Q&A With Sunoco Employees

Be a family member.

Be yourself, and smile. (because when you leave, the manager will ask the employees working what they thought of you...remember a manager will not hire anyone who will disrupt the harmony of their current team, so if they did not like your first impression, you most likely will not get a call back).

Eye contact, smile, and have confidence (even with no experience)

Scheduling and poor management

Not enough pay

Robbery, Pay, Decrease in hours, or not happy with scheduling.

Not difficult

If you have a set schedule it is not difficult at all to maintain a social life.

I can be hard to draw the line. Most of the people who visit the store are people who live in the area, so you will get to know many people (you may already know most of them already if you are from the area) , however you must remember that work is work, and not social time.

Somewhat rewarding

I has it's moments.

It can be very rewarding at times.

Tired somedays, happy other days

Tired, sometimes a little stressed.

It depends, some days I love it, and other days I would rather be doing something else.

Favorites.

Hard workers, and reliable workers

Determined and hard workers

Ace the interview

Be honest with the hiring manager about everything. Most will work with your situation.

First impressions are imperative. If you shop at the store you are applying to, think about your impression you have given before applying. (Managers will not hire you if you have been seen coming in multiple times a day to purchase cigarillos or have been in the store intoxicated).

Meeting new people and assiting them.

Interacting with coworkers and customers

Meeting new people and interacting with the customers.

Ok, is an older building so it has its problems

Fast pace, even when it is slow.

Can sometimes be challenging but for the most part steady and moving

Believing in myself and becoming confident that my journey (as crazy and tough as it might have seemed with each step) was leading me to something greater than I could ever believe. My Faith is what kept me going. Every trial and tribulation was an oppurtunity to learn. I learned all I could whether it be from books, listening, walking in the shoes of others... It didn't matter what I just had the need to learn all I could. I was given wisdom, discernment, experience, balance, patience, so much more. I learned that being me is the purpose that God had for my life. I didnt gain any fancy degrees, or climb corporate ladders, in fact to most people who dont know me, I am merely nothing but a crazy, homeless, helpless nobody. I am grateful for embrassing the struggle and am extremely proud of who I am.

What was the toughest situation you had to deal with and how did you overcome it? (or something similar)

Depends on the location I believe. I didn't have to do either when I started but I've heard that the store I worked at does drug tests now. No clue about the background check. I've never heard of any of the locations near me doing them.

No drug testing. (unless you are seeking a management position, and then yes you will be drug tested). As for background checks, before 7-Eleven bought out the company, they did discretionary checks (meaning every location can run one if they want but do not have to), however, after the buyout, I believe it is mandatory for all applicants to have a check ran on them. Hope this helps.

Fast, casual, and easy

Good, very brief and to the point.

30 min at most.

About 15- 30 minutes

Why should I hire you?

Why did you leave your last job?

Business casual dress.

Khakis or slacks with nice shirt polo will work. Not casual but more casual than business

Sunoco is a lot more laid back and casual than other companies that I worked for.

Less formal andd more laid back.

Somewhat, very fast paced but not very mentally stimulating. More labor demanding than anything

Semi-challenged. Its really how you manage your time

That 7-11 was taking over, and how poor communication is between each shifts employees including management

I wish I would have known that, the turn over rate is extremely high.

High ( at my old location )

The morale is good but could be better.

Very diverse

Our company is extremely diverse.

One small office.

The office is small and is hardly ever used in my store.

Tips, Gift cards for succecssful Underage sells, 401k, tuition reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement, Disaster Relief Funds, and Employee Incentives ( i.e. gift cards, lunch, free fountain drinks, etc. )

Had one meeting about 7-11 takeover was nice. Free coffee.

There are really no outings, unless there is a company-wide meeting... in which case we get free coffee while attending the meeting.

6 months to a year

Typically, raises and reviews are issued annually.

It is common practice at Sunoco to transfer or switch teams

Switching stores at Sunoco can be done at request of employee, or at managers discretion. It doesn't happen very often, but it can happen.