Pros
The uniform/fs industry is a great way to cut your chops in sales. The industry is respected because of the resilience and grit required to succeed. Additionally, you get to see some interesting places and help small businesses reduce their costs especially when they are getting the Cintas billing pain.
Cons
My particular branch lacked a strong sales culture. They demanded growth out of the sales team but offered no administrative, service, or management support to help facilitate said growth. The office manager and CSRs were dubbed the sales prevention department. They were unwilling to assist and would often mess up important orders without any accountability. Additionally, it is impossible to be perfect in this industry. They make you drink the Koolaid and think that you are selling the best service and are going to help your customers alleviate all of the pain that they experienced but it's never true. I had many sleepless nights over botched installations, complaints from customers, and tremendous guilt from not delivering on the promises I made.
