The story itself is... well, there is no real story to the show. It's more like a compilation of moments and interactions. There is some driving force behind character motives, but everything seems to be more or less melodrama. Plot devices are used freely, but not creatively -- the main character joins the store because... the girl asking him is cute?
Animation is very solid. It gets the job done, and is fluid at times, but nothing great or eye-catching. Backgrounds are detailed enough to portray depth, but nothing more.
In terms of music, the opening is very catchy, which might be a nuisance for some. I, however, enjoyed it. It embodies the show rather well. Soundtrack isn't anything spectacular, but acts as decent background music to portray tone. I didn't particularly take note of any stand-out tracks. The ending is solid. The show is (currently) only offered in Japanese dub; the voice acting performances were solid.
Again, the characters are really what drive the show. Now, I'd be hard-pressed to say that most of these characters are really good on their own, the show relies on them interacting with the rest of the staff to provide comedy and "plot." Takanashi is your generic, clueless main character. Just forget about him. Taneshima is cute, and energetic. Inami is the main source of "driven plot" for the show, with her attempting to overcome her "androphobia". I personally found her cute and entertaining, though the show's constant use of her as a vessel to try and make things interesting got tiring after a while. Todoroki is interesting, though I don't think we get enough of her background that's hung in front of us for several episodes... Yamada is hilarious. Besides them, I couldn't really care about the other characters. Souma is just a pain in the side; I dislike his character "development". And, on that topic, we do actually see some development in these characters. Not so much their traits, but there relationships. I'm glad the show was able to at least pull that off.
I have to admit, for a slice-of-life show about more or less "nothing specific", I more or less enjoyed Working!!. It made me laugh out loud at times, and was just clever enough to scrape by. I think I'll watch the second season to see how things pan out... eventually.
