Pros
Holiday hours are much better than other retailers. Easy merchandising. Growth company with no debt. Evolving business model to meet customer needs and industry changes.
Cons
Shrinking payroll with increasing expectations. Ever changing policies, usually without notifying stores. Operational precedures vary greatly by location, causing confusion. High turnover of managers. Poor HR practices at a regional level. Unethical investigations of complaints including lying and deceit. Numerous harassment complaints about my DM from 6 different managers resulted in no action and retaliation. Every company has its problems and there was a time I truly believe in DSW. But the level of disrespect from the VP and unethical HR practices were just too much, I had to leave.