Pros
Plenty of hours. If you're a people person, plenty of people to talk to. Ability to familiarize yourself with tools and parts if you're into cars. Occasionally see cool cars. Help community members.
Cons
Always looked down on as "just a parts person." Low pay relative to the knowledge required to excel at the position. Inconsistent shift scheduling. Early opening, late closing. Small crews for closing (no more than 2-3 excluding truck). Has a low barrier to entering the position on paper, leading to people who do not understand the business or the items they sell in the slightest being put into positions where they drown. High turnover. Lack of industry-relative training. Weekly inventory and inventory position changes. Heavy lifting up to 100 lbs. PPE is hard to find or always expired despite "being provided." Lack of HAZMAT training despite carrying HAZMAT products beyond "use drying agent," "put in disposal bucket," and "use ABC fire extinguisher." Massive fire hazard on any given truck day due to lack of proper loading bay. Rodent and insect infestation of sales area. District-level management and above is inconsistent, stubborn, rude, condescending, overcompensates over non-relevant issues, and racially/sexually biased while preaching "inclusivity." Homophobic staff.