Pros
if the managers are cool you can create a nice little family with your other associates. If the managers like you its easy to move up. Great if you like a fast pace environment. If you are good at soliciting credit cards they will move you up fairly fast
Cons
Mangers play favorites. Raises are only once a year and its impossible to get more than 30 cents. Part time is only guaranteed 10-15 hours. I worked as full time and was not allowed to get 40 hours. They will send you home before you can reach it. If the managers don't like you then you have no chance of moving up even if you are a hard worker and ask. I have witnessed them hand an upper level position to someone and then hire a new person and give it to them instead. Possibility of getting scheduled for alot of close and then open the next day kind of shifts, depending on what positions you take within the store. Benefits take so much money out of your checks and working on minimum wage if you get sick its practically impossible to copay at the doctors. i was forced to cancel mine because they were basically pointless