Too much growth too quickly - Assistant Store Leader Kwik Trip Employee Review

3.0
26 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Opportunities for career growth are everywhere if you are hungry for it and demonstrate even basic competence at your job. Profit-sharing checks are certainly appreciated and welcome. Base pay is ok for retail with a guarantee of a yearly raise as long as you meet performance standards - not a difficult task if you put forth some effort. A job at KT demands a lot more than typical retail jobs - you will not just be sitting at a register all day - and coworkers are generally expected, within reason, to learn all basic positions in the store including customer service and food service.

Cons

Rapid growth over the last several years resulting in the original culture of KT dying away, increasingly replaced by typical corporate 'profits-over-people' attitude. Cult-like atmosphere at meetings that extol corporate virtues and exult the company. If you rise up into a store leadership role, expect poor-to-nonexistent work/life balance depending on your area. Retail is increasingly crunched for labor hours while work loads rise and burnout even amongst the rank and file is prevalent, yet profits have never been better (sound familiar?). District management is a mixed bag ranging from excellent to disinterested and willfully blind to conditions in the trenches.

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Kwik Trip Response
2y
Thank you for your review. We do ask a lot of our coworkers, but want our coworkers and leaders to enjoy what they do as well as a healthy work/life balance. If you have any specific concerns you'd like to share, we want to hear them. Please contact our Talent Operations Department at 608-793-6000. We appreciate all the hard work you and your coworkers do each day!

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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
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Thank you for the sweet review! We are grateful for your contributions to Kwik Trip. Have a good one!
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Newer trucks and a fulling operating shop.

Cons

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Kwik Trip Response
5d
Thank you for sharing your experience! We appreciate your contributions to Kwik Trip. Have a good one!
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