Pros
I was a manager/photographer at a Jcp salon. It was really fun, educational, creative. I loved my coworkers and still keep in contact with them years later. I get calls from Lifetouch still about rehiring and it's nice they keep me in mind. They have decent benefits package, they are better than most companies for part time employees. Earned vacation and sick days and paid holidays, Time and a half on Sundays, earned bonuses.
Cons
Flat out the pay sucks. You got to really love your job to accept such low wages. Especially for a job with extensice training and the use of your brain and creative skills. Also you have to be on call a lot and don't always have garunteed hours. That makes it hard to have a second job or a reliable schedule at all.