Pros
-Most of the people you work with have similar interests. I have gained friends and activity buddies because most of us are into the same things -PRODEALS
Cons
-inconsistent hours -low pay -must have a second (or third) job to pay bills but they want you to have an open schedule for them -focus on membership sales and mobile transactions but not actual outdoor gear knowledge and experience -scheduling is directly tied to membership sales -constantly said "we can train you" but that training never actually happened -saw people get promoted that know very little about the outdoor industry and business in general -eliminated benefits for employees averaging less than 32 hours per week / would constantly keep employees below 32 hours because it is considered full-time to work 32/wk -claim to care about stewardship and the community but I saw very little outreach and work within the community -hire a large number of employees that have no knowledge of the outdoors or products (i.e. an employee working in camping that had not actually been camping/backpacking/hiking before while an employee with experience and knowledge was working in clothing)