7-Eleven reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(6,086 total reviews)
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Joe DePinto

59% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

7-Eleven has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 6,086 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 7-Eleven 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
Sep 20, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Nice HQ Some great people that are smart and kind great vendor events at the HQ with giveaways and products before they are in store Pay isn't bad

Cons

The business model is flawed and it starts at the top. The Chief Digital Officer was recently fired and people are beginning to stress about the entire digital department. 7-11 has spent the last 3 years investing heavily into digital and customers that have no interest in shopping at 7-11. They seem to think mothers with children would prefer to go into a dirty and overpriced 7-11 as opposed to a Starbucks or Target. They also think young professionals are interested in downloading a delivery app exclusively to 7-11 as opposed to just using 1 of the 15 other apps that they already use to get items delivered. 7-Eleven has invested millions of dollars into products such as a delivery app that customers are not interested in and they are continuing to invest more. They are trying to invest in technology and digital, which on the surface isn't a bad thing, the problem is..... nobody wants Slurpees and microwaved pizza delivered or really cares about in store check out at a 7-11 on their phone. Leadership does not seem to understand that or just doesn't care. They are hiring contractors, as opposed to FTE's to complete some of the work, only to fire the contractors once the projects fail. General lack of confidence in job security and leaderships ability to do what needs to be done. Everyone looks at digital as a sinking ship. Everyone is trying to get off before it's too late.

1.0
Sep 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. I’m struggling to think of one. Oh you don’t have to pay for fuel, insurance, and tolls with the company car...even though I have to pay for the car. 2. Get a paycheck

Cons

1. Senior leadership has very unrealistic expectations on what needs to be done day to day. 2. Never says it but wants Field Consultants to treat franchise owners as employees. 3. Financial system is extremely old and they have 100’s of reports that make it extremely confusing and they all show different numbers....I feel this is set up to confuse the franchises 4. You get a company car but you pay for the lease. 5. Medical Benefits are awful 6. Pay increases are a joke and bonus structure is unrealistic. 7. You have meetings several times a month that is a complete waste of time and senior leadership speaks to you like you are an idiot. 8. When the corporate office messes up it’s left to the field consultant to take care of it, but no accountability with the corporate office employees. 9. We are asked to challenge the status quo, but when you do you are met with resistance and are told you are being negative. 10. Retaliation is real with 7-11....HR department is pretty much nonexistent. 11. Training of field consultants takes roughly a year, but to train a franchisee is 6 weeks....the lack of training of franchises is borderline negligible.....usually when you get a new Franchisee they understand very little, and it is up to you to fill the gaps....which are A LOT of gaps.

2.0
Jan 10, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Jeans everyday. Culture very laidback. Bonus once a year If you are salary, 2% of annual pay. Though not guaranteed it’s nice to think it might happen.

Cons

Employees required to eat/drink 7-11 branded only in the building. You won’t see a starbucks cup anywhere on any desk out of over 1000. Lack of training and employee development. Managers are ghosts, you’ll never see them except to reprimand for those 1 on 1’s. Pay raises are dismal (1-2%) and the entire company can go years without one. If they don’t this year it’ll be year 2 of no raises for any employees!! Advancement is non-existent, rare like a unicorn. If your manager chooses not to allow you to advance, you cannot transition to another position. Health benefits are close to the amount of a car note for a family. For dental, vision, health, life n short term disability it was 375 a month. Work hours are insane. I rarely went without working at the very least 50. Bad attitudes are rampant. Entire employee morale is tragic

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