Pros
The non management coworkers you work with are all solid human beings. Mostly salt of the earth. The discount is phenomenal and probably the best in retail to be honest. Aaron an ASL is a great guy and really cared for his team. Also the upstairs is LEAGUES better than the managers downstairs. Ferris wheel is sweet and so is the cafe.
Cons
Quite literally ALL of management / ASL’s are sleeping together or sleeping with the staff and I swear it’s encouraged. Don’t know how it’s ethical or a positive for management to be sleeping with or MARRIED to people in Asset Protection. Most of the staff is high school aged / young 20’s or should be retired and playing with their grandkids, yet management treats everyone like they’re 12. Walking past problem areas that take 1 second to clean up but would rather “delegate” the task. Just fold the shirt man come on don’t grab me while I’m in the middle of something to do that. It takes you longer to tell me to fold the singular messed up shirt than folding it. They DO NOT lead by example, do as I say not as I do. ASL’s make 18-24 an hour yet act like they’re working on Wall Street. Slow down I promise the store isn’t going anywhere. “These shoes are scuffed out of the box I can take 5% off?” Yes that extra 5 dollars off these already messed up shoes is so helpful. The money isn’t coming out of your pocket help the dang customer haha. Having an entire in house marketing team that essentially is useless not one time before working here did I even know what the store was despite being in Arizona over 10 years (it’s been open less than 5 to be fair). Credit cards, credit cards, credit cards. Buying a 5 dollar item with cash? PITCH THE CARD. How about sell the experience like you talk about rather than a credit card that is usury? (26%+ interest rate) No one truly lives their values, you got managers cheating on their spouses there despite having kids and everyone just bats their eyes. “Christian company” by the way. Work two weekends does not mean you’re working one Saturday and Sunday, it means you’re working bare minimum 4/8 saturdays/Sundays. Everyone is an adult yet can’t have their phones in their pocket, God forbid you learn you have a family emergency and need to step away, nah you’ll have to see it on your break that they don’t give you cause you only get a lunch not a 15 sorry tough luck even if you work 6-7 hours. I get not having a phone on the floor but I’m not scrolling TikTok I’m texting my sick parent or partner dude the putting it back in my pocket while NO ONE is around.