Vantaggi
Costco provides a good working environment with excellent benefits (for the industry). The company is led by a "man of the people" who makes obeying the law, taking care of the members (consumer), and taking care of employees an effective way to reward shareholders. The quality of product we sell is quite high which means that I don't have to deal with irate members often. The price is also fair (besides luxury goods the highest profit % is 14%). The employees are taken care of well by industry standards and there are many long term employees as a result. Sinegal is a fierce warrior on our behalf, spurning Wall Street in defense of his values. Lots of room to promote as the company is solid even in these troubled financial times and looking to expand.
Svantaggi
Communication is poor in general. This company has many levels of management but "office" work is nearly universally looked down upon in the warehouses. Lots of discretion the actual operation of each individual warehouse is left up to the location manager so company wide standards are vague and subject to interpretation (this can be beneficial at times as well). Hours are odd due to the retail environment. Being a member of the service industry has many downsides as well when dealing with difficult or upset individuals.