Pros
The best reason for me are the people I work with. Harris Teeter really does a great job in hiring the best out of the people that apply. Everybody knows everybody and I have developed so many amazing relationships with some of the people I work with that I will never forget. If you work at Harris Teeter you WILL make a lot of new friends because everyone is friendly here. That is why the work environment is a lot more positive than other grocery stores, because of the friendliness. Harris Teeter pays better than every other major grocery store around here. No questions asked. They have some good benefits, especially the profit-sharing bonus that you get twice a year. Scheduling is very flexible. It's easy to get the days off that you want to get off.
Cons
Harris Teeter has been cutting hours for about a year now. Apparently its something coporate has required the stores to do, but it really hurts us. It makes the employees work VERY strenuous hours, because its almost like we are constantly under-staffed. Almost EVERY TIME I look up from my register there is at least one or two people in line. It's just really hard to stay motivated when you can't stop and sit back for even 20 seconds to just relax a little. It is hard to get a raise...I make 7.85 an hour and I have worked here for 1.5 years. I found out NEW cashiers were making 8.35 an hour and I was infuriated. I trained some of them. It's almost insulting. I have been trying to get a raise for months now...they always claim to be on a "raise freeze." How about some of that BS. Management is really dependent on each store individually, but the whole senior management in my store has been overhauled in my time here. I don't like most of the new managers.