Pros
It provides an excellent opportunity to work on customer service skills--and the members can be very rewarding to interact with. Co-workers are generally friendly and supportive, and there are some members of management who take an interest in your development.
Cons
Flagrant disregard for providing breaks. As a lifeguard, I sat on the pool deck for 6-8 hours without ever receiving a lunch break (or even a regular break) because Meritt "had nobody that was qualified to watch the pool". Even going to the bathroom required me to ask a manager to sit (which was illegal, since they weren't trained as lifeguards). There was one point at which I was scolded because I had to ask a manager to sit so I could USE THE RESTROOM. Merritt never closes in unsafe weather conditions, even if other local businesses in the area do. There was one point at which I had to drive up to the club at 5 am, on sleet-covered, unsalted roads (after a very large snowstorm) because the club insisted on being open. Club management didn't seem to care about staff members risking their safety to get there. Employees are viewed as disposable, or easily replaceable, and it shows. Rather than taking employee comments or complaints seriously, they are brushed off by upper management--and I believe this dismissive attitude comes from the thought process of, "If the employee really hates it so much, they'll leave, and we'll hire somebody else: no big deal."