Pros
-Hard Work is recognized (usually) and promotions are available (store branch) -A Friendly, team orientated workplace* (retail)- *quite dependent upon the manager -Requires Skill and provides training to sharpen/improve skills -401K is offered to part time help (rare these days) -Usually there is no one "breathing down your back" while you complete a job or task (some personal trust based freedom) -Job is generally enjoyable- everyday is something different (very minor monotony).
Cons
Corporate is often VERY out of touch with the retail/store atmosphere- they make decisions and rely upon us to deal with the consequences (e.g. Longer store hours, less staffing permitted; Or during a quarterly Increase in business, a corporate call for reduction of hourly workers time). Can be frustrating. Managers, may have some control over the store but the DM runs the entire operation (for the good and bad). Due to this the ability that the store has to "make deals" with clients and contractors is very limited and constricted. Which causes frustration on both sides of the counter.