Don't work here if you are over 21 - Shift Manager Wawa Employee Review

2.0
1 Nov 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Ok as a part time job.

Cons

Wawa offers benefits if you work 34.5 hours per week, but will make sure you are never scheduled enough hours to actually qualify for benefits. The only people at my store that get enough hours for benefits are friends of the managers. The company is geared towards teenagers, because the company wants to avoid paying benefits to adults. It sounds like a lot of reviews on here are writtenn by management, who are the only employees that can actually make a living. My advice to any adult would be to not work here for more than one year. Beyond that it is an ok part time job, but will never amount to much else. Promotions are elusive. I have a bachelor's degree but have seen GED's promoted to managerment. I have been here for two years, and am currently seeking another job, because Wawa is essentially not realistic in the long run. Might be ok for someone who is married and not a primary breadwinner, or as a part time job, but will never amount to much else. In the end the only things that matter are being able to support yourself, or at least qualify for benefits, in my district that is not possible.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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