Pros
Health insurance for part-timers after 3 months on the job. Many wonderful products at reasonable prices. Company gives back to the community. Some terrific crew members who have become friends.
Cons
Low wages for a detail-oriented, physically demanding job. The 30 minute break time is completely inadequate. 30 minutes does not allow enough time for a crew member to eat a meal and re-energize for the rest of their shift. It needs to be extended to 1 hour, but that is wishful thinking. The work can be back breaking. 3 hour shifts on register twice daily without a break are very common. Management, especially Captains, are often corrupt and indulge in blatant favoritism. If you become one of the Captain's cronies, your job is secure and you will get raises at review time. I was not one of my former Captain's lackeys. She disliked me for no valid reason, I was written up for ludicrous stuff -- like not giving a kid stickers at checkout on one occasion -- one! I got negative reviews that were filled with fabrications about my performance and I was fired after one year. My full timers praised my performance consistently, but it was the Captain's toxic dislike for me that cost me my job