Pros
-Competitive hiring process makes for like minded, hard working employees -Classroom training allows for a more thorough understanding of what you are doing, and allows you to meet people from other stores -High expectations in some areas leads to great results in team members and allows for a clean and safe work environment. -The company really has stepped up their safety game. Austin has done a great job here and I hope he is rewarded fairly for this. -The Amazon gift cards are nice -Your coworkers and managers really do care about you and your well being. They have been there for me in some of my hardest times. -They push you to better yourself, and help you along the way.
Cons
This is a great place to work, do not get me wrong. There are a few things that really need re-evaluated though. -More accountability for the GM. Seems like other managers are held accountable for their work or lack of, while the GM doesn’t get much heat. ADs will listen if you come forward. But if you don’t, they hardly notice. -Labor NEEDS to be re-evaluated. The flex credits have helped, but it’s only a bandaid for the problem. All stores are increasing in volume due to increased unlimited sales. That’s great, but we need to be allowed more labor to do tasks outside of production. It puts more stress on the managers who now get PUNISHED for working more overtime to complete the items asked of us. And we then get punished for not being in production. It doesn’t make sense. -We need a strategy for better retention and recruiting. They work hard in the recruiting department, and it shows. But they need more support for more locations. Also, I strongly think we need to relook at our appearance guidelines. Tattoos, piercings, and colored hair are the norm now. We are missing out on a big market of people just because they wanted to get their child’s name tattooed on them. -The fasttrack program is great. But it almost has created a mentality of “Let’s move someone up” for the sake of saying you did, rather than them earning it. I’ve seen a few managers get promoted before they’re ready and it left them either getting burnt out, quitting, or getting fired.
