Pros
I get a discount products.
Cons
It's very frustrating to work in a place I like, doing something I like (I'm a florist, & got a floral designer position in a michaels), helping customers with products I know (I paint, sculpt, diy everything, bake, etc) & work with people I like, yet extremely dislike the corporation, it turns out. I'm part-time, everyone is, everyone will be. I'm at ten hours a week now, I can't live on my paychecks. I am my only income, I own a house & I eat food, along with other things we all pay, ten hours a week covers my phone bill & groceries on starvation mode. I do a good job, I hate to throw this word out but I am an "artist", weather it be what I produce at my floral desk or helping customers on the floor with products I know well, I'm a good fit to work in a store like this & I'm showed no appreciation, instead I'm given ten hours a week, for all of my store-related skill & knowledge. Forget benefits, even if I could apply for them as a full time associate, they're not great but come at a great price. & the amount if perfectly good things that, at least my store, throws out makes me sick from the waste. I refer to whoever is all up in corporate making the decisions as "Michael" & Michael is cheap & apparently unaware of what it takes just to get by. Can't recognize the difference from a cashier in high school & a certified floral designer with a life-long background in art, as we all get the same amount of hours & pay. I have to move on, I simply can't afford to stay, & it's a real shame, for Michael.