Pros
Flexible scheduling, free caffeine dependency, free clothes, relaxed environment
Cons
No benefits or overtime even though you’ll spend up to 32 hours (never a minute over) in that dirty shop. Depending on the management, the only way you’ll ever move up is by playing the social game and kissing up to the managers. Most of your coworkers will be fresh out of high school dude bros or girls who want to work at Dutch so they can “work at Dutch!”. They’re always understaffed because management is graded by corporate based on how low they can keep their staffing numbers, so every shift will be stressful if you’re in a high volume shop. Bad days are pretty much unacceptable and management will try to tell you to “leave it at the door” and let the shop be your “paradise” as if anyone’s favorite part of the day is coming to work. It’s fun for the first few months which we call the honeymoon phase, after that you realize it’s not all sunshine and cupcakes deep down.
