1. Hours: a 40 hour work week does not exist. It's more like 45-52 hours per week and forget about the luxury of having an hour lunch.
2. Don't even think about asking for a holiday week off. It's an unwritten rule and you will be ridiculed just for asking,
3. Weekends don't exist. Having a Tuesday or Wednesday off is not ideal especially if you are trying to make plans with your family for a weekend outing.
4. At Least two nights a week are mandatory for assistant managers. try working a 3-12 and being the only adult in the store with teenagers. It's a nightmare. One of those 2 nights is typically a weekend night, so dates are limited.
5. You never know when you will be transferred. Transfers come down one day and the next day you're off to some other store which is typically a good 30-50 minute ride away from where you live.
6. No path is created for young managers. It's sit wait, be patient and maybe if we like you in a few yrs you may be promoted. I graduated with honors, won awards for my stores and as a CSM, worked on special assignments and now am working toward my MBA and still no movement.
7. Male dominated company. Females and have to work much harder to be to taken seriously and acknowledged than the other male assistant managers regardless of the number of years with the company. Women are MUCH nicer and can easily smooth things over with upset shoppers (who are typically females).
