Look over the sugarcoat - Shift Leader Kwik Trip Employee Review

1.0
9 Apr 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The company offers excellent health benefits, you are rewarded and recognized when you have an outstanding performance.

Cons

Long story short - the health benefits are great because you likely WILL get injured at work. There is heavy lifting involved, daily and constant. That's why I think that's sugarcoating, people are happy about their benefits but ask around and see how many people have problems/surgery with their backs, knees, hips, neck strains, you name it. The stores are usually small and without employee common area (although the newer stores are different, there are still 400 stores out there that do not provide that). Breaks in this company are a freaking joke. They "value" so much their employees, but God forbid if you bite your sandwich and a customer walks in the store, you either spit it or chew twice only on your way to the register. Good luck trying to heat up your food, you can never eat it anyways. That's just ridiculous. I had no training, was thrown to open a store by myself after 1 week and was reprehended for not having the same performance than a professional that was in that store for 8 years.

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5.0
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Pros

Great Pay + Benefits, good people

Cons

Long work hours, scheduling is awful, and mandatory third shifts when required

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Kwik Trip Response
4d
Thank you for the sweet review! We are grateful for your contributions to Kwik Trip. Have a good one!
1.0
8 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are a few really great departments within IT that are staffed with kind people. You get a one time stipend of $300 for at home office equipment. There are flex weeks, where you get a half day on Friday. You must still work 40 hours though. There is additional pay for on call work. Documentation is actually very helpful and most people are happy to answer questions.

Cons

The pay is well under the industry standard (despite what they say) and the IT department has high turnover as a result. Many departments with less schooling requirments make far more than IT workers with a college degree (or 2!). Benefits are very horrible: this includes PTO, health care, and outside training opportunities. Drama is rampant here and creates a toxic environment. There are next to no technical questions during the recruiting process, thus there are many underqualified workers in an already understaffed team. There is “productivity tracking” software installed on the computers and management tracks how long you were away from your computer. If you are on a OPT visa, be wary. There are many immigrants being taken advantage of as there is low pay and no opportunity for sponsorship. The company is happy to spend lots for consultants but are unwilling to give promotions or decent wage increases. Many IT workers are hourly to save money. Hourly employees receive 5 less PTO days than salaried coworkers. If you choose to work here, be prepared for it to seriously effect your mental health.

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Kwik Trip Response
3mo
Thank you for leaving us a review. We are disappointed to hear about your experience. If you would like to talk about a specific concern, feel free to reach out to our HR department at 608-793-6000.
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