Vantaggi
It was an interesting product to sell and the clientèle were unlike any other you'll ever meet(Insanely wealthy mothers whose kids need to be wearing the height of international fashion. They started me at a decent pay rate.
Svantaggi
There is little to no opportunity for promotion as there are very few stores in the country and most only have 1 management position available. They recently "reorganized", firing all but 3 or 4 of the corporate staff and moving the headquarters from Chicago to NYC-which came as a surprise to everyone involved(except the fleeing President of the US stores). They were planning to fully remodel all of their stores into a new "look", but realized they couldn't afford the cost and instead began to just add a couple tables and change some lighting. In other words, not a very stable environment. The benefits package was mediocre at best, and no vision plan at all. You don't get vacation time until you've been with the company a full year. You also don't get the 401k plan until you've been with the company a full year either. Bonuses are given in the form of "cash" rewards to be redeemed only for Oilily stuff which makes it nearly worthless. Clothes are even still to expensive with an employee discount. They have begun to pay only slightly above minimum wage, as the company has been cutting costs.