Pros
While very dependent on your individual STL, can be a wonderful place to work. You get to meet some great people, develop some amazing friendships, and learn to grow as an individual. Will really care about your personal development if you are willing to put in the time and effort. Pay is at, if not above, industry average and executive compensation is reflective of performance and effort. This is a great position and great company to work for if you want to develop and learn to be a leader.
Cons
Especially as of late, company direction has been schizophrenic changing focus and directions frequently. Lack of work life balance makes it tough to start/raise a family, you can sometimes expect a 7-8 day stretch here and there or 60-70+hour weeks when busy. You get what you sign on for in terms of holiday craziness and seasonal fluctuations. Recent position cuts and restructuring has increased our level of stress and reduced our level of service that we can provide to our guests, doing more with less has become the daily struggle in stores. ETLs at times become overpaid team members and no longer leaders due to reduced resources, we have to pick up the slack created by less payroll.