Inspiring, determined, empathetic and supportive are all words that her Hop Shops coworkers use to describe store manager Anne Domaschko.

“Anne has a unique ability to lead with empathy while keeping everyone focused on our goals,” said one of her team members. “She’s the type of manager who not only inspires us to do our best but also makes us feel valued every day.”

Anne started working at her local Dairy Queen when she was 15, which at the time was owned by Harper Oil and later acquired by Valor Oil, the parent company of Hop Shops. She quickly became an assistant manager. After several years of work and about one year off after having her daughter, the now 23-year-old Anne returned to Hop Shops in March 2023 with a goal in mind—to become a store manager.

She spoke with NACS about:

I’m a go, go, go person and this job keeps me going.”

Why she loves working in convenience

I love it—I love the people I work with. Everybody is like family. I also love my customers. We have a lot of regulars at my store, some of whom come in twice a day. You can really meet some incredible customers at this job who are almost like family, too.

I’m also a single mother, so this position and its flexibility really help me and my daughter a lot.

What she finds fulfilling about her job

I really appreciate my customers and the people that I work with at Hop Shops. They treat you just like family and they would be there for you, whether you’re at work or outside of work.

Why she would encourage others to pursue a career in convenience

It’s a really good place to start a career if you want to move up in management roles. You can move up in the industry and you can meet a lot of really great people while working here, including out-of-state people traveling.

Her favorite thing about her job

The biggest thing that stands out to me is that I have a phenomenal team. I hardly have to ask them to do anything because they are just really on top of their roles. They know what my expectations for the store are.

I do a lot as a manager to keep the store running, but I also get on the floor and am a regular employee, too. I like to be both an employee and a manager—to do it all and be there for everybody. I’m a go, go, go person and this job keeps me going.