Vantaggi
- The store managers at my location were good people. I often wished they owned the store without JC Licht's oversight and monopolization of Chicago-area Ace Hardwares. - I enjoyed learning about paint and hardware - I liked connecting with neighborhood locals through my store
Svantaggi
- The district manager fired me for taking a few extra minutes for lunch during a few slow days. This was accomplished via dystopian surveillance, and I was given no warning or opportunity to self-correct - The district manager was smiling while he was firing me, and made inappropriately harsh comments about "not knowing how the job market is out there." - Training and expectations to grow expertise in both paint & hardware continues over a long time period - Pay is not a living wage, lower than Home Depot - They have no problem wasting time and money on funneling new hires through a complex system instead of collaborating with current employees to improve outcomes - The Operating System in the paint department is outdated and filled with inefficiencies that hurt both customer and worker - 401k matching discontinued during my second month of working there - Christmas bonus discontinued during my first season of working there