Pros
- Some great people - Chance to explore all different aspects of retail - Ability to promote your own ideas and drive them through interdisciplinary teams - A lot to learn and opportunities to branch out beyond your exact job description - Decent amount of visibility to senior leadership - Decent pay
Cons
- Political chaos - only a few are favored, the rest are hung out to dry - Lack of strategy and execution - they claim to have a solid strategy that everyone should follow, but at the end of the day, the politics always get in the way, and you end up with a jumble of silo projects each meant to push a different agenda - Poor selection of management - seems like the right people are never the ones to get promoted, and they keep people around who add no value - Rapid turnover with no training or documentation - new people are thrown into the circus with no direction and the "seasoned" folks (1-2 year tenure) have to spend a lot of time training on the job. With the complex nature of the company and high learning curve, it takes a long time before someone can actually get the hang of things - Old legacy systems that prevent quick turnaround of projects. Many support teams have project lists that are miles long, and leadership does not prioritize the projects - Lack of resources to do everything that needs to be done - No 401K match, no real holiday parties or celebrations within the company (the half-hearted attempts to have parties are just sad...) - Low morale among pretty much ALL employees