Pros
Free membership (not much of a perk, but hey, it's still free) Free food (pb&j in the break room, sometimes expired bakery stuff) You will meet nice coworkers
Cons
Favoritism- it's all about who you know and not what you know. I have seen countless TMs, Managers, Regionals and Home Office people get promoted who did not deserve to and were all grossly underqualified for those new titles. And it was not due to lack of candidates. I am not speaking about myself, but there were plenty of people that were much better qualified for most of these open positions and they were not even considered because they were not friends with one of the hiring managers. It's embarrassing and irresponsible. There are TMs who hang out with managers on the weekends. Regionals who party with managers. Directors who party with direct reports-this should not be allowed, and BJ's just turns a blind eye. Hours- If you're a manager, you work an insane amount of hours. Managers work close to 60 hours, but get paid for 40. TMs barely get the hours they ask for because payroll is such a huge topic and so low. Structure- every week they're promoting another AVP or SVP of something. Do we really need this many bosses? Unrealistic expectations- there are what feels like 45 checklists to complete every day on top of running the building. Every day there is the chance of an audit, that you're critically judged on, but means nothing in the real world. They want to write you up for one piece of toilet paper on the floor. Outdated everything