Pros
Discount. Jim Brett and the west elm brand.
Cons
I feel for anyone who still works there at WS or PB or any shared services. If you are considering getting a job here - really, think twice - it's not at all a good place to be. I would wait until they change CEOs - hopefully this will happen soon. I hope that the Board of Directors will see what she is doing to this company and do something about it. When I arrived at WS years ago and Howard Lester was still CEO things were different. There was integrity, there were less VPs taking up all of the corporate payroll budget, people were recognized for their hard work. Now - it's every man or woman for themselves. They promote VPs constantly and then they don't allow teams to have enough lower level employees to get the job done effectively. They go on hiring freezes quite often. The only way to get the resources you need is to be in the "in crowd." This is a very very toxic environment and I highly discourage folks from starting a career here - there are plenty of other more professional places to work. The CEO makes no bones about it - the store managers are completely to blame for all negative trending business in brick and mortar in her eyes and she is ready to fire anyone at the drop of a hat. Everyone is replaceable in her mind. This message cuts through loud and clear to those around her which breeds a culture of back stabbing and blame-storming. It's amazing how many people have jumped ship this year alone - people who have been with the company for a long time. People who have even recently been honored with high awards - just gone. From all levels - SVPs on down to Managers.