Pros
Fellow associates generally support each other, and make a "positive" environment possible. Schedules are flexible. Numerous locations in urban areas makes it a convenient employment choice.
Kontras
Expectations are unrealistically high. The workload is absurd, and if an employee has prior department store retail experience, is self-motivated, and is a hard worker by nature, the "Cons" are only worse. The workload is uneven as there is always (company-wide,) a limited amount of staffing, and while there may be additional "bodies" on the clock, the work is not delegated to ensure productivity from all. Working conditions makes it feel more like a warehouse job rather than one in a "family-oriented" department store. Extremely cramped working spaces, stockrooms, too much merchandise, equipment to move merchandise, and more, make for a constant hazardous working environment. There are no accolades to any accomplishments...this applies to both what is in your job description, and to what is accomplished above & beyond. Management lacks even the basic level of skill. Company-wide, there appears to be no set standard with regard to Human Resources. Little communication between all levels of management...within a given location and between site to corporate. Often associates are left to "guess" what the procedures of the day (or moment,) are and are constantly at risk for being spoken to in demeaning manners. All in all, working for this company is chaos, and the pay is no where near what it should be.