Pros
Gratis (free product allowance) as an Estee Lauder representative, samples, enjoyable customers, learning about the product and communicating product knowledge, makeup artist events, Estee Lauder executive management are awesome!
Cons
Belk work schedule, lack of flexibility, not family friendly, does not promote from within, stressed and frazzled store level management always seem to be desperately fighting for their professional lives, expectation of selling store credit card with 35% APR to valued customers, expectation of getting email addresses, app downloads, managers that are unhelpful, overworked with nasty attitude, constant pre-selling and sales promotions, so many vacation blackout periods, need to have any schedule request in 21 days in advance, lack of walk in business makes it difficult to build a clientele- veteran beauty consultants jealously guard "their clients" (which is literally anyone who bought anything from them ever), expectation of giving sales credit to others even when they're off work or on vacation, predatory environment as a result of totally desperate sales consultants who are hanging on to department store beauty as if their lives depended on it