Pros
Great discount if you like their products. The most wonderful co-workers I have ever worked with, bar none. Flexible work schedule, ability to take time off (but not paid vacation until you've been there three years) -- good for people who just want a few hours as second job or moms to get out of the house.
Cons
Unfortunately, my experience at TCS did not quite match up to my expectations of a Fortune top company to work for. It seems their Employee First culture is rapidly sliding downhill. You don't get a lot of variety in your shifts, and will end up working the register for 5 hours a lot, unless you have put yourself in the good graces of the Store managers. There is no stability in scheduling for part-timers, you tell them when you are available, and you will get shifts all over the place that will wildly vary week to week. Some weeks you may get 10 hours, another week 25 hours with different days and different shifts. You can't depend on a set income. The other thing that surprised me is the blatant disregard for breaks during shorter shifts. Our state requires a paid break for every 4 hours worked, and not once in three years was I ever offered a paid break during 4 to 5 hour shifts. For a company that says they put their employees first, that's a little shocking. Since they went public, the general manager has become obsessed to the point of calling people out on the sales floor to the point everyone is scared to death of her. It's not a fun place to work anymore.
