Ok part time job if you don't care about having a personal life - Associate Circle K Employee Review

1.0
7 Apr 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You can form relationships with regular customers you know their names, what they want, etc. The benefits actually are pretty good. Being able to schedule a day off in advance is okay as long as nobody else has requested it as well. Once you adapt to the pace the days actually go very quickly.

Cons

Erractic work schedules that leave you exhausted, example work 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. on friday and work 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday then work 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Monday. Lonnnngggg Shifts 9 - 10 hours with no breaks of any kind not even to use the bathroom. Raises are a pathetic 5 cents a year and do not go up even if min. wage does. You are essentially a maid, psychiatrist, and fast food worker all in one. You are supposed to clean all the machines, fill all the cups, etc., stock coolers, put new roller grill, pizzas, and popcorn once an hour, as well as waiting on customers without making a single customer wait. You are supposed to let people scream, curse, and throw things at you without any emotion whatsoever. When you are robbed at gunpoint you are told you have to stay until the end of your shift and are yelled at for having more money (or any money) in your register, you are not offered any couseling, you are just expected to go on as usual. The management that constantly belittles you and attacks you and tells you you aren't doing enough. And if you have to take off a day due to being sick be prepared to be yelled at some more and then put on a schedule without a day off for 2-3 weeks.

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Pros

Great culture. Family atmosphere. No Drama

Cons

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5.0
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Pros

Surprisingly Great Access to Benefits. I opened up an HSA and had access to a company sponsored HDHP insurance plan, so it's a legit savings account. Well, they throw the food out at the end of the day, so if you buy anything while you're working there then you're making a mistake. Great work environment, like they can actually sell chocolate bars inside! -- What a bar.

Cons

Well, you can only stay there for so long. I found if you don't try out the deals then your particularly hurtful to customers, the caviot is the food deals are a waste of time. They'll work you if you try the stuff, so just don't try anything.

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