Does Circle K pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Circle K employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Circle K. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Circle K?

44% of Circle K employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Circle K 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Circle K?

Customer Service Representative (733) , Cashier (448) , Assistant Manager (374) , Store Manager (368) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (346) , Sales Associate/Cashier (245) , Sales Associate (138) , Manager (130) , Lead Customer Service Representative (116) , Assistant Store Manager (96) , Sales Assistant (59) , Customer Service Associate (50) , Supervisor (50) , Market Manager (48) , Customer Assistant (40)

What are the pros of working at Circle K according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and are very helpful" ((in 191 reviews)); "Flexible hours and easy requesting days off" ((in 167 reviews)); "Good benefit but costly." ((in 131 reviews)); "coworkers are friendly and knowledgeable." ((in 115 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and depending on the manager can be enjoyable." ((in 92 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Circle K according to real employee reviews?

"The pay was low and the rewards programs we had to push really weren't good." ((in 489 reviews)); "Great Lakes Division (at least in the lower New England area) had poor management." ((in 304 reviews)); "You will not be treated as a person no matter how hard you work unless you have a good manager." ((in 174 reviews)); "No work life balance Not enough pay for what you do On call 24/7" ((in 68 reviews)); "No training and barely any work life/social life balance" ((in 67 reviews))

What are employees saying about Circle K layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Circle K locations?

Phoenix , Tempe , San Antonio , Tucson , Tampa , Charlotte , Houston , Jacksonville , Orlando , Raleigh , Tallahassee , Chicago , Columbus , Akron , El Paso , Mesa , Louisville , Indianapolis , Columbus , Austin , Baton Rouge , Pensacola , Las Vegas , Denver , Lakeland , Chandler , Ocala , Augusta , Oklahoma City , Fayetteville

Circle K reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(5,663 total reviews)

Alex Miller

47% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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Circle K has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 5,663 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Circle K 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

Oct 18, 2017

Market Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Absolutely none that I can think of!!!

Cons

Worst company I have ever worked for. Full of threats and unrealistic expectations! Unprofessional upper Management, terrible Hr personnel. Work you to death seven days a week. Phone never stops ringing. Not enough store hours. Pay is horrible for Store Management and hourly employees. Does not provide the tools to be succesful! There's much better companies to work for. Over 100 useless emails a day! Back stabbing Hr who provide zero support! They burn through Market Managers monthly! Either they quit, or are demoted! You would think they would look in the mirror, but their to busy sitting behind desks and have no clue! Run away!

4.0

Oct 17, 2017

Pretty decent

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work my regular 40 hrs and an additional 10 hrs at time and a half I have a great team Life insurance Employee discount on foods and beverages Holiday pay Paid vacations and I make $12 an hr

Cons

No health coverage Manager gets a bonus but the csr's dont even though they do most the work When other people don't do their job properly, I take the blame because I work night shift

1.0

Apr 14, 2017

Asst mgr

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Best reasons ... The customers are great! That's about it .... My nephew's passed which I raised 1 of them mind you both were toddlers ... Died in a house fire .... I admit I was late a few times after that but no need to be so non caring selfish upper management ... considering never before had I been. I'd always cover shifts & stay over to get thing done bc other ppl just came to get a check so basically became a slave to them ( I was told that'd happen by a previous employee when I had first started ) they had no compassion or sympathy at all so I have my 2 week notice and they ended up letting me go before it was up! Uhhhh

Cons

Listed above along with many other things ... They don't really care about you as a human they act like it but once you're management you see all the inside jokes and it's sad how they talk about ppl customer included and their employees

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