great pay; amazing benefits; company culture is strong. Although it is a worldwide company, you feel like a family; vacation/sick time off is great- having been with the company many years I get 5 weeks of PTO and a week a sick time; The building itself is a major benefit- lockers & showers, computer rooms, quiet/prayer room, coworker-only restaurant that serves a different meal each day for only $3, some locations have gyms and free bicycles to rent, lactation rooms for new moms, etc...; If you have the drive and ambition to do so, you can work your way up quickly as this company mostly hires from within and values experience and qualities over a degree.
Cons
Its retail, therefore sometimes it really sucks. It is very fast-paced and there is a lot of pressure to work at maximum productivity seemingly all the time. With the current structure, there is too much responsibility and tasks put on each department and when one person doesnt do their given task it becomes a domino effect easily making it difficult to hold people accountable when multiple people cannot do their job to the fullest because the preceding coworker could not do their job to the fullest and so on.
Comprehensive and reasonably priced benefits for a PT job. Culture is inclusive, diverse and open-minded. Coworkers are exceptional - many have college degrees and are overqualified for role which makes the work experience interesting.
Cons
It's retail so has the usual negatives. Decisions on pay are made at US corporate headquarters so any attempts to rectify local pay inequities simply don't happen. Re pay, it doesn't seem like anyone really looks at the whole picture for pay scales. Inquiries have been met with corporate rhetoric and any action takes years and then is too late and too little. The impression is that corporate compensation teams who analyze pay scales are more interested in justifying their current flawed model versus understanding true disparities in local markets and then identifying and implementing solutions.
Employee Review
Shopkeeper
Jan 28, 2017 - ShopkeeperPros
great pay; amazing benefits; company culture is strong. Although it is a worldwide company, you feel like a family; vacation/sick time off is great- having been with the company many years I get 5 weeks of PTO and a week a sick time; The building itself is a major benefit- lockers & showers, computer rooms, quiet/prayer room, coworker-only restaurant that serves a different meal each day for only $3, some locations have gyms and free bicycles to rent, lactation rooms for new moms, etc...; If you have the drive and ambition to do so, you can work your way up quickly as this company mostly hires from within and values experience and qualities over a degree.
Cons
Its retail, therefore sometimes it really sucks. It is very fast-paced and there is a lot of pressure to work at maximum productivity seemingly all the time. With the current structure, there is too much responsibility and tasks put on each department and when one person doesnt do their given task it becomes a domino effect easily making it difficult to hold people accountable when multiple people cannot do their job to the fullest because the preceding coworker could not do their job to the fullest and so on.
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Sep 25, 2021 - Sales Associate in Woodbridge, VAPros
Family like feeling, benefits and life insurance in first day, supportive teams, yearly increase, paid vacation, sick, and personal time.
Cons
Pay is low compared to other retailers.
Good benefits and people
Aug 18, 2021 - Logistics in Denver, COPros
Comprehensive and reasonably priced benefits for a PT job. Culture is inclusive, diverse and open-minded. Coworkers are exceptional - many have college degrees and are overqualified for role which makes the work experience interesting.
Cons
It's retail so has the usual negatives. Decisions on pay are made at US corporate headquarters so any attempts to rectify local pay inequities simply don't happen. Re pay, it doesn't seem like anyone really looks at the whole picture for pay scales. Inquiries have been met with corporate rhetoric and any action takes years and then is too late and too little. The impression is that corporate compensation teams who analyze pay scales are more interested in justifying their current flawed model versus understanding true disparities in local markets and then identifying and implementing solutions.
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