Vantaggi
I worked as a Brain Coach at the store inside of FAO Schwarz (although I heard this location may be moving to somewhere else in Manhattan). They care about their employees and their customers. The company is growing VERY rapidly, so there will definitely be room for promotions. In the two months I worked at Marbles, four people out of 16 were promoted to Manager, Assistant Manager, Regional Manager, and Head Brain Coach.
If you like quick strategy games, this is the store for you. They will hold you to high standards, so not only will you need to know how to play every game inside and out, but you will need to actively approach customers, befriend them, and try to sell them games. However, you will get weeks to learn the games and you get paid to play them!
Everyone I worked with was high energy and outgoing. We even had a pizza party and a cookie party during the Christmas rush to celebrate our success!
Oh and Lindsay (the CEO and Co-Founder) stopped by our location to meet the employees and do some selling of her own!!
Svantaggi
While this job will teach you how to better interact with customers and become a better salesman, it will require a lot of motivation and energy (although since I worked during the Christmas rush at the busiest location, I may be biased). Honestly, there are not a lot of negatives. The pay is OK and the hours are flexible (8 hour shifts).