You're still talking about entry level retail, so the common stuff applies. Rude idiotic customers, rude idiotic coworkers, not much in terms of serious career advancement (after sales manager there is assistant store manager and store manager, but to acquire those positions you will usually have to move and theyre still pretty crappy jobs. Store managers are salaried but they work 50+ hours a week and the pay isn't much) and your pay generally sucks even though the guys at the top are making an absolute fortune. It's a mega corporation so you have to deal with the red tape and all of the irritating garbage that rides along with that. Autozone is also more "customer service oriented" than say a Napa or Carquest would be, so you get the majority of the idiots who expect you to provide them with parts but they don't even know the year or engine size of their car. Expect to go outside a lot (which is rough if you live in a winter climate) to change car batteries, wiper blades, light bulbs, etc. You will repeatedly have to attempt to explain simple concepts to some moron. You will be insulted by ignorant people on a fairly regular basis as with any other retail job. Etc. It's retail. Also, you see very few attractive women in an auto parts store haha. Sounds stupid but I would generally consider it a downside.