“Stressful at times”

Pros:  “Making something with sentimental value. Seeing the customers faces when they view the product”

Cons:  “INSANE at Christmas time and peak holiday. I had to sleep over in the store 4 times this past year to make sure everything got done on time.” – Full Review

“Great company with great benefits. Continuing to Thrive in the banking world”

Pros:  “Steady pace job. Constant work to be done.”

Cons:  “Paycheck is inconsistent because of your sales. Mundane, boring, for the simple minded.” – Full Review

“Would be a nice place to work if it was still run by the founders.”

Pros:  “There are some great employees, does not promote drug testing, casual dress code, will hire experienced employees at a slightly higher rate than minimum wage.”

Cons:  “Narcissitic bosses, no retirement plan, no vacation until you have worked there a year, no sick time for non-professional employees, performance reviews are few and…” – Full Review

“Great opportunity for advancement while gaining leadership skills.”

Pros:  “Great company to work for while going to college. There were great advancement opportunities for those who worked hard. Amazing benefits such as health/401K/employee stock…”

Cons:  “Very numbers driven culture. The job was very stressful when numbers were down. The company had a "restructuring" every year where leadership positions were…” – Full Review

“Store Manager from Assistant Store Manager”

Pros:  “Promotes from within, great place to work, and the most storied retailer in America.”

Cons:  “Not many. I Love it. Brooks is a very fair place to work. My new DSM is aloof part of the time but thats about it. He reads the first line of an email and replies…” – Full Review

“first one”

Pros:  “If your store is a high volume store you stay busy.”

Cons:  “The hours can be intense.” – Full Review

“Good for a short term job, but nothing I'd make a career out of”

Pros:  “Good job if you are positive and good at working with people. Some room for upward movement/promotions. Good commission, especially during busy months. Working directly with…”

Cons:  “Company changes their mind frequently on what areas they are going to focus on -- about every 3-6 months they roll out a different style. Commission structure…” – Full Review

“Unoriginal copycats providing mediocre products”

Pros:  “Employee Discount on store brands, good benefits”

Cons:  “Training is terrible. Sales program is annoying and car salesman-like. Secret shopper program is ridiculously complicated and overblown.” – Full Review