Pros
You get to work with some really cool people and meet weird New Yorkers. Unionized so you get PTO, health benefits, and vacation time after a year, two years, etc.
Cons
Tourists really suck. But the worst part about working at Strand is the management/upper management. The management does the BARE minimum for their workers. There are several people who work in the store that have been there for YEARS and management/owner does nothing to show gratitude for their hard work and loyalty. Show some respect to your workers and also there is so much you could do to boost staff morale that's not just a 10 minute chair massage one day a year. That's so dumb. Also if you even try to take time off during the holidays good luck. It will never get approved and you will never be able to spend time with your family. *DEEP BREATH* ALSO when hiring new full time staff they try to make sure you're not working on Mondays because most union holidays fall on a Monday and if you work on Mondays you get time and a half+ 8 extra hrs of pay. So since Nancy is running the store on "tight margins" she'll do everything in her power to make sure you get as little as possible. Okay one last thing and then I'm done. During my interview I was told there would be a lot of opportunities for upward mobility. If they tell you this, it is a bald faced lie. You have to be working there for years to get any kind of promotion. Or you have to beg and beg and beg.