Pros
- Starting pay is above minimum wage - As a college student they work around your school schedule - Free Sam's Club membership - Profit sharing once a year - Easy to "move up the ladder" - Casual work environment - Store closes a lot earlier than most retail businesses
Cons
- Rules are constantly changing so there isn't much organization with how things are done. - New hire training is a waste of time - Open door policy is a joke! -Cashiers are expected to sale warranties, plus memberships, and credit cards to members who, 99% of the time, don't want to be sold anything (which leads to members becoming angry, especially when the checkout lines are extremely long). - NEVER enough cashiers scheduled to work, so the lines are constantly long, even on slow days. - There is usually only one front end supervisor scheduled to assist several departments; this causes cashiers to wait for an extended period of time just to receive change, a void, or any type of assistance. Members become angry. - Did I mention the angry members?? - Standing on hard concrete for 5 to 8 hours a day. - After standing for about 5 to 8 hours a day doing heavy lifting, cashiers are required to stay after work to assist with cleaning and reorganizing the store (which is what floor associates and night shift are responsible for). - Items are sold in bulk so there is a lot of heavy lifting ( you have to lift up to 50lbs) - Very easy to move up in management with little education/training. This lead to having supervisors/managers who are incompetent (bad attitudes, poor communication skills, horrible people skills, completely clueless as to whats going on/what they're doing). - During the warm seasons the front-end area is unbearably hot ( as the air and heat are controlled from home office!) - Employees only get discounts on produce (fresh fruit and veggies only) that are over priced in the first place