store manager

retail sales associate

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delivery driver

assistant manager

Holiday Stationstores

So I was hired in as management, I applied because I thought they would be professiona from reading the Job Description and all. So my training began I was placed with different people that did things all in a different way, My first Day in the front counter i was left alone to pretty much figure the register out, cook & all.. the employees left me to deal with the Customers. I asked alot of questions because i wanted to know what I was doing but they expected me to pick things up and know everything by my second day. Second day the manager trains me on paperwork and all, My third day the manager expected me to remeber the register, cigarettes, tobacco products, food, where everything was placed in the cooler, how to heat things up and how to run the paper work. It was really annoying that you get bounced around by employees & then be expected to know things all in 3days.. like omg I went in thinking i was going to be trained under the Mgr, thinking training was going to be professional but my questions were more professional than anything. Sometimes you can only be as good as how you where trained.. I wanted to be given the best training but got something else instead. How does this company expect to keep good employees when first of the way they train is so unprofessional. I noticed no one is held accountable for anything & lazy. Instead of standing around i took it upon myself to walk around straighten items, memorize items keep myself busy. I was told management that get hired in don't last because it's too much!!! No it's because they are expected to know everything within a few days of unprofessional training being tossed around.. They should have scheduled me to work with mgr and be trained by her, they should have scheduled me full hours during the week, had the regular schedule in order for my training to be done.. I couldn't really understand mgmt as well due to her heavy accent not that it's a problem but it Just made things even more frustrating for me

A typical night shift begins with organizing the work load between your coworker and yourself. Throughout the night, helping customers as the priority, you assert yourself through self motivation to meet the requirements of both sanitation and customer service. With little to no direct involvement from management, you learn to go beyond these responsibilities, in a way, taking on a management role.

The co-workers are generally very relaxed and friendly.  Third shift at this particular Holiday was the worst job related experience i've ever had the privilege to learn from. To be honest it's more the location and co workers with a lack of social skills required to hold the position that was the real enemy. 

It was a college town renown for it's nightly establishments. Main Street is a 4 block stretch full of bars on both sides with the School a short walk from all of them with a 24/7 Holiday Station Store smack dab in the middle. You'll find all the darkest parts of the human soul at 3 in the morning after a long stressful day and a night of drinks and social conquest all come crashing together with whatever reflection of sober reality we held, us employees and our nightly lessons in patience. Really, the city of River Falls should charge Corporate Holiday for the life lessons you'll be exposed to. Your payment for these things? You give up the sun, but i digress

The hardest part was learning how to thrive in an environment that simply did not care about it's employees.

The most enjoyable part was in coming out the other side knowing hard work, self motivation, communication and patience will carry you through the darkest of hours, in this case, they were both metaphorically and literally dark. 

Horrible job, Great learning experience.

I worked at a Bloomington location, one that was in a fairly large mall. Right off the bat, I was thrown into work without any training. My first day I was running the register, and although that isn’t hard, every place has a different system, and I was just expected to “figure it out.” That’s pretty much how the time I spent working here played out. I was never given the opportunity to finish my training, despite asking repeatedly. This location is extremely busy, and always short staffed. As an Assistant Manager, you are overworked, underpaid, and under appreciated. Do not expect to voice any concerns with upper management, because it will be your fault in the end, and you will be forced to resign. They apparently had many issues with my work performance, but did not discuss them with me, and instead threw time off requests (that they approved, without question or complaint) in my face, saying I should be appreciative. An ASM will be expected to do almost all the closing procedures by themselves because the DM refuses to fire employees that cause issues within the store. And also, you should be a person who is able to learn how to do a task after seeing it one time, otherwise upper Management will treat you differently. They also do not respect COVID-19 procedures, and will write you up for not coming to a shift after becoming physically ill. In the end, I was forced to resign, and despite many attempts, Corporate never returned my calls or reached out. Just don’t waste your time here, and find a place that will appreciate your time and effort. 

I really enjoy the people I work with. Even the management is fun and hard working. It's obvious that the company really cares about its employees. There are constant contests with really fun prizes, and upper management that work in central offices often visit and keep tabs on us and out work. They even go so far as to send every single employee a $25 gift card every Thanksgiving/Christmas season. The opportunity for advancement is always there, as well. Simply talk to a manager about a possible promotion and he or she can tell you what you should work on, and keep you posted on where or when an opening should be available. Yearly raises are usually around 25 cents and always on time.
The customers are usually really nice people from all over the place. Meeting new people is always really interesting. Even when customers are sometimes upset or less than pleasant, we can usually fix the problem to a win-win situation, and when we can't, our managers work with us and never put us in an uncomfortable situation.
The hardest part of the job is when you have to write down everyone's license plate. It's hard for me because I like to believe the best in people. Usually it's just a mistake, but I have had to call the police a few different times to report drive-offs, or theft.
My favorite part of the job is simply working the counter with my fellow employees. We have time for fun conversations while still getting all of our work done. Everyone is very pleasant and fun to be with.

Everyone's experience working at a Holiday gas station will of course be very different depending on the location. When I first started, I enjoyed my work quite a bit. The people I worked with were great, and management was on top of everything. Everyone knew exactly what to do, the store always stayed clean, and customers were almost always happy. (This stopped being the case when the GM of like 40 years retired. Almost everyone else left soon after)

I went to sub in at a store up the road, and I had the exact opposite experience. The store was filthy, nothing was stocked, items were all over the ground, and I was told that I could pretty much just stand around on my phone all day.

Here's some things I imagine will stay consistent between all Holiday Stationstores.

Potential pros
- You'll be doing roughly the same things everyday at the same times. While this can of course get boring, you probably won't be stressed unless there's a bunch of customers
- You get to try new items that come in for free
- You get gift cards if you pass ID inspections (people come in pretending to be underage to see if you are ID'ing or not)
- You get free pop and coffee during your shift

Cons
- They'll expect you to upsell customers on Car Washes (I absolutely hate upselling)
- The pay isn't very good
- It can get very boring
- It's a customer service job

If you're considering working at a Holiday gas station, I'd really recommend going in and talking with the people who work there, as well as the GM. Ask them how they like it there. Look to see if things are running smoothly. Make sure you get free soda and coffee at that location!

Working customer service is a hard job and there is a lot to focus on in a gas station. Every detail counts because if the floor looks bad then the customer doesn't feel clean. If the bathrooms are disgusting, then customers won't return. I've learned many new skills with dealing with different types of people: how to speak with them depending on age, how to handle a customer that will try to twist the truth to benefit themselves (switching price tags, reading sale signs "incorrectly"), how to assist elderly or disabled people, etc.

My co-workers come and go, it's a hard job to work and not everyone is cut out for it, or they are just there for the money and not taking it seriously. Most of the co-workers currently, are dedicated to making the store look amazing and helping each other. 

My management is a bit unstable, one manager that works hard and is reliable and the other is the exact opposite, but hopefully the new changes will help with a lot of it. 

The hardest part of the job is the customer service aspect. I have to try and make everything come out positive, but when dealing with a disrespectful customer I have to be firm. It's all about the right touch because we don't want to lose customers. 

The most enjoyable part of my job is working with some of the people I do and meeting some of the nicest people in town, including local law enforcement. It's always good to work with someone I like because if the customer feels it is a comfortable and fun atmosphere, they will respond and most likely return.

I have been with Holiday for two and a half years. I went there out of desperation in fear of becoming homeless after being laid off, they were the first to reply back to me. 
Really it's all random; the quality of your boss (have been there long enough to see one get transferred out to another location) and your co-workers. In general though being that I am in the inner city Holiday the general coworkers i get are below average quality people. And by that I mean most don't last more than 4 months because they get caught smoking weed at work, stealing from the till or store, or slacking off so much or just leaving for part of the shift and come back to clock out. I kid you not. A gas station in a big city, it's a job only for those with thick skin. And that can handle a lot of bs and brush it off the next moment.
As of now I have a fair boss and I'm sure he's seeing how hard it is to find quality workers like myself. 
It's the wild west in some locations to proper, clean and well running like mine is becoming now.

Pro tip: become a cook or ask to work in the cooler you can get a break from people that way.
Come here only if necessary while you keep looking for another job, unless you live in a nice area and really really like people ig.

Can’t keep staff. The people don’t leave the store. They leave the management. Turnover rate high because they make promises to promote newbies and expect the current employees to pick up the slack, not feel looked over, teach the newbies who happen to be management.  They classify 3rd shift as the cleaning shift. They will slam all the days work on overnights and still expect them to stock and have breakfast bright and early at 4:30 am when the rush starts for 5. Second shift is always picking up first shift duties and tends to have to cook food throughout the day. Do truck if 1st shift hasn’t completed it all the while making daytime food and baking fresh cookies for the next day all the while doing car washes. 1st shift in my opinion is the easiest because it’s the busiest. You’ll either be stuck on register, stuck putting up stock, or going to the car wash back to back. Overall the job can be easy if staffed and trained correctly, but unfortunately it will never be that way so it’s a pain. Promotions only come if you kiss up to management. The minute you’re on managements bad side you’re shunned. Even if you could be the best fit , if it’s not what they want you’ll never progress. Oh, district managers never show up unless their butts are on the line. Hires people same day over the phone without an interview but won’t promote from within firsthand. Will warn the newbies that stores are a mess and to be somewhat disrespectful instead of firm. #AMess

Holiday at a glance as a manager.
Little hours to staff the store, if you go over the hours it comes out of your bonus. Turn around is pretty high so you have to always be looking for new members, mostly highschool students. If something breaks down in the store, it comes from your bonus. If your team fails a inspection comes out of your bonus. With little pay for employees they tend to call in a lot, the upper management expects you to stay. Don't be shocked if you open at 4a then work till 11:30p then have to be there the next day to work at 4am. If someone doesnt show up you are expected to come in. If something goes wrong you are expected to drop what you are doing and tend to it. They will call you while you are on vacation or on your weekend. Multiple times I get calls while having dinner with the family or while im sleeping. I have been asked to skip my military service to come in and work. Managers expected to work 50 hours a week. With there being so few people you don't really get breaks. The pay is starting at $17. You get micromanaged every day. With their pay range saying you can make all this money. Expect to make about 53k. To someone that worked there for a year I would recommend you find something different. 

The day starts by more than likely making new coffees, filling creamers, cappuccinos, cups and lids (all depending on if the morning crew did it or not). Wipe everything down and take out all the drink bar garbage. Check the fountain drink cups, straws, condiments and hot snacks. Cleaning the bathrooms which include filling toilet paper, soap and/or paper towels. Clean the toilets, clean the sink and mirror and take out the garbages. That is what is included in clean up. Have to make sure the cooler is stocked, the outside garbages are changed and that all the windshield buckets have wash, paper towels and squeegies. Running the register includes doing lots of drops, stocking cigarettes, assisting customers, lottery machine and dnr machine as well. Stock the shelves if you have time. And do anything extra that is added to our daily list of things that needs to be done. I enjoyed the people that I seen on a daily basis as well as new faces. The environment is kinda stressful to work in but what place isnt. One thing you have to make sure to do is card any person who looks like they are 40 because they have people that go out and make sure you are carding and sometimes the person looks like they are right around that 40 mark so you really have to watch. You dont want that red card thrown at ya. You want the green one. I was off game one day and actually got the red one, that was a huge disappointment. When I was there you got $25 for passing the sting, nice incentive.

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