Pros
I've met some incredible people I'll still see and work with often.
Cons
Everything. Low Pay. Deceptive and Manipulative. No Job Security Even In Management. The company is losing a lot of money trying to expand across the country, and instead of making smart financial decisions, they just keep opening studios, which in turn causes them to cut costs and underpay photographers. Working there for years, I experienced so much false hope in the hands of these people. It was very often that we (photographers) worked 13+ hour shifts with no designated break, most of the time we didn’t even know this until the start of the shift so we weren’t prepared. Miss communication between the schools and the sales people were frequent and the photographers were often the person the school yelled at because we were actually there. Shifts and events sometimes get cancelled last minute and you will not get those hours back. A lot of good people at the top left because they simply knew the company was sinking. If you're looking for a job in the creative field, this is not it- it'll kill your soul.