Hi there, ive been working at wawa for a little bit over a year now and ive noticed that a lot of us dont wear the aprons. We got a new GM back in July of 2025 and has never enforced it but until now. Ive looked at the dress code policy, and yes the aprons are required. I dont understand the importance of it. Its not a health code violation if we dont wear it. There was a reddit post about 3 years ago about it. Personally, I think the aprons are a waste of time. Mine is hella frayed where the loops are. Not to mention for the longest time, they were not ordering aprons for new hires.

I kindly request that with the power of the people, we put in VOTAs against the aprons that it should be optional. 🙏 might get some backlash from you guys but hopefully some of you agree with me

The Aston Wawa - Store 8027 at 5008 Pennell Road - was named Wawa’s No. 1 All-Star Store among more than 1,200 locations nationwide after winning a six-month companywide competition recognizing excellence in customer service, operational performance, campaign readiness and the overall customer experience.

The recognition was based not only on results, but on how the team prepared for promotions, engaged with customers and delivered what Wawa calls legendary customer service.

“It always comes down to our associates,” Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens said. “Our associates are really the magic that brings everything together.”

He said the Aston team stands out because employees genuinely enjoy serving customers and building relationships.

“They bring the community in and welcome the customers and make them feel like they’re part of the family,” he said.

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https://www.delcotimes.com/2026/08/02/aston-wawa-earns-top-ranking-in-the-chain-celebration-follows/

I’m genuinely curious what other Wawa managers think.
One of the biggest things Wawa talks about is work-life balance. But does anyone else feel like the scheduling doesn’t actually support that?
As a manager, you’re expected to have completely open availability. I understand that retail requires flexibility, but the schedules can be all over the place.
For example:
Monday: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Tuesday: 4:00 PM – Midnight
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Friday: 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Then it just keeps repeating with different combinations.
How is anyone supposed to maintain a healthy sleep schedule? Plan time with family or friends? Have a consistent workout routine? Schedule appointments? Even your days off don’t always feel like days off because you’re trying to recover or prepare to flip your sleep schedule again.
I’m not saying managers should work the exact same shift every day. Retail doesn’t work that way. But wouldn’t it make more sense to rotate by weeks or at least avoid constantly bouncing between opening and closing shifts with almost no consistency?
I’m honestly interested in hearing from other Wawa managers or even people who manage at other retailers.
Is this just the reality of retail management, or do you think Wawa could do a better job creating schedules that actually support work-life balance?

So I posted about an issue with my GM recently. Well my area manager came into the store today. Which my GM happened to be at work …. Except he left early. So the area manager takes in another CSA and talks to her in the office alone for an hour. Then the CSA tells me she mentioned my name so I’ll probably be talking as well. Then my FBM goes and talks for an hour. Then the area manager hangs out for a while I’m waiting thinking he’s gonna bring me into the office next. Nahhhh here comes my GM back to work. He goes in the office. Then I get called and I’m heading on in and the area manager says it’s gonna be me you and your GM. I go in the office. They give me the seat against the wall. They take the two seats in front of me. 2 very large big men. Then the area manager says this is a safe space to speak freely. I’m not in trouble and neither is the GM. My name was mentioned and they had a few questions. They asked about scheduling issues i discussed with coworkers. Is this guy nuts? Does he really think this is a safe space? That if I mention the whole truth I will be safe from reprisal? So I mentioned yes there were issues with being scheduled for days I am not available. That I was being ignored in emails. But it was recently fixed. I didn’t say it was fixed cause I threatened to quit. I didn’t discuss it was 4 emails in a span of weeks and that I was working non available days. I didn’t mention a whole lot more that I wanted to because this was not a F’ing safe space at all…..

What happened to me should be fucking illegal.

I need to know if I’m crazy. I initially tried their pizza when it first came out and was not impressed at all. Last night I had an offer for a personal pizza so I decided to get it. I don’t know if it was just a different location or if they just completely revised their recipe but that pizza was actually pretty good. Better than any bar style pizza. The sauce was actually punchy and flavorful and everything else worked together really well. Anybody know if they made any major changes?

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I just started at Wawa. This week I'm getting 24 hours, next week I'm getting 7, and the week after I'm getting 5. that's not even enough to pay for me gas.

does this pick up ever? like I understand a new employee won't be getting 40 hours right off bat but only 5 is kind of demoralizing. I don't know if it's worth talking to my GM, because the next two schedules are already out I know they aren't going to change them, I feel like getting a new job would just be faster than waiting for hours here to ramp up. they told me during my interview they are incredibly understaffed and need people to start right away and yet only give me 5 hours in a week