Pros
Your Co-workers become your friends and they are truly good people who were dooped just as you were. The pay is really good for just working at a clothing store. The clothes are really cute, but everyone on here is right, they fall apart. There have been several complaints where customers have returned items because of the quality, or it fell apart after one wash or one time wearing the item (this includes jeans, jewelry, shirts, dresses) All of these have come back MULTIPLE TIMES with the same or similar defects. It smells pretty good in the store. It's essentially a really expensive Forever 21 (some people thrive in Chaos) The titles look great on your resume and if you're into marketing, you will learn a lot about metrics. But you will need prayer to make it 6 months without issue.
Cons
The management can be belittling, degrading, and unfair. The schedule changes often without notice. The dress code changes to exclude whatever you currently have on that shift, but only for certain people. Any free time you have outside of work is time you could and should be spending at Altar'd State. The workload is unevenly distributed among the staff. There is nowhere to go for help. The harassment tip line is out of service and has been for almost 6 months (if not longer). Customer service puts you in touch with another number that is also out of service. IF YOU ARE JEWISH, MUSLIM, SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST, MENNONITE, JEHOVA'S WITNESS, OR YOU BELIEVE IN PUTTING GOD BEFORE ANYONE OR ANYTHING, THIS IS NOT THE JOB FOR YOU. You will be made into an outsider. Making daily profit margins has to be number one in your life. Your faith and beliefs are tested everyday. Be prepared to lay to rest your core values and pick up Altar'd States values. They DO NOT like it when people work more than one job and will harass you with your schedule to let you know they do not like you having another job or obligation you hold dearer than Altar'd State. (I.e. deliberately only scheduling you for one day a week even though your available for 5 while being short staffed and behind, to show they don't really want you around anymore -True story) You cannot suggest additional employment to anyone currently working with the company and in need of extra income. You WILL get into trouble, trust me. The racks are so full of product that 80% of them are broken. Not only is nothing ever done to fix this, but more and more shipment is brought out daily to add to the overflow. No one cares about the sale room or the fact that some people cannot afford $50 for a band Tee. If you are shopping in the clearance, you are less than and not worth the attention of the staff who could be helping people willing to buy full priced items (True story). You are taught not to meet the needs of the customer, but the needs of the business. I.e. force people through manipulation and dishonesty to buy more than they need or buy things they don't want to meet sales projections. I've seen people refused water breaks, bathroom breaks, and lunch breaks (myself included). I've watched coworkers FORCED to stay later than their shift. That's right FORCED.
