Treated like a resource, not a person
Pros
Smith's has lot of resources and opportunities for employees, and many benefits that increase with the more hours that you work for them. You will get promoted for working hard, but raises are few and far between; they are usually quick to demote those with a poor work ethic. If you happen to apply to an already healthy store, you will be fine.
Cons
It's a "work-to-win" system, as a new part-time employee will receive no benefits. Management is very apathetic towards employees, they want results, and don't care if your department is understaffed. The OSAT score that they push employees to strive for is an inherently broken system and promotes an unhealthy work environment. The willingness to work around your schedule for a college student is completely dependent on your department manager, you may or may not have a bad experience with that. No store consistency. A promotion will often lead to more responsibility with little compensation for the extra stress. Many managers are asked to transfer to other stores on a whim every few months.
