Pros
Great atmosphere for promoting health and fitness lifestyle - encouraging healthy lifestyle by educating staff on attributes of various supplements, vitamins and sports nutrition products. Clean enviroment. Ongoing training process in place with the Vitamin Shoppe University. Better than most retail stores to manage. Professional.
Cons
Typical long retail hours requiring nights and weekends. Some open to close shifts which are very hard when required to stand for long periods. Sometimes it is impossible to take breaks and because of the lean way the staff is scheduled if someone calls off then you could end up working alone. There is no office - safe and money counting is at the cash wrap which could result in a security risk both internal and externally. No cameras in stores so internal theft could be an issue especially when the range of pay for associates is so low with such high expectations. ($7- 9 hrly)