Cons Outweigh the Good - If You Get In, Already Be Looking For A Way Out
Pros
(1) You get to shop at all Navy Exchanges except for to purchase liquor and tobacco products, which is nice since most of the products are about 20-30% cheaper compared to other retailers (plus it's tax free). (2) There are chances to earn more than your base pay depending on the department you work in with the sale of certain items and insurance plans. Also there's a chance for employees to win gift cards and monetary prizes every quarter and at the end of the year. (3) You receive a CAC card allowing access to base installations and recieve other benefits such as access to MWR products and services (4) If you’re part time/full time you'll be offered various insurances and 401k matching
Cons
(1) If it's for an hourly position (maybe even some salary) no one’s receiving a livable wage except for the old men and women who've been with the company 30-40+ years with their wages capped. (2) Like a copious among of retail jobs you're a cog in the wheel and depending on the store you're working in don't expect management to respect the fact that you're hired for a specific job title with specified job duties. You’ll be trained in your department but may also be volun-told how to run or work in other departments which may result in you working the equivalent of 2 other individual’s jobs without the compensation. (2) Covid response was and is horrible. Gov’t gave relief funds and temporarily bumped pay for working through the pandemic and management cut hours to off set it so employees didn't see an increase at all and then pushed hours back up once the pay increase period ended. Covid bonuses were given out but were minuscule and then taxed. (3) Shift differentials were gotten rid of (4) HR isn't there to help anybody. They do a lot of the bullying (5) Employee turnover is high, so it seems like we're always short staffed which increases everyone's workload
