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Story by Beaver County Radio News Staff. Published January 2, 2023 6:56 A.M.

Sheetz have announced they are ending their “smile policy”. According to a statement from the family owned company, they say “Our culture at Sheetz has always been centered on respect and putting our employees, customers and communities first. As a family owned and operated company, nothing is more important than creating an environment that is inclusive and supportive of all of our employees. Recently through employee feedback, we have learned that the smile policy is not aligned with these values from their perspective. They go on to say that effective immediately, the policy is discontinued. There are also reports that Sheetz has made already made offers to rehire employees previously let go due to the former policy.