Non-stop work for mediocre pay. - Cashier Wawa Employee Review

2.0
1 Sept 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Free coffee and fountain drinks, the manager I had was very nice.

Cons

You really don't get breaks. I worked straight 7 and 8 hour shifts and got the equivalent of two five minute breaks a day. My store was always understaffed, and any time I was given a break, 5 minutes in I was called back to the register. The only people who got any decent kind of break were the smokers who needed 10 minute cigarette breaks twice a day. It was ridiculous. When you are a cashier there you do not even get time to breathe if your store is busy. For 8.50 and hour it's not worth it. Also they do not give out checks, so if you do not have direct deposit with your bank you are stuck with a pay card that has ridiculous atm fees.

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Cons

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2.0
2 July 2026
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Pros

Great coworkers, everyone was super friendly as a pleasure to work with. My managers and coworkers were all super personable people and I genuinely enjoyed working with them. The ESOP was good historically.

Cons

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