Vantaggi
Walgreens provided fair compensation, great benefits, and made the transition from store level to corporate very smooth for me. I had to leave the merchandiser position for personal reasons, but would have loved to stay in the position were it more conducive to me getting things in my personal life accomplished.
Svantaggi
Merchandisers lead a very lonely life and have the added expense of some sanity and personal freedom. The hours are great, the job can be exciting and challenging, but I know that for me, two years was all I could muster. I need to have some sort of personal support network, and the lack of it was detrimental to me. The position is very wearing on the emotions and the physical if you don't set aside time for yourself to reconnect with family and friends and take care of your own needs as well as the needs of the position.