Pros
The other people working there are generally quite friendly.
Cons
Where do we start? This place is a total scam. I'm afraid there is no other way of putting it. Firstly, they advertise the role as a "Junior Marketing Assistant". This is completely false, it is actually a sales role. Your actual job title is "Independent Sales Associate" and which is a glorified title for "chugging" - signing people up for charities on the streets. Secondly, they advertise a £17,000-£25,000 salary. This is entirely false. In actual fact you are paid 100% on commission. For the top 5-10% of employees this works out well, for everyone else you will earn far below the minimum wage, you will often have days in which you do not make a single sale. You will also have to travel to the office every morning, travel from the office to where you are based (you are sent to places in or around London, some as far as an hour outside of London, travel expenses are not covered), you are then expected to return to the office in the evening. You will not know where you are based until the morning you arrive at the office, you could easily spend £30+ a day on travel even if living just a few tube stops away from the office. Thirdly, you are expected to work Monday to Saturday from around 7:30am-8pm. Literally over 12 hours a day for six days a week. Their response to this? They will tell you that you are actually self-employed and can choose how many hours you work each week. The reality? If you work any less than what I just mentioned, they will treat you terribly, refuse to help you and try to force you out. They will accuse you of having a "bad attitude" and do whatever it takes to isolate you. Fourthly, they will drum into you the importance of having a positive attitude. Whilst on the face of it this seems like a good thing, trust me: it isn't! They try and manipulate this by claiming that the number of sales you make is purely down to attitude. You are expected to work inside or outside in all weathers (more often than not you'll be outside). If no one will stop for you because it is heavily raining and freezing cold? Bad attitude. If you are located in a quiet area with few people passing through? Bad attitude. If you are located in an area where the majority of people are underage, overage or unemployed? Bad attitude. If you have a great attitude, stop 100 people but have an unfortunate day in turning stops into sales because for whatever reason, people are unable or unwilling to sign up on the street? You guessed it, bad attitude! They will stop you from discussing how many sales you made, as they don't want staff discouraging each other with low sales figures. If you have a bad day, they will not let you discuss it. You have to pretend you had a great day regardless of the outcome, otherwise they will further isolate you. Fifthly, the positive reviews on this site are mostly fake reviews either written or paid for by management. The cons are mostly very dubious (eg. no vending machines, the coffee isn't strong enough etc.) Have a read for yourself! Also the staff turnover is ridiculous. There are 10-15 staff there on average, there will generally be at least two new arrivals and two people leaving each week. Sixthly, they will feed you constant propaganda on how you can progress very quickly if you put the effort in. It is very true that you can progress to leadership fairly swiftly (the second of five stages). However, 90-95% of people will make it no further than leadership (which is exactly the same pay structure). To summarise, this is the only job in which you work 72-hour weeks for a potentially negative salary in all sorts of conditions, often getting abused by members of the public who (perhaps understandably) don't like being pestered constantly to sign up for charities. Some of the sales you make won't earn you a penny if the customer cancels within two weeks. They will not tell you about the pay structure until very late in the lengthy interview process. They will not tell you about the hours until you have accepted the offer to start.
