It can be rewarding, and sometimes even fun, but constantly working at or below minimum staffing levels is frustrating.
Pros
Fantastic benefits package (vision, medical, dental - reasonably priced), good insurance, stock options, tuition reinbursement. Teaches multitastking like no job I've had before, very fast paced. Every day is something new, and it's a great feeling when a customer compliments you or your staff and comes back for future visits.
Cons
Not enough manpower to cover departments and provide maximum customer satisfaction while accomplishing the many daily merchandising, planning, training, and sales goals set before you. The senior management often assigns ridiculous projects and panics before district visits, which shuts down your ability to focus on sales, team development, and customer satisfaction. Merchandising and store appearance becomes the largest part of the job, meanwhile you have 5-10 customers all jockeying for the attention of 1-2 sales representatives in a department. People are often promoted from within based more on their friendship with managers, rather than qualifications, despite HR attempts to keep the process legitmate. The company often cuts positions and restructures nationwide, making job security somewhat questionable.
