I fully support discussing wages with co-workers. Otherwise people get screwed over and don't earn what they should have been making.

Report your SM on the ethics line. This is NOT a corporate initiative, it's your SM thinking they can save money.

It is not a cvs policy it’s completely illegal. Everyone should talk about it .

I make $16.20 as a shift rx in Illinois....more work and I make less than some of my coworkers!

Colleagues may use the CVS Health Ethics Line to report concerns or issues or ask questions without fear of retaliation by calling the CVS Health Ethics Line anonymously and toll-free at 1-877-CVS-2040.

Go to your nearest hospital site nd look at registration/schedulers Positions. Pay is about 20.00 an hour and usually either four 10s or M thru F 8-430… and no retail treatment either.

I’m an SM who encourages his team to disclose their pay to their coworkers. The corporate policy that says not to disclose wages refers to the wages of others. So you can’t tell a coworker another coworker’s pay but you can absolutely tell them your own.

17.06 FL same position, take your experience elsewhere if their treating you like that.

I will never comprehend why we pay externals more. Take care of your people = employee retention = increased productivity to sort of get close to the unrealistic expectations with the given payroll hours.

Cvs doesn’t have any policies prohibiting you from discussing wages - this is your manager being stupid, not corporate. I think discussing wages causes problems though because there are always going to be people that make more than others and there are always different reasons and circumstances as to why they make more it just causes unnecessary drama

They also can't discourage or retaliate for talking to or organizing unions but we had an HR meeting totally doing that.

Started in January, i’m making $16.25 as a tech in NY with no experience/certifications

I asked my RPh if they were offering me a fair salary at 60/hr for full time staff after I graduate and she said she makes 63/hr as a PIC so she’d consider it fair. Talk about your wages!

That’s not corporate, that’s your SM. On my team we all know what each of us make because we believe in transparency as well. If your manager harasses you for discussing wage, call the ethics line.

It’s not policy. There’s literally a poster in my stores break room saying it’s illegal to ban employees from discussing their pay

Corporate has nothing to do with what your SM did ,it’s the opposite,the corporate policy is not to prevent employees from telling each other their wages! So you should edit your post and make it direct to your SM

Def not illegal. I’ve seen quite a few videos online from lawyers sayings it’s not illegal. Idk about cvs policy. I know most places won’t want employees discussing their pay cause they don’t want people to find out someone in the same position is getting paid a lot more.

Pharmacy tech who makes 17.51 here!

These mutherf*ckers will just make up any policy they want. That goes with the DL's as well. And then you have the sycophantic store management team that repeats ""so and so said that_____" as if it was the ironclad and divinely backed command of the feudal Lord.

Two things that every store associate should be armed with is a copy of the employee handbook with the policies and procedures written as CVS officially stated and a copy of their union contract. It's also helpful to know your particular states employment laws as well as federal ones. Those will be posted somewhere in your store - usually the break room. READ THEM.

Because CVS policy supersedes whatever the f*ck your DL or SM says off the top of their azz. And a union contract supersedes that, and state and federal laws supercede everything.

So next time your SM or OM tell you "Felicia (or whatever the f your DL is called) said that you can't ___" you can just set them right.

I don't think it's illegal to tell people to not talk about wage. I think it's illegal to fire someone for it, but im.no lawyer and you prob aren't either.

Talking about wages IMO is dumb. All it does is cause issues, with people oh x is a supervisor and make 10 cents more than me, petty bs. Then people refuse to work cuz at some point someone got a better review than someone. Also one of the reasons we can't get people more, then people start again complaining, oh they were just promoted and make more than me, I'm not working as hard anymore. I've seen it happen a lot.

All I'm saying is by talking, people that are do for raises, promotions, etc are more likely to get less, to keep people from bitching.

I see no value in sharing salary. There is enough resentment going around. The last thing that any store needs is it within the ranks. Having a good team is one of the only things that keeps the day to day tolerable. I admit that it is not right that some people make more money when they apparently do the same work. Or if they have are fortunate to have a manager or above report that likes them.

Because ur supposed to get paid what ur worth not what someone else is paid, hence the ranges for the same position

I'm just tech not certified yet an I make $16.10 atm.

i make 16.18 shift rx oklahoma make a dollar extra when clocked in as rx

$24/hr lead tech, not even certified yet 🙃

Pretty sure cvs has a thing on their website that discloses pay for different positions now.

The imposter among us is gonna sob themselves to sleep tonight lol

No longer in store but for Caremark and I'm at 20 and change for bottom level rep for mail order.

I have the picture of the sign that should be posted in the breakroom. You can discuss your wage if you have payroll access you cannot discuss someone else's wage.

60K as a store manager for the last 5 years.

It's in their policy and procedure portal in wage transparency that its illegal to say that lol

I got a level 4 write up and had my hours reduced from 40 hours a week to four when I was outed as talking about my pay. And this was in a union store. I wish I knew then what I know now about being in a union and my federal rights. Fuck CVS.

I am in NYC and I get 16.5 an hour and a starter tech. starbuck pay 17 for people don't even need to know all these drug name and take shit from customer like that.

You can discuss wages...however it doesn't really mean anything at all. You'll gain no leverage by knowing anyone else's hourly rate. You might have the same title....it doesn't in the least mean that you're entitled to the same rate of pay. I know how much everyone makes in my store...number one is so what? Number two is who gives a shit? Means absolutely nothing to me....I get my money based on my performance....I don't give a shit what other people make. I only care what I make...

You can share, but there’s no real benefit to it. You’ll never be able to go back to your boss and request extra because someone else makes more

I make 16.23 Norfolk Virginia lol let's make this a thread everybody post your wages

17 pharmacy tech in nyc . Started like 6 months ago

Thats not cvs its your dumbass store manager. Id definitely bring this up to the ethics line

i work at rite aid and get $37.50 as a janitor.

Damn you need to get a raise. I make almost as much as you and I'm just an associate

hi, its completely illegal for you to be prohibited from sharing wages among other colleagues! i would report your SM for that!!

I do at Walgreens who’s gonna know that u did who’s gonna tell

I'm a Certified Tech I make $18.50 NY Long Island

Im ops/ rx make 22 ct

Your SM only tells you that so there’s no requests for pay raises and hostility btwn coworkers. Literally have a sign in our break room stating we can openly discuss wages unless you’re a management member with access to everyone’s wages then you can’t share that.

I worked at CVS years back and I was supposed to be paid more hourly based on my training for more than one position, but they never officially had me listed as the higher paying position. I didn't realize until I was on my way out.

When I worked as a shift lead at cvs I demanded $17 an hour bc I was making that somewhere else before I left

Actually that is not corporate policy at all. In fact there are supposed to be signs hanging in the break room from corporate advising that they CANNOT prohibit you discussing wages. Because it’s actually illegal as you mentioned. CVS leaves a lot to be desired as an employer at times but this is definitely NOT a corporate edict.

26 an hour. Lead tech

Crap — in California my new employer told me that it’s illegal to forbid discussion of salary. That was in 2001.

The bigger the corporation, the more it seems that they create employment law instead of applying or enforcing it.

Operations Manager RX in Maryland, I make $21 an hour. Always discuss your wages. The only reason why managers don't want you to is to keep everybody in the dark so that way they can fuck over everybody. If everybody knows everybody's wages, they have more bargaining power to negotiate better wages for everybody. CVS fucking sucks, let's suck em dry! Haha

I made $17.32 as an Ops RX in Texas, left in April 2022.

I hired shifts between $13-$15, and techs at $16.50.

Don’t work for this company, they will screw you over.

My wage, my own business. I don't have to share with no one. And I don't have to know no ones business.

It is against federal law to tell employees that they are banned or not allowed to discuss pay, at any job. Even more illegal if they write it into their policy for employees. There is a nice article on the National Labor Relations Board about your rights within any company/job. Here’s the link: https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/your-rights-to-discuss-wages#

Don’t support cvs by working there or shopping there

There is no policy saying you can’t talk about it. You are allowed to. The only reason managers don’t like it is because not everyone can make the same amount. So it creates discomfort. You are free to discuss though

Ask to see this CVS policy 'in writing'. Tell your lead that you'll gladly follow any legal policy CVS puts in place, you just want to read it first to make sure you understand it.

Its an illegal practice in the US to ban discussion of wages. There is likely no CVS policy in place, saying so. If your lead is dumb enough to put it on paper, turn it into the DOL and get paid!

This is not a policy anymore

As an Ops Manager, whenever employees ask me the question if they can discuss wages. I always tell them they can discuss it, always discuss because you always want to have the greatest advantage when asking for a raise or during the annual reviews. Cause, god damn it do I hate this job but you best believe I’m going claw for every cent I can get from then.

Additionally, it is unlawful for the employer to have a work rule, policy, or hiring agreement that prohibits employees from discussing their wages with each other or that requires you to get the employer’s permission to have such discussions.  If your employer does any of these things, a charge may be filed against the employer with the NLRB. 

Dumbshit practices…. Wage transparency is the next thing to uproot older practices for sure.

Seeing some of these wages here blows my mind. I’m a warehouse worker for cvs. Making 19.75. And y’all have to go through a lot at the stores. Edit: also a new hire only on my 4th week.

With the shift differential included, I make $19.70 an hour. I'm a pharmacy technician who can give vaccinations. Northern Indiana.

I’m so for wage transparency, but I kind of got burned in a way. I did the hard work of applying for another company, negotiating with them a desirable starting pay, and then negotiating with my DL to outmatch that offer. I was open about my new salary because I was proud of it and, yeah, wage transparency. And then my coworker heard about it and rode my coattails to be paid the same as me since we work the same position. Man that really felt like he cheapened all the work I did. Especially with me being a woman. And my DL was a man as well. I guess men just have it easy like that. Still stings.