A great way to get your foot in the door, and taught me to appreciate some of the other jobs I've worked in.
Pros
All around training. At Express they will teach you the basic building blocks of working in retail. *Cash Register and Return/Exchanges (once you go through Cashier training) *Selling and basic loss prevention techniques *Customer satisfaction *Working relationships with other like-minded young fashion conscious individuals. =) I still have friends from when I worked there three years ago.
Cons
There is not a lot of room for growth if you don't have the time to back it up. *if you're a full-time student (like I was) a high paced selling environment in the long run will be emotionally and physically exhausting. *I knew many people who had worked there for multiple years without moving up in ranks. A lot of employees were dissatisfied. *Favoritism amongst upper management *don't get into retail if you can't handle stress. *the clean up at night. Big store=big mess!
