Pros
The company has a profit sharing program; health benefits for you and a domestic partner(if you are gay) good employee discount; employee bonus program and if you are liked and apart of the "team spirit" of the company leaders, you can rise in the ranks of the company fairly fast. You can transition from one location to another within the company or sister company of Crate and Barrel and they will try and accommodate with the same position.
Cons
The most disappointing aspect I found after working for Crate & Barrel for over 5 years is the lack of consistency within the company leadership. The downfall of the company is that each store has a different set of "rules" based on the store manager. The overt favortism is on a grandious scale. If you dont fit in the "mold" of what they see as a Crate & Barrel employee the benefits dont exist. There are no days off to take care of any personal family issues (ie death in family); no training to assist you trying to be promoted within the company; no raise with your yearly evaluation; no bonus eventhough you were apart of the sales team that quarter; It became aparent to me and others that we didnt fit the mold of what they expected of a Crate and Barrel employee though I never took a sick day nor took personal time others did and were eventally fired for various reasons they created. Unfortunately not all the stores are the same it depends on the store manager. So unfortunately for people your Crate and Barrel career depends on One Persons opinion not the overall company and not on how your work performance was. My reviews were good and my team on the floor liked me but not the manager and was basically forced out due to lack of ablility to move forward in the company.
