Does The Container Store pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Container Store employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Container Store. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Container Store?

42% of The Container Store employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Container Store 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Container Store?

Sales Associate (191) , Visual Sales - Part Time (67) , Sales (57) , Prime Time Sales (50) , Project Specialist (41) , Retail Sales Associate (41) , Visual Merchandiser (38) , Manager (30) , Sales Associate/Cashier (27) , Full Time Visual Sales (24) , Part Time Sales Associate (24) , Full Time Sales (23) , Store Manager (22) , Leiter Auditmethoden / geschäftsführender Direktor (21) , Part-Time Sales/Visual (20)

What are the pros of working at The Container Store according to real employee reviews?

"Great people that work there that really go the extra mile to help customers look out for other employees." ((in 177 reviews)); "discount is good but they don't pay you enough to even have money to spend there." ((in 125 reviews)); "Great coworkers Friendly Discounts Elfa" ((in 96 reviews)); "Onboarding and training was great!" ((in 91 reviews)); "The benefits are great and the company is always putting together fun events to keep everyone motivated." ((in 91 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Container Store according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management reflects on how why the store is so messy." ((in 108 reviews)); "level managers don't seem to be taught how to work with each other or with full" ((in 77 reviews)); "Limited hours and schedule status" ((in 39 reviews)); "Clear favoritism on the part of management" ((in 36 reviews)); "Terrible leadership all the way from the regional director." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about The Container Store layoffs in 2026?

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

The Container Store reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(1,962 total reviews)

Joel Bines

40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,962 reviews)

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The Container Store has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,962 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Container Store 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Jul 30, 2023

Love this company to work for!

Sales associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The management listens to you. Celebrates diversity. Discounts are amazing. Product wonderful.

Cons

I can’t think of any.

1.0

Jul 27, 2023

Tanking With Satish

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

TCS used to be a fun place to work. The culture has changed since Kip and Sharon left. No merit raises again for the 3rd or 4th time within 10 years. ELT primary focus is cost savings and not the employees concerns or work life balance. It’s hideous to have your employees work for little or nothing and expect them to be happy. If you don’t drink their Kool-Aid or kiss senior leadership butts you’re looked at as a non-favorable employee. Forget about speaking to HR about any issues. They’re going to side with the managers or directors. They MAKE us fill out the Pulse surveys in which they say are anonymous but we all know it’s a bunch of BS. If you’re going to make us fill out the surveys at least put some effort into making the company better. Met some really cool people there but that’s it’s. No other pros to this place.

Cons

Everything is bad. No merit raises. Managers and directors are scared to get their hands dirty. They expect the specialists and coordinators to take on the workload. Benefits are astronomically high. HR is a joke.

2.0

Jul 24, 2023

Good

Lms administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perfect environment. excellent team very flexible

Cons

Low salary. low confidence. low everything.

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