Pros
Very autonomous, like having your own business. Supervisor and upper management are very hands off. Nobody looking over your shoulder. A nice bit of extra money each month, but not much - this is not a career.
Cons
As all of these reviews stated, the pay is so low for what you actually have to do. Most of the stores don't want your products or to deal with ATA, so they can be disrespectful. There is no reward for increasing your sales. In the fourth quarter, merchandisers are inundated with extra product "to increase your 4th quarter sales" but there is no incentive to do so. They are making a lot of money of your hard work, with absolutely ZERO going to the merchandiser. $11 for a job anywhere in California is really hard to swallow. No raises.