Pros
Salary and safety bonuses were good. I also made some good friends from other DCs while I worked there. Honestly if it hadn't been for my immediate office situation I would still be there. The company as a whole was great at providing information and training on products and had the right idea about allowing front line employees to build relationships with customers to improve customer retention rates. They were also good about sharing specific information as to how we were doing as a company and getting front line employees invested in the success of the company as a whole.
Cons
Distribution Center Managers can be a pro or a con depending on who you get. I met some awesome managers that were great leaders and ran a wonderful site office. Then there were others that played favorites, spread gossip, were absent when needed, got defensive when confronted with issues, and did not follow through with professional improvement promises. When these issues were brought to next level management the issues were not properly addressed. For anyone that didn't engage in these same activities or questioned them, they were made to feel like they were the problem. Extensive socializing between managers and direct reports outside of work created an atmosphere that eventually became hostile for those that chose not to do the same and only served to escalate the favoritism. The other issue was that while there were several wonderful and professional sales staff, some were allowed to be aggressive and verbally abusive toward their support staff. The more senior the sales person, or the bigger their margins, the more the behavior was overlooked and allowed to continue.
