Katz Midas Franchise - Paid the bills, constantly understaffed, poor management, poor benefits, ZERI work/life balance.
Pros
Little micro-managing (as long as you "hit your numbers" pay was salary plus commission, which equates to a decent pay check if you are st a busy enough store.
Cons
Little to no recognition, although you are held to high responsibility. Reasonable starting salary, however good luck getting a raise. You are paid based on 40 hours, required to work 50, but scheduled 60 - however you are expected to cover any and all absences. If your assistant is on vacatiin, expect to work every open hour that week = 70 plus hours. Benefits are lacking, After one calendar year ( Jan. 1 to Jan. 1) you begin to ACCRUE vacation. After a year and a half of working outrageous hours to meet even crazier demands as a SALARIED MANAGER I was forced to BORROW a weeks paid vacation, and had to pay it back when I left Midas. Turnover rate is ridiculous, cannot keep a well staffed store for more than a month, and if you are lucky enough to get the proper amount of people, you will have to lay someone off the moment there is a bad week in sales. They will.make sure you will never get your last check, and good luck being afforded Unemployment as they are run by a team of attorneys willing to spend $5,000 to take your $1,000. My advice, take the job, get your experience and take advantage of discounted car repair...Then RUN!