Circle K reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(5,646 total reviews)
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Alex Miller

45% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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
Jun 14, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Family atmosphere, great regular customers. Insurance, 401K

Cons

Pay is horrible, revolving door has come off the hinges. single coverage at times there should be 2. Workload increases after being told, "We're making things easier for our workers." The pay does not match the amount of work they want from CSR's, this is the main reason we can not keep anyone. It's as if they purposely want people to leave. Thoughtless corporate changes that seriously does not make any sense. I wish I could have said something more positive, but I just don't see any of their actions as doing anything to get and keep employees. The employees don't feel appreciated. They take hours, which I understand, during slower periods. But never restore them when business increases. Corporate policies put so much stress on Market Manager and it sets off a trickle effect and ends up on the laps of the lowest paid employees. Absolutely no respect, I seriously don't think these corporate people have ever worked a store a dat in their lives, because they would know better.

1.0
Jan 4, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy to get hired because the job is so awful the turnover rate is through the roof.

Cons

Management will lie to you during your job interview about pay, your duties, and safety. BTW, they pay less than any other convenient store in town, don't expect a living wage. You'll be expected to run the store and the gas station all by yourself, no matter what time of day, starting your third day of employment. They break labor laws left and right - you will have to be on your feet, standing , for 8-10 hours, with no breaks and no lunch, don't sit down - otherwise you're written up. Third shift personnel work all by themselves while all other 24 hour convenient stores have at least two people on duty for safety's sake, all so the managers can get bonuses for saving on labor costs. You'll be expected to stock, mop, clean bathrooms, dust, front, help customers, clean the whole store, take care of all the trash, inside and out, prepare the food, bakery, deli, stock the freezer, stock the soda, no wonder the stores are all disgusting and unsanitary. Lastly, I wouldn't eat or drink anything there. Just sayin'.

1.0
May 15, 2022

So much potential but...

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you can manage to find a good boss then things are okay. If you're semi competent, you'll be promotable because the employee base is low potential at best. If you stay with them, you'll also get promoted because so many people leave (avg tenure is close to 1.5 or maybe even 2 years).

Cons

We feel we're "bottom tier" as compared to other C-Stores. Last to innovate (which at that point we're copying), last to act, last on wages...ect. Too difficult to hire people because of processes in place. Unrealistic bonus structure which is tantamount to carrot on a stick syndrome. The feeling that corporate is completely out of touch with front line employees and have no understanding of employee/manager capacity in terms of work accomplishable. No standard operating procedure for almost all job functions.

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