Pros
great pay for skilled labor (sewing in alterations). willing to accomodate when child sick at school. nice coworkers in department. salespeople managers and customers request your service as a fitter when you make them both feel good and look good, which is sign of good customer service. 20 percent discount on everything except alterations (which i do myself at home). can trade with coworkers for days or times if u have an upcoming personal event, as long as hours are equal. nice lunch room with tv/micro/fridge/sink/window to outside world. clean store; most people pick up after themselves. occasional 30 percent discount during employee-only sales a couple times a year.
Cons
retiring manager hired people of same cultural background as hers (foreign-born), saying the rest of us wouldnt have hours cut... guess what? i was not of her background, she eventually gave them more hours then i had at fulltime, and eventually i was cut to one or two days a week, sometimes not even an 8-hour day. she would sometimes redo a sewer's work to keep him in good standing. not fair at all... his work would come back for realteration a few times a week. mine came back only three or four times in three years, plus i was requested frequently by high-dollar regular customers. manager was visibly jealous and questioned me in front of my coworkers. they were shocked by some of her negative comments and speak up for me, but i was still let go. same manager RETIRED SIX MONTHS before my layoff and she was still consulted in my release. i was tested by upper mgmt... she was buddy/buddy with same manager (LONG PERSONAL PHONECALLS WITH EACH OTHER during work hours we could all hear in office). something is wrong with this picture.