Pros
*Room for advancement beyond store level of relocatable. *Great place to work if you love fashion. *Can be open and honest with most upper management. *Managers only work 40 hours a week. *Company tries to keep the atmosphere fun.
Cons
*The expectations set feel nearly impossible to attain. *Standards are set VERY high and if not met, it will likely cost you your job regardless of the circumstances. *The company continues to change things and not for the better as far as the field associates are concerned. *Stores are not given enough hours to keep a full staff. Part time staff can usually only get 10-12 hours at most unless they are a part time manager and then its about 18-20. *Have changed the review structure in the middle of the year for the last two years. Was told in August that it was on a point structure. You earn points towards your rating. In February was told that the only way to get a positive review is to make the goal they set for your store. *I use to feel like I could run my store by making decisions based on what I felt was best for my store, but recently we have been given standard operating procedures that cannot be deviated from. It feels a lot like micro managing that not everyone needs. Company prides itself on claiming work/life balance because they only have you work 40 hours but if you have a family, your working when your family is at home as your not allowed to come in more than 15-30 minutes before the store opens(usually10). That means to get an 8 hour day in, you're there until 6 or 6:30. Doesn't leave a whole lot of room to make it to activities, etc.