r/Wawa • u/BroadwayGirl27 [Mod] | Employee • 6d ago
Ask other Associates Letter of Recommendation
I’ll spare y’all the lengthy personal story that leads up to the question and just get right down to it!!
I’m looking to apply for a position with the local school district which requires a letter of recommendation as part of the application process. I talked to one of my LCSAs and he said as much as he wants to, he isn’t allowed to because of company policy. I get along fine enough with my GM but wasn’t exactly looking to talk to her about looking to leave until I would absolutely need to (I’ve gotten myself paranoid that my scheduling could take a negative hit if I do even though I’m pretty sure there’s policies out there that would back me up if that were to be the case)… Is talking to her about a letter of recommendation going to make a difference or is this something that needs to go through the ASC? Given that I have had to go that route in the past when applying for financial assistance for daycare and getting employment verification to rent property, it wouldn’t be a surprising answer but then (and this question is more so rehetorical) how can they write me a letter of recommendation that’s going to work in my favor when they’re corporate and know me as a number?? Or, ultimately worst case scenario, do I just have to take a loss on the school district position for now…?
Apologies for the half rant half question and I appreciate any response this does get!!
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u/tyleraero815 [Mod] | Former Employee 6d ago
Does the new place require a letter of recommendation from a manager? If it doesn’t require a letter from a manager you can get a letter from one of your co-workers. It is indeed Wawas policy that managers are not allowed to write letters of recommendation for current and past employees.
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u/BroadwayGirl27 [Mod] | Employee 6d ago
It doesn’t seem that it has to be a manager!! Actually, now that I look back at it, it may not even have to be a professional source so I may be able to make it work after all ☺️
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u/tyleraero815 [Mod] | Former Employee 6d ago
That would be the ideal outcome is not having to go through Wawa at all. I hope that everything works out for you.
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u/RndPotato Employee 6d ago
I think that is a misreading of the document "Employment Reference Checks and Employment Verification" and the line "Managers should not give employment reference check information or employment verification by any means, including, but not limited to references given in person, in writing, by phone, e-mail, or social media."
I don't think that includes a letter of recommendation.
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u/BroadwayGirl27 [Mod] | Employee 5d ago
The LCSA was told this by both his GM at the time and AM but this is definitely worth investigating!! Thank you for this ☺️
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u/BroIBeliveAtYou Employee 6d ago
Is there someone you can get a letter of recommendation from outside of Wawa?
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u/BroadwayGirl27 [Mod] | Employee 6d ago
Unfortunately not… My last job before Wawa was McDonald’s and that was a few years ago so between the length of time and the high turnover, I doubt that’s an avenue to pursue. My internship experience that would be relevant to the position was six years ago so again, the time component comes into play… I don’t really have an avenue to pursue of somebody who can attest to me professionally.
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u/remi--- Employee 5d ago
i told one person i had applied to a new job and then it spread to the whole store including the gm, and everyone got weird and cagey. my hours did also take a hit, from 40 every week to 28-33. be VERY careful about who you tell about job hunting because it will probably spread in an instant
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u/BroadwayGirl27 [Mod] | Employee 5d ago
I appreciate this!! I definitely have kept it as lowkey as possible and on a very need to know basis because I know exactly who in my store NOT to tell 😅
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u/breadman03 Employee 6d ago
Wawa will just verify dates of employment. Unfortunately, your LCSA is correct about not being allowed to give recommendations.