Pros: Lots of support. Friendly coworkers and customers. Learning a lot through helping customers and from other knowledgeable coworkers. Ability to advance to higher positions.

Cons: Lots of bureaucracy. Some customers were rude. Some workers have more responsibility than others.

Pros: Great team-oriented atmosphere. Great decision-making structure, where employees are empowered to satisfy customers by solving concerns immediately, rather than waiting on a manager. Great training programs to help you learn the departments within the store, rather than just filling a department with a warm body. Great training programs for business management include inventory control, customer service skills, and management skills. Great opportunities to learn new things. This company takes pride in hiring and training the best. You don't always have to have extensive credentials or the most education; they will teach you everything you need to know. Very good profit-sharing structure that puts revenue over plan directly back into the front-line associates' pockets. Great opportunities for advancement. Over 90% of district, regional, and executive management started right on the sales floor.

Cons: Schelling is very sporadic; you have to find a way to adjust weekly unless working in a position that has some type of pattern.

Pros: They're trying to have a start-up culture, almost there.

Cons: The Dev-Ops model for our team means working nights and weekends if there are issues.