Vantaggi
Overall great first job to earn some income. Fun work culture. Coworkers and management are kind and helpful. Diverse staffing. Everyone cares about the store and their role in it. Not a hostile environment. Easy scheduling. Generous time off & leave policies. If you need to switch from full-time to part-time or want to go on vacation, it's no hassle. Pre-pandemic it was very busy. As of recently, you have more downtime.
Svantaggi
You get a lot of visually oriented tasks, yet upper management can't decide on best practices. This means a project you've put a lot of effort into can be changed the next day, which can be demotivating. Despite employee input, higher-ups send senseless shipments (items we have too much of, don't sell, out of season, do not ring up, or get pulled from shelves). Customers then berate you about store selection. Excess shipments pose a safety hazard in the stockroom. Upper management doesn't communicate efficiently. (Sending task emails way too late in the day to get it done) Ungodly low pay for such a large business. You are not only a cashier but a stocker, warehouse worker, shipment coordinator, sanitation, visual merchandiser, and sales rep. If you're a manager or shift lead, you're also all of the above. Payroll is sloppy. Short breaks & lunches. No employee discount.