Pros
- Willing to make adjustments to your work schedule to allow for school, a second job, etc. - Supervisors don't micromanage. - Good company if you require an entry level position. - 20% discount at the department stores and outlets, which is on top of any sale or clearance prices. - The corporate office has a cafeteria.
Cons
- Employees feel undervalued due to the company's unwillingness to pay their lower level employees a wage that is near what other companies are paying for the same position. - Willing to let their really good employees resign rather than meet another company's offer. - There are far too many chiefs and not enough indians. - Annual raises are only around 2% - 3%, which can be less than a quarter depending on what you're making. This is true even if you exceed expectations in your review. - Significant additional responsibilities don't come with an increase in salary. - Management isn't always honest in their dealings with you and doesn't seem to do anything to really resolve issues that are brought to their attention. - Health insurance costs are high if you have to cover a spouse and/or children. - They don’t automatically match contributions to your 401k. It's only done when profits hit an established figure and even then, it's very little. (For me and my coworkers, it has been between $100 and $200.) - Corporate employees are forced to take an additional day off during Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day so that the company can save money. You either have to go without pay or you have to use your sick or vacation time to cover it. - Annual raises come right when insurance rates go up, so it’s like not getting a raise at all (an issue which has been brought to upper management’s attention and been ignored).