Pros
-Fantastic, well made clothing and accessories -50% discount off full-priced merchandise -Got to try on clothes at work when it was slow to see how items fit and better sell them -Great advertising draws people in -Company that you can say you're proud to work for -Opportunities to work at other locations or transition to Old Navy or Banana Republic -Very low stress job in comparison to other places I have worked. It's easy to fold clothes, smile at customers, exchange a different size for a customer in the fitting room, ring purchases up, and pull out a marking gun and start tagging some markdowns.
Cons
-Hours were rare and unpredictable. On a good week, I would get about 25 hours. On a bad week, I would get 4. There was definite favoritism on who got what hours. Admittedly, I was favored and got about 20 hours on average. But like I said, it could never be depended on. -They tend to overhire. So you'll have 20 workers and each of them will have anywhere from 4-12 hours a week on average. This is to promote your ability to work harder and get more hours (I guess). -Upon starting, they paid slightly above minimum. However, after 1 year of service with them, and high performance marks on my review, I was offered an 18 cent raise. Management tried to tell me that this was a "spectacular" raise. Seriously? And then shortly after my review, minimum wage went up and was more than what I was earning with my new raise. They didn't adjust it, which meant that new hires were earning more than I was. -Lateral moves in the company are easy, such as transferring to a different store. Moving upwards is almost impossible, as there aren't many positions that open up and when they do, they tend to outside hire. -Be prepared to be all about getting Gap card applications!! It's all about Gap cards, Gap cards, and more Gap cards! And if you're working a fitting room and not the register, it's super hard to claim credit for you "selling" the Gap card to a customer. Also, hours are often based on how many credit applications you run. I guarantee, you'll end up getting one yourself, just to make your goal on a slow day.