Pros
Working at Macy's was pretty much what I expected from the interview. I was hired for a Seasonal (Christmas) Sales Associate with the opportunity to stay on beyond that if I did well. Being in college at the time, the hours were flexible and the pay was fair. The company is a pretty nice one to work for in terms of upper management and HR. I was offered a full time position but I declined; retail work was just not for me.
Cons
The main reason I declined to stay at Macy's was that I had to do a great deal of menial tasks that other "senior" sales associates refused to do; instead they stood around and gossiped. They were senior to me in the respect that they had been there longer, not that their positions were above mine. Floor managers seemed to condone, or at least ignore the lack of work by most associates. Many had been there for 10+ years, and took no initiative which was frustrating.