It all depends on where they place you
Pros
If you are placed in a position in a well-run store, where the person you are replacing was doing a nice job, you are sure to have a good experience. The salary is good for retail, and even pretty decent for recent college graduates.
Cons
If you are placed in a store with a poor Store Team Leader, or where the person you are replacing wasn't doing a good job, or in a new store, or in an urban store, your experience will be vastly different, and extremely negative. New store ETLs are expected to work 60-70 hours per week, are not given proper support, and are often placed in the new stores when they are new to the company. The expectations are not clear, and if you did not have an outstanding trainer during your 6 weeks of "business college" you will be lost. Your STL will still expect you to perform at the highest level despite this. I was told outright that because I am young, unmarried, and have no children, I am expected to put in more hours than my peers who have families to attend to. Urban (or "high-risk") stores are terrible work environments, with a lack of quality employees and constant turnover, plus the threat of violence from both employees and customers. Having a college degree usually means you've earned the right not to spend your workday taking out trash, moving carts, being yelled at by random people for upholding corporate policies, and not getting a lunch or break while working 10-12 hours a day on your feet the whole time. But I guess that's retail.
