7-Eleven reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,117 total reviews)
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Joe DePinto

58% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

7-Eleven has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 6,117 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
1.0
Sep 25, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Challenging Retail Environment. Large Company. There are quite a number of workstreams going at any one time. With a large community of stores and support teams, there are many potential opportunities to learn about retailing and the Retail marketplace. This company appears to compensate well as compared to other companies and the bonus structure has been extremely high over the last few years. There are some very talented individuals there that you can learn from. This is a fairly large company, it can be very comfortable working for a company this size, as long as you are not looking to stand out.

Cons

Vicious politics causing this company to lose valuable resources. Top Management part of problem so it is not likely to correct itself anytime soon. A huge disconnect between senior management and teams causes quite a tremendous amount of frustration amongst the employees. There is a reason why employees are leaving this company in large numbers. I think that until something is done to break this cycle, the company is doomed to repeat history. IT dept has a tremendously poor track record overall with project execution yet they continue to follow the same steps every time, nearly ensuring the future projects will meet with the same level of dissatisfaction from the business. This is not the place if you want to be recognized as a strong leader or individual contributor.

2.0
Aug 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Recognized in the industry, good place to work to get experience to go to another C-Store. Many employees leave 7-Eleven to go onto much bigger and even better things. The opportunity to work with any number of consulting companies is great if that is your next career path. The company does not require a stellar performance to be promoted to the highest levels of management. If your strong suits are talking your way out of a jam or pretending you were uninvolved in a disaster, this is a great place to advance. Everyone gets the same raise each year, so performance is not a factor in the minor 2 % raises given.

Cons

Out dated principles, employees, and policies. Red tape stifles creativity and change. 7-Eleven has a high number of very old employees that are the left overs from various buyouts and ownership changes. These are employees that were not qualified enough to leave the company. They also weren't good enough to be taken with leaders as the 5 year mass exodus rotates. As the only remaining employees they hold key positions in the company that disallow the advancement of technology, process, or strategy. These detractors are slowing bringing down the entire company. Many level headed internal employees would not be surprised to see another bankruptcy in the next 5 years.

2.0
Jun 13, 2025

Area Leader

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The job pays the bills, company car.

Cons

The culture is do more, do it better, do it with less.

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