Pros
The pros are that experience tends to overrule degrees, etc. This I like, because retail is an everchanging environment, and to make it in the vast abyss that is Wal-Mart you must know change, instead of hiring people that spent 60+ hours in a classroom that didn't touch a register. I like Wal-Mart for that. Also you can 'go up' in the company if you open your requests on the Wal-Mart WIRE. And another pro is that you get two mandated 15 minute breaks (on the clock), and a one-hour clocked-out lunch break. These are helpul, and of which I have not experienced these at ANY other workplace!
Cons
Several cons. One is that if you/you area of the store is under what is called a 'scorecard' then your schedule tends to be run by Home Office (based in Bentonville, AR.). This I do NOT whatsoever agree with, due to the simple fact that you should plan your work around your life, not the other way around. Set schedules, I hope, prevail over what Wal-Mart aparently is trying to do. Another con is the lack of positive reinforcement. Managers will tell you to do something often, and not either ask you in the first place and/or will not thank your doing so of that/those particular tasks. Another con is the vast layers of management (WAY too many, as a matter of fact). There are 'too many chiefs and not enough Indians' in my own opinion One manger will often ask you something, some task to preform. Then another will ask you/tell you something completely different to preform, making it quite a stressful and counterproductive environment.