Pros
-You get to grow under leaders in your field, growing your tool belt immensely. -Your coworkers become close friends, motivating you to do your best work.
Cons
Despite the above, avoid this company like a burning ship. Senior leadership doesn't communicate to the team and are usually unresponsive: There is no value in diversity and pronouns are treated as optional. Be prepared to work overtime for no appreciation or pay, and to eat lunch at your desk/in a corner if you even get to eat. This company is experiencing insane turnover due to lack of communication and management from the bottom up, in-store and in the corporate offices. Did your paycheck have an error on it? Expect to get that fixed in 3-4 months. There is no loyalty or bench-building. All open senior positions are external hires. Despite multiple instances reported to HR, men in senior positions can keep their job and work with new employees despite continuous reports of sexual harassment. Many of my former coworkers have had their letters of resignation completely ignored until it's time to pay off tabs or turn in keys. If you do get a response, expect it to be blasé and impersonal. Expect to get immediately fired if you put in your notice and then get sick and need a day to rest. Be prepared to prove that you're sick and be treated like you are incapable to work from home, as if it's a luxury to WFH in today's world in a corporation. During the height of a pandemic and a looming election in NYC, we were asked to go back into the store to pierce July 2020, and return to the office August 2020. There were multiple confirmed COVID-19 cases. This could be the place where you begin to thrive, maybe. But proceed with extreme caution.