It's a retail environment and your hours and commission are dictated by how well your store achieves their financial goals. If you are not working at a very busy store, your take home will suffer in the slow months and your hours will likely be cutback. Although the company and managers are eager to develop people to move up the pipeline, you must be patient as there may not always be a position open without forcing you to travel or relocate. I witnessed many people "stuck" as a part-time or full time worker waiting for a manager position to open up...months and years. Sometimes you are led on to believe you are being considered and developed for a manager position, only to learn that you "just aren't ready yet" without any tangible reasons. Just like any other job, if you get along with management, you're more likely to be recommended for opportunities. Managers continuously voice the importance of work/life balance, however there will be many store events, workouts, goal sessions, etc. that will happen outside of your shifts that you aren't paid for. Of course, you are always able to not attend but if you are looking for a promotion, it's expected that you are at every event.
