Does Circle K pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Circle K employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Circle K. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Circle K?

44% of Circle K employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Circle K 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Circle K?

Customer Service Representative (731) , Cashier (448) , Assistant Manager (374) , Store Manager (366) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (345) , Sales Associate/Cashier (244) , Sales Associate (138) , Manager (130) , Lead Customer Service Representative (116) , Assistant Store Manager (96) , Sales Assistant (58) , Customer Service Associate (50) , Supervisor (49) , Market Manager (48) , Customer Assistant (39)

What are the pros of working at Circle K according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and are very helpful" ((in 198 reviews)); "Flexible hours and close to home" ((in 159 reviews)); "Good benefit but costly." ((in 135 reviews)); "The coworkers are great to work with and you'll find yourself making personal friends with some of them." ((in 114 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and depending on the manager can be enjoyable." ((in 95 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Circle K according to real employee reviews?

"The pay was low and the rewards programs we had to push really weren't good." ((in 493 reviews)); "Great Lakes Division (at least in the lower New England area) had poor management." ((in 306 reviews)); "You will not be treated as a person no matter how hard you work unless you have a good manager." ((in 176 reviews)); "No training and barely any work life/social life balance" ((in 73 reviews)); "No work life balance Not enough pay for what you do On call 24/7" ((in 69 reviews))

What are employees saying about Circle K layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Circle K layoffs and their outlook for job security at Circle K in 2026.

What Circle K locations have received the highest employee ratings?

North Augusta , Greensboro , Macon , Mount Pleasant , Myrtle Beach , Bloomington , Memphis , Magee , Sumter , Corona

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Circle K reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(5,646 total reviews)

Alex Miller

45% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Work/Life balance

Circle K has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,646 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Circle K employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews

2.0

Nov 28, 2010

Don't work for Circle K

Store manager

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Good hours and your set your own schedule within guidelines.

Cons

No help from management, and if you mess up your fired.

1.0

Nov 7, 2010

Not a positive Company

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a Job and a paycheck

Cons

Hours,Incompetent senior management, no control all responsibility, senior management does not take responsibility for their failure, they have systemic internal IT issues they transfer to local management as the cause, conflicting directives, internal back biting by senior management

1.0

Sep 30, 2010

Don't expect anything working here.

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the co workers are nice.

Cons

Bad management, they expect too much for too little and no personal life.

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