Pros
You'll familiarize yourself with a large selection of textiles and furniture brands for a young designer due to the volume of items you'll be tasked with pricing. If you are interested in Residential design, you'll experience jobs primarily in the local area with a few out-of-state projects. You'll be limited in cross-team collaboration but will learn good foundational skills to manage job tasks from start to finish with sourcing, pricing, and preparing for client presentations.
Cons
The company's team business model is siloed. If you are put on a team with a poor senior leader, you'll be subject to stifled growth opportunities and often used as a scapegoat for errors. It's a very "stay in your lane" team culture model. It was common practice to blame the bottom of the totem pole before admitting they messed up to Sr. Leadership or were poor leaders themselves. Hiring a new employee is easier than looking internally at their failings. Suppose it seems like this company has a revolving door and is always hiring; it's because it is. This company has had over 200+ employees leave due to poor management and leadership that values the dollar over employee satisfaction. Those who have been there for a decade or more simply have dug in their heels and are living by the motto "it's the devil you know". As a younger designer, you are put into an administrative role immediately to learn the ins and outs of the business, which is great, except once there, it's tough to get out and challenge yourself with continued education. It's a very cinderella who must complete all of her chores before going to the ball type role. The internal design review process is all funneled through the owner. Her unity of command makes it very clear who provides marching orders and makes final decisions. It would be fine if you felt valued after the hours and hours of work that go into a design review and client presentation. But the culture does not support that type of comradery.