Pros: My five years with Costco served as a phenomenal steppingstone in my career as a manager. Not only does this company offer great perks and, of course, their healthcare coverage, but they really taught me the structure of how to run a business.

Cons: Weekends and holidays are pretty much mandatory. It is a very corporate structure with those standard cons. And of course, it’s retail-based, so you have to have the right personality and energy.

Pros: Pay, benefits, people, environment, flexibility

Cons: Management, work-life balance, anxiety, not enough pay for what you do.

Pros: Constantly expanding. Good benefits, full-time opportunities, raises based on total hours worked.

Cons: Cult. They expect you to be an emotional machine that works until you sweat and bleed. They push you to harass shoppers into getting a more expensive membership or to sign up for a credit card. Always pushing employees to go faster and then reprimanding them for making mistakes. Shoppers are king. Don't upset the shoppers. Let the shoppers abuse the employees.