Pros
15% staff discount, Can be fun if you're on shift with the right people
Cons
I'm working my last shift today and I can honestly say I've never felt so relieved! Started part time as a retail assistant around college last year, loved my job. Had loads of staff and always got on well with everyone in the store. About six months in I was suddenly forced to go to a different store 40 minutes away from home, spent a total of 6 weeks there running shifts as a supervisor which I had never done before in my life and had never been trained for. This also broke my car because of the many miles I racked up, which meant I had to go and buy a new car on finance to be able to keep travelling to this other shop. I then rack up nearly 2000 miles on my brand new car. Constantly told the manager and area manager I wanted to be back in my own store and basically was told to get over it. Then finally got back into my own store and was running shifts as a supervisor every week, still being paid as a sales assistant! Only in January this year I was promoted to supervisor. Was never allowed to take my holidays and even when granted I was then expected to work during my holidays. Would be phoned at 5am saying they needed me in work. Ended up turning my phone off at night just to get them to leave me alone on my days off. Horrible. The place has left me depressed and on the verge of a breakdown! Doing stocktake every Saturday until midnight, sometimes later, and always unpaid after 10pm. NEVER WORK HERE. Also, if you think you can spend time with your family or even take the day off to move house, think again!