Pros
Commissioned sales vs just hourly pay.
Cons
You're required to treat all your coworkers like you do with customers - always be fake nice and be hyper submissive. If you don't do this your days are numbered. Professional isn't enough. You must be fake nice to everybody at all times or they'll brand you a bad apple and not a team player. Not into chitchat or are the type of person used to be being straight-to-the-point? That doesn't work there - they'll be offended and hold it against you. They'll then hold back pay increases based on that. ESOP only, No 401k match. I've seen people let go just before getting their next year's shares just to rob them of that. You're required to work every other weekend and close two nights a week regardless of position you hold. Most of the management are high school graduates that managed to stick it out long enough to work their way up to obtain a centimeter of authority - and they lord that over everybody they can. The ASLs are like a high school clique. Nothing can be trusted in confidence. Everything they overhear or see will be shared amongst the entire clique. If you have any professional experience and find yourself in this place for a survival job or part-time gig, be warned. Like most retailers, you're required to push their Visa on everybody. Keep this in mind if usury is against your religious beliefs.