Does Sur La Table pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sur La Table employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sur La Table. This rating has improved by 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sur La Table?

40% of Sur La Table employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sur La Table 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sur La Table?

Sales Associate (193) , Kitchen Assistant (103) , Floor Lead (38) , Retail Sales Associate (31) , Store Manager (31) , Assistant Manager (30) , Chef Instructor (27) , Resident Chef (26) , General Manager (22) , Manager (18) , Assistant Store Manager (14) , Seasonal Sales Associate (12) , Culinary Instructor (11) , Assistant Resident Chef (9) , Chef (8)

What are the pros of working at Sur La Table according to real employee reviews?

"The job itself was fun and the people were great" ((in 82 reviews)); "Great coworkers and a solid company." ((in 41 reviews)); "flexible hours and not hard" ((in 26 reviews)); "Great staff to work with" ((in 25 reviews)); "Free/discounted cooking classes" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sur La Table according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay (the last raise they gave me a whopping sixty cents more)." ((in 110 reviews)); "Good managers can't last long." ((in 45 reviews)); "Weak upper management and low pay" ((in 44 reviews)); "There is NO training for pretty much every position from sales to management to culinary instructors." ((in 42 reviews)); "Floor lead positions and below are only part time with no benefits or major incentive beyond the store discount." ((in 23 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sur La Table layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sur La Table layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sur La Table in 2026.

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Sur La Table reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(1,060 total reviews)

Jason Goldberger

41% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.6

Career opportunities

2.4

Compensation and benefits

Sur La Table has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,060 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sur La Table employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

May 18, 2017

Floor lead

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

40 % discount. Good team. It's too bad most leave for higher paying jobs within 3 or 4 months. The newer stores are nice.

Cons

Corporate and District Managers are totally out of touch. Every DM we get is mean and brittle. The company has been too slow to move forward with technology and the way people now buy. Also, many of the quality brands, like Revol, have been replaced with crap from china. They even stopped buying decent, branded tissue paper for gift wrapping. Employees are asked to do more and more while managerial positions are cut. Feels like the Titanic; the boat is sinking, while corporate is busy rearranging the deck chairs.

1.0

May 11, 2017

I Give Them A Year

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the great people, both associates and local customers. Generous 40% discount, only off regularly priced merchandise. Associates should be allowed to double-dip off clearance merchandise. Easier/faster to get rid of. For full-timers: benefits.

Cons

What isn't wrong: starts from the top. There's no CEO, no regional, only incompetent higher-ups including a DM that should have been fired a long time ago for his lack of leadership skills (stop pulling out the management book and be human) who do not listen to their staff needs. Guess what? Every store is different. Not one is alike. Get some new interesting merchandise! Every year it's the same items just different color. Boring and uninspiring. Nothing makes you special anymore. Pay your staff more. Never worked in a company where the turnover rate was so high. Learn how to talk to your people. Happy associates-->happy customers. It's not brain surgery. And don't require your staff to fulfill ridiculous availability requirements when you are not even able to give them more than a 4-hour shift a week. Also, the MOD program= garbage! Sometimes there's no one to manage other than one associate.

1.0

May 10, 2017

Open your eyes!

Midde manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent discount - flexible hours - fun casual environment

Cons

Horrible pay. Terrible executive management (mainly HR)

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