Pros
The pros in working for the company is depending on the location of the store, you can make a lot of commission. It's better working as an Assistant manager, usually the store works around your schedule, so it's great if you are still going to school or have another job. Also, a store usually consists of 4 to 5 employees (including the manager) so you become very close, like family. It's a fun environment and usually great people to work with. And as long as you are following all the rules as a sales associate or assistant manager, you would rarely get in trouble. In addition, you don't have to think that hard on how to sell or anything, the company gives you a script and tells you exactly what to do. As long as you are more optimistic about the VW Commitment and don't feel like it's there to cripple you, you would be fine and dandy working there.
Cons
The cons are basically the higher position you are in, the more unstable your job may become. Many times I've seen store managers get demoted and terminated due to their low numbers. However most of the time it's not because they are not trying, but because of the economy, location of the store, or the place the mall is in is under construction. Since the downfall of the economy, almost all but 3 store managers were replaced with new managers within 2 years. The management is also pretty bad, all the lower managers are afraid of the higher managers (Store < District < Regional < VP) they are afraid to speak up to each other therefore if there is a problem they will always blame the manager below them and eventually they will put the heat on the store manager. And if the store manager is a good manager they won't pass it on and blame it on the associates. Also, if you do end up having low numbers they don't take reality in consideration- according to them, the "economy" is not an excuse- even though they raised the prices on their products. Usually they will say your training is flawed and that is why you have low numbers. Also, they stress our average sale, therefore we end up having to turn away or suggest the customers go somewhere else (like gnc) when the want to buy less than $35. Which overall hurts the store in net sales. Even though they tell us not to do it we do it anyways because we'd get more in trouble if our average is less than $35.
