Pluspunten
Without a doubt, my co-workers are the very best reasons to work @ TCS. The people at the helm of our company are extraordinary in their visionary leadership, positive attitudes and approachability - they deserve every accolade received. I'm surrounded by some of the most talented, hard-working, genuinely caring and truly funny people ever. As anywhere, there are the negative folks too, yet most people I work with usually make my day in one way or another. The benefits are decent; schedules are what you'd expect for retail; daily company-wide communications are amazingly wide-open; and it's a pleasure to be working here most of the time. And it is WORK - the expectations are very high and those that do not meet them stand out as an exception to the norm.
Minpunten
Behind the veil of everything the company is well-known and recognized for, there is a constant current that can make one feel a bit uneasy. There's a "Kool-Aid" some people are heavily drinking and others are allergic to, perhaps because there are just too many additives that aren't real. When BS is coated in syrup and enthusiastically served up, it's still BS and hard to accept a helping of. Some Managers are superstars in their field, yet should not be expected to manage people as well (because they're horrible at it and it takes away from what they really do best). Supervisors that were great workers aren't necessarily decent supervisors either, especially if they have Managers that do not have the time or skills to develop them properly. This is true anywhere, yet with so much we are known for, it's disappointing to experience it here. It's like the Disney World of retail, in that everything is better than you could ever have imagined in so many ways. And the downside is that it's a job, people are concerned about their jobs, and things that smell fishy are fishy - yet we must not waste time in fault-finding. The biggest downside is fear about being "thrown under the bus" by any co-worker who believes that doing so will get them ahead here somehow. People are people, business is business and life can be difficult. No downside here is bigger than the option of being without a job and without insurance for my family.