Pros
professional experience- complicated business provides experience withing multiple aspects of the industry. Ability to learn and see how each part of the business community works together to accomplish a project- from accounting to finance to marketing to retail
Cons
Complicated business model- lack of effective communication between departments, lack of consistency within in programs and departments especially between their corporate banner stores and independents. There is no clear vision of the direction that the company will take in order to be successful and profitable. There are no performance management systems in place and no one seems to be held accountable for their work. There is no work life balance- which is due to the inefficiencies in how they do business. You are expected to be at work/ on call at all times. The company lacks diversity and everyone is counting down the months to their retirement. Succession planning is non-existent.