Vantaggi
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.
Svantaggi
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.