Pros
Active job, usually working by yourself.
Cons
There are the common downsides with being a merchandiser - sometimes you come in to work and find out that your usual 8 hour day has been bumped up to a 10 or 12 hour day. But this company has been running itself into the ground ever since the merger. Expect 8 hours minimum, and almost never any weekends. If you're lucky your weekend will be on-call. There is almost no room for advancement - I have met some other merchandisers who have been doing the same job for 10 or more years. Once upon a time the company was more casual, but lately things have been getting increasingly uptight to the point where people are getting written up for very minor things that could've been solved with an extra 5 minutes of work. It seems that the higher ups are starting to think Merchandisers are disposable - not realizing we're the ones out there making their product look good.