Pros
I came into this job only having ever volunteered for political campaigns. I had no sales experience. Everything was taught to me starting on day one. If I said I didn't understand something it was immediately explained to you in greater detail the next day. The team was small when I just joined, only 5 people. Now there are about 12 of us on staff. In less than three months on staff I was offered a promotion to field manager which came with a $2/hr raise. I think the lead director Vanessa has a strong vision for the team and is doing a lot to make sure that we don't have growing pains. -Management is caring and spends a lot of time working with the canvassers. -There is an hour of training every day, more for new employees. If you are able to vocalize what kind of help you need it's available to you. - The commission is one month's pay for every subscriber you bring in. It is possible to end up with hundreds of dollars in addition to your base pay. - There is a staff night every week which I think helps with morale - Working for a nonprofit (NPR and PBS) means that you are working for a lot of goodhearted people, the staff is very nice and there is usually very little drama.
Cons
-You have to work outside in all kinds of weather, this is primarily an outdoor job. - You cannot take a half-day. You can take off any day (without pay) that you schedule in advance but you cannot leave mid-shift. - There is next to no interaction with upper management outside of your program manager who visits once a month.