Pros
The discount (40%) is great, and generally speaking your co workers are usually fun. I have found that moving up to management can be done very quickly. I went from sales associate to PT asst manager with just 2 months, and in another 6 months I was a FT asst manager with benefits and bonuses. If you are willing to actually do your job and are good at selling/helping people it can be very easy for you.
Cons
Unfortunately sometimes it can be a bit too easy to move up and some people are in positions they definitely don’t deserve to be. I mean I worked with someone who was at least 20-60 late EVERY day, called off every time there was a big boxing match or sports game and was just lazy all around and he was a store manager. They also do not pay your worth at all. I used to go back and forth to other store locations to help out other managers, worked on days I needed off, and was always a yes type of person and my wage is terrible, just barely above minimum wage. Also I wish the DMs wouldn’t just straight ignore and neglect stores, they never wanted to answer any questions or needs we had but the second our sales dropped we would have emails/phone calls/store visit constantly. I personally just got very fed up with lids which is why I am no longer there.