Pros
-Co-workers are great! -Benefits are good -Corporate Retail could be a very exciting, rewarding industry - the potential for a wonderful career with this company is there. -Company has employee development programs, but there are so few positions that ever open to advance to that the programs are meaningless.
Cons
This company is 100 yrs old and you can tell. Very old-fashioned thinking and stuck in their ways. Not open to change. LACK OF RESPECT - There is a huge lack of respect for the mid to bottom rungs of this corporate ladder. There are highly capable, intelligent, hard-working, good people with years of experience and college degrees on these lower rungs that are treated as uneducated, cheap labor. These are people that have a tremendous influence on the company's business! LOW PAY - Extremely low starting salaries, no significant raises (1-2% is the norm), no annual bonus, no 401K match (well, up to $85) and no communication about future possibilities. You are expected to work as much as possible for a bottom-line salary and with no appreciation from upper management and no discussion of your future with the company. Correction: there is appreciation in the form of a good parking space for a month if selected as an "Employee of the Month". LACK OF COMMUNICATION - Your future movement within the company is not ever discussed. Senior Management keeps position openings under tight wraps. There are no in-house job postings of openings other than entry-level. Even at reviews, you may be told you are doing an outstanding job, but there is no discussion of your future career path.
