So, this has been happening for a bit, and I just need to rant. I got hired about a month ago, have never worked at WAWA before so I was fully new to the job. My SECOND day of training, my AM had me on OWS, and assigned an associate who had NEVER done OWS to "train" me, and then got upset when I was messing up/slow because this girl literally had no idea what to do. For example, I did not know that sizzli's with bacon should be on the top/bottom shelves so the bacon doesnt risk getting sucked into the fan in the oven. Well it ended up happening, and when I saw the oven smoking I looked at her and was like I don't know what to do what should I do??? I was panicking. She looked at me (I'm not joking this was like 5 minutes after she told me she had been there a year) and just said "idk figure it out" and ran out of the back. Like literally one shift after my first day I seemed to know more than she did. They ended up firing her a week later after she'd been there a year. My manager pullled me into his office and asked if I had a problem with my AM, because apparently shes complaining about me, I explained to him that I was just upset because I was given an associate who didn't understand the OWS to train me and I felt like I was being set up for failure. He straight up told me to my face that the AM is new to the store, and just has a different set of expectations. He's happy with the work I'm doing, but just says to lay low when she's around. I thought maybe this was all in my head, maybe I am messing up and not realizing. Until two associates pulled me aside on Monday and literally said "why is she criticizing everything you do?". They've both been at the store for over 2 years. Oh and one final detail, she started training me on deli this week, but does not assign someone to OWS for when I'm on deli. So she will tell me to handle the OWS station, and then ask me why I'm not standing next to her in Deli.... quite literally asking me to do the jobs of two people.

I just saw that Vanguard sent out an email that they’re gonna be charging our retirement accounts $20 a year for record keeping? That’s almost a million dollars a year they’ll be making just off that f Wawa employees!

New hire at a brand new store, we open next month.
I applied for deli and was hired for facilities. Im serve safe and have tons of kitchen experience so I was surprised by where they decided to place me.
After reading some things on here it seems like facilities is a less stressful position than deli. Coming from a crazy kitchen, less stressful will be a nice change.
My question is about the long term future.
Can someone move up the ranks from facilities?
Either way Im still looking forward to the job. Im coming from a poorly run restaurant that’s part of a chain that’s failing. Im just wondering about long term possibilities.

This is the Wawa at 9955 Lee Vista Blvd. To the twin pigtailed woman preparing food today at 3:25am, and the shorter, cheerful woman at the beverage area that was there with her 3 Thursdays ago. You saw me and quickly clocked me, I was having a horrible day. My dog was on the verge of being having to be put down (thankfully she responded to treatment!) and I was really devastated and was dragging myself to work, since life stops for no one. You cheered me up and told me that it was going to be okay. That was the highlight of my day, and I got through it thanks to you. I appreciate you both and I hope you have the best days ever.

Wawa has already opened 8 stores this month (Oct. 2026), and next Thursday it opens three more on the same day Wawa Store Directory - Open Wawa Stores, closed Wawa stores and Wawa stores opening soon:

Thursday, Oct 22

• Lewes, DE – 19634 Mulberry Knoll Rd
• Phoenixville, PA – 799 Valley Forge Rd
• Noblesville, IN – 14563 Howe Rd

Already open this month

• Oct 1 – Muncie, IN – 4801 E Jackson St
• Oct 1 – Hummelstown, PA – 9009 Bridge Rd
• Oct 2 – Greencastle, PA – 797 Buchanan Trail E
• Oct 8 – Pace, FL – 4180 Berryhill Rd
• Oct 8 – Avon Park, FL – US 27 N
• Oct 14 – Manchester, TN – 24 Campground Rd
• Oct 15 – Fleming Island, FL – 1510 Merchant Blvd
• Oct 15 – Linthicum Heights, MD – 1190 Winterson Rd

Possibly still to come

• Oct 23 – Waterford Works, NJ – 303 S White Horse Pike
• Oct 28 – Lynchburg, VA – 2731 Wards Rd
• Oct 29 – Brownsburg, IN – 9559 E CR 300 N
• Oct 29 – Elizabethtown, KY – Ring Rd

If those all hold, October ends with 15 openings. Wawa’s press releases called Linthicum Heights the 72nd of “nearly 100 stores” planned for 2026. The three on the 22nd make it 75, which leaves about 25 for the last ten weeks of the year.

These openings are the next step in Wawa’s massive multi-state expansion plan, as it seeks to operate 1,800 stores in 14 states and the District of Columbia by 2030.

I’m not an employee but I thought this would be best to ask to Wawa associates. Are you running out of gobbler ingredients? Every Wawa I’ve gone to in the last week (4 different wawas, 2 states) says the gobbler is back but you can’t find it when you go to order it on the touch screen. It’s only available for a short time, I need my fall fix!!

Edit: thank you for these responses! I had no clue what the time window was and it’s a bummer that it’s a supply issue for the busy stores.
Side note: thank you all for your hard work. I’ve seen some seriously large crowds waiting for food and yall just send each order out so quick!

Does the Gobbler Bowl contain the same amount of turkey as a hoagie? Same question for stuffing.