Pros
+ Flexible scheduling + 20% Discount + One on every street corner in FL + Discounted Stock + Discounted health and dental insurance + Easy to get a job at with no experience or work history + Great job for a high school or college student. +Job security (Auto parts will always be pure profit)
Cons
Advance is a Big Box retailer (Walmart, Target, Bestbuy) and not an auto parts retailer as its name implies. As with other Big Boxes the following cons occur: +Low pay (generally $8 starting, with 25 cent raises every year) +Constant cost cutting +Low Hours (see above, Fulltime = 28-35 hours) +Inadequate Staffing (Manager is salery so expect to work 70 hour weeks for 50 hours pay inorder to have the store open) +Blurring of Jobs (cashiers will do Manager work, Manager's do cashier's job) +Limited job growth. (you will never be more than a manger) +Dealing with the public. Advance has the following cons in particular: +Inexperienced employees (pay is too low to retain people with automotive knowledge. A good example, for the first 3 years working for the company I didn't even have a driver's license.) +Disconnected between stores and upper management. +Customers expect us to fix their cars, when we just sell parts. +No marketing. Most people call us "AutoZone" or a defunct company "Discount Auto Parts" +Horrible computer system +Outsourced Tech Support +Lack of focus on core business +Worst commercial program in terms of pricing and availabilities +Constantly changing goals, acronyms, and policies. Even before we achieve said goals, learn the new acronyms, and incorporate the new policies. +Only management gets bonuses even if you double your budget.