Pros
How you lead is directly related to how you view the company and the job. I’ve been with the company over 10years and worked with good and bad leaders. You have to know the difference between leadership and management. You have to be involved and hands on. A Store Leader controls the atmosphere of the store overall. Company encourages development and internal promotions. Lots of policies and procedures - I list this as a positive because they are meant to govern daily tasks and operations to encourage safety and consistency. Encourages recognition from associate level up through corporate level. The company expects more leadership and less management at all levels.
Cons
Having worked my way up in this company I know that as a whole, as with any employer, this company does employ bad leaders. I know there is favoritism within teams from store level up through regional levels, perhaps even higher. Turn over at the store level is huge because the associates aren’t paid competitively enough. Bonuses are hard if not impossible to achieve based on expense gate and the budget they give you.
