Does Sur La Table pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sur La Table employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sur La Table. This rating has improved by 17% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sur La Table?

41% of Sur La Table employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sur La Table 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.7 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) , Culinary Lead (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 80 reviews)); "Great coworkers and a solid company." ((in 39 reviews)); "Only the discount & mostly friendly staff." ((in 28 reviews)); "Flexible hours and fun to work for" ((in 27 reviews)); "Fun cooking classes." ((in 26 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 126 reviews)); "There is absolutely no training other than being able to download the employee handbook during the application process." ((in 44 reviews)); "Weak upper management and low pay" ((in 44 reviews)); "Good managers can't last long." ((in 43 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

41% would recommend to a friend

(1,059 total reviews)

Jason Goldberger

46% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Career opportunities

2.5

Compensation and benefits

Sur La Table has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,059 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

Mar 27, 2015

Slack offs are rewarded.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

40% discount. In general great people to work beside.

Cons

Lack of formal training. Dropped in and struggle learning zillions of products, making minimum wage, poor management, people who are obviously not doing the jobs they were hired for are not reprimanded. In one case a slack employee was promoted. No calls no shows are not written up. Friends of the manager get special treatment. Hard work is rarely recognized. The little person doesn't matter, sell sell sell! Constant fight for hours.

3.0

Jan 5, 2015

Steady decline in work experience

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

40% discount. Wonderful people to work with in stores. Great atmosphere when manager is in a good mood.

Cons

DM spends too much time micromanaging. Schedule will be rearranged with no notice. Upper management clearly doesn't trust sales associate or leads. DM always negative which trickled down through management to associates.

2.0

Dec 3, 2014

This company wastes talented people.

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The 40% employee discount. Talking to and helping the customers.

Cons

Management was inconsistent with work hours. Once it became know that there was a desire to move from a sales position to a culinary one, the hours all but disappeared (mostly 4 per week). Manager wasn't skilled in dealing with employee mistakes appropriately - was mean and disrespectful.

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