Pros
Great discount, 40%. Great to say you work(ed) there.
Cons
- Hourly goal to sell product, if you didn't hit it, you're now expected to sell double that in the next hour (and so on, and no you did not get commission despite being pushed to make sales) - Was not treated equally to other workers (had an inkling it was due to skin color...) - The best workers were awarded for ignoring "poor looking" people and only going after those dressed well or eyeing expensive products (many people would sit and wait until someone comes to look at coats, they'd make the sale and be awarded promotions) - Insane standards (everything must be buttoned, zipped, perfectly folded and folded by it's unique style, you should already know the names of all clothing) - You can't leave unless all criteria is met (your assigned cubby needs to be perfectly clean, which is hard when customers shop while you're cleaning. It ends up in a never ending cycle of zipping/buttoning while customers keep shopping. Often will spend 30 minutes after my shift just fixing my cubby.) - Culture of "that was my sale/client" sets you up for sabotage and catfights. Management will step in to "resolve" this, and often favor seniority or their favorite worker. - If you try to reduce bottle neck by bringing things from the change room racks back to the sales floor, you're going to help all your colleagues but then get talked to by management for not selling $200 in the hour, and now have to sell $400 in this hour. - If you successfully hit your quota, congrats, now it's increased even more on your next shift ($150 > $250).