Pros
- I've worked in various stores and in every one of them there has always been a good mix of people. Diversity is very much embraced. - Management is extremely good about working the schedule for your advantage. - Decent starting pay, but very little opportunity for a pay raise as your time with the company and skills progress. - Decent benefits and a lot of days of leave w/ pay available to FT. - Working for a good cause. Generally it feels good helping out servicemen, their dependents, and retirees, especially when you're working overseas and you're the only bit of home they've got. It's also nice knowing that a good part of what the NEX makes goes into supporting MWR programs, which greatly enhance the quality of life of those in the military. Having grown up a military brat overseas, I have a great appreciation for programs like these that made living overseas a little easier. - You get NEX shopping privileges. Tax free shopping, competitive prices, as well as a great price matching policy can save you a lot.
Cons
- Very little opportunity for career advancement. As someone has already commented, managers are almost always outside hires. Supervisors get decent pay, but it may take many years for an associate to even be considered for that position and most associates don't last that long. - Very few full-time positions available. Most everyone is hired as a flex-time, but work full-time hours with absolutely no benefits. The NEX is not above taking advantage of its employees. - Management is often incompetent and does not communicate with its associates and supervisors. Upper management is completely disconnected from the sales associates. - Sales Associates are not given the respect they deserve. If an associate voices a concern, complaint, or offers a suggestion, they are almost always ignored.