Pros
- Plentiful opportunities to work on interpersonal, customer service skills. - Can help in learning how to deal with adversity and pressure.
Cons
- Benefits are scarce and some that you have do not work depending on your location. - Depending on your location the store can be incredibly understaffed, forcing you to take unexpected hours, sometimes by yourself. - Pay is generally not competitive with similar positions at other companies. - Area leads and regional managers in my experience care very little for their employees. Often view employee issues such as having the wrong amount of hours on your paycheck or not getting raises with promotions as low priority. I have watched multiple people have to step up and take managerial duties for extended periods of time while still being paid as an associate.