
the upper management treating us like we mean nothing to them but to bring in more money to profit the company. Having many fill in pharmacists and lots of out of towners coming in and being rude when getting the Covid shots.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
not good compared to working for thrifty back in late 1990

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
very stressful with filling scripts and dealing with rude Covid shot customers

I've been an intern for more than 3 years and just took on a job as a staff pharmacist. It all depends on the type of manager that you have: my manager is fantastic. If it is busy he will jump right in and help fill and get scripts hammered out. That made it easy for us. In addition, we were one of the only long term care pharmacies in Fargo so it was relatively stable for us. They do like to move staff around from time to time but there was only one pharmacist who got laid off (but it was more for conduct reasons and the fact that she was quite slow and loved to throw people under the bus). 

However, if you go to a small retail store then that is a whole different story. The thing about pharmacy is that it is hard at the moment everywhere. It is all about the metrics: retail stores are so poorly staffed (usually one pharmacist and 2 technicians and an intern if you're lucky). That puts a lot of pressure on the pharmacists to be able to meet metrics while at the same time meet the other criteria in terms of CMRs and clinical pharmacotherapy follow-ups. I've been it from both sides. 
It all depends on 1) pharmacy manager 2) location 3) staffing 

I started with Thrifty white 10 years ago as a sales associate while going to college. I had no plans to stay with the company after graduation as I didn't have an interest in Pharmacy. Little did I know I would love the job, my boss kept pushing me to go above and beyond my job l. Prior to graduation they offered to have me go through the tech in training program, from there I did classes and hands on training. I passed my test to get licensed and was able to get nationality licensed thereafter. TW has made me a better employee by encouraging techs to use their tech licenses to the best of their ability. During a time of need to patients needed covid vaccine TW jumped on the opportunity to get techs licensed to help give flu and covid allowing our pharmacist to stay in the pharmacy. I would highly recommend this company to anyone who is interested in the medical field but just doesn't know what direction to go. My favorite part of my job is being able to help patients and building those relationships with our customers we serve. 

I was responsible to print and label each individual medication and package it into either plastic bags or paper bags for delivery to the numerous group homes and institutions that received medications through the thrifty White pharmacy. I was responsible for the removal of the trash in the back of the building I was also asked to do some snow removal at times. the most disadvantageous aspect of the thrifty White job was the fact that there was no advancement possible. The most advantageous aspect of the thrifty White pharmacy job was that I was not only paid for my time to deliver the medications I was paid for each medication that I delivered, each individual one so it was a job that I felt very compensation for. 

Good place to work overall as they have very flexible scheduling and fair with pay. The major draw back at this place is that during financial crisis, they hired on new people for other departments and laid off other staff that have been there for months or years; rather than saving their people from layoffs by moving them to other departments, they hired new people and left current employees hanging. Their layoffs also did not seem to have any rhyme or reason; they did not lay off the newest people or the lazy people. There were staff that remained employed that were there for only a couple of months and then other good staff that had been there almost one year or more that they laid off. The store manager is pleasant but makes a lot of big decisions without communicating with the team leads and does not seem to care about the opinion or input of others. Lack of courtesy and compassion on her part.

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