Pros
* Companionable and accepting coworkers * Generally friendly and appreciative customers * a range of day-to-day job responsibilities that keeps things interesting and rewarding
Kontras
* low compensation rates * poor execution of employee training policies * undervaluation of additional skills, training, expertise, and requirements for skilled labor jobs such as custom framing and replenishment compared to baseline associates * chronic understaffing issues caused by constricted scheduling and hiring policies * high staff turnover, resulting in little preservation of institutional knowledge * recurring supply shortages due to artificial budgetary restrictions * uneven quality control on custom frame materials shipped from central distribution * in-house frame design software suffers from a range of problems due to poorly implemented or missing features, unaddressed bugs, and fundamental design flaws