Vantaggi
Initially the pay (including gain sharing, christmas bonus, benefits etc.) and the opportunity for advancement - not to mention the tuition reimbursement - greatly exceeded any other part-time job out there. the camaradarie is unheard of in the modern business world and the family (albeit dysfunctional at times) atmosphere makes it much easier to go into such a high-stress environment.
Svantaggi
unfortunately with the economic downturn many of the "selling" points for part-time management positions have been cut (gain sharing, christmas bonus). part-time sups along with the hourly employees are on the front lines and will be the first to feel the brunt of a tough operating day. while the union is still protecting it's employees livelyhoods the part-time sups are now being asked to do more with less (this coming from a sup who helped propel a certain shift into the number one slot in the country for overall performance). the pressure's mounting but the incentives for performing above and beyond your job description are disappearing. it would be a shame to see a one hundred year plus company lose some of it's greatest assets - it's people - just to save a few dollars even though the company still manages to pull in hundreds of millions (perhaps a few billion) dollars in revenue even during the economic crises. i'm not naive. it's a capitolist company in a capitolist society and making money by offering superior service to our customers is the nature of the business. it would be a shame though to see greed lose many of the people who helped make the company all that money in tough times. you guys have made it a long time by being a company that holds integrity up high. if you keep putting the squeeze on the men and women on the front lines you won't just be losing that integrity.