Pros
Got to meet and work with some great people. Worked for this company for 25 years, 20 as a store manager. Had a great store team. If you have good district support, the job can be bearable. I was salaried, so I worked 50+ hours a week most of the time, but for a while it was pretty rewarding.
Cons
The last 4 years were disappointing to say the least. The collaborative culture that Mary Sammons promoted is long gone. I had a very profitable store with minimal employee turnover, but after the reorganization I got district management that was new to the company and suddenly everything I had been doing was wrong. They were the most unresponsive managers I have ever seen. Lots of luck getting an answer to anything, let alone any help. Response to even e-mails was about 5% of the time. At the same time, there is a lot of micromanagement and forced implementation of the "new idea" du jour (which are never thought thru and fall by the wayside). Associates can be fired for anything and everything EXCEPT incompetence. If someone is looking for part-time work during school or for a little extra cash, if one is near you and you happen on a store with good management, it would probably be okay. Otherwise I'd advise looking elsewhere.