Pros
Overall I think Earthbound is a fun upbeat place to work. You have a lot of freedom in management. The discount is better then most retailers. Everything has a story that gives you lots to talk about, the product changes often, so it keeps it fun.
Cons
Most companies are up against LY numbers this company is however up against LY plus 20% of the better of the past 3 years. So it can make you feel as though your bad at your job, when in reality you are doing better then you were last year. It's very cut throat with sales and a lot of she stole my sales and such, because this company is 100% weighed on sales. You do bad and it's time for you to go. The pay for managers is LOW, a lot lower then most retailers will pay. Monthly bonuses sound nice, but again doesn't happen very often because of that 20% you need to do. Direction from home office is very entertaining at best. Visuals are all over the place and don't account for old things to be moved in place of the new things coming in. Shipment your always missing things, and the hiring process is very annoying. Most of your DMs and those who work in home office don't have much retailer experience and if they do it's not much at all. Promotions to those are based upon who you know and if they like you.. and if you happened to be family of someone already working for the company. This job, its a lot, they want it all for very little and very little pay and very little reward. Even acknowledgement.
